Lessons for an Army During War Nov. 12, 2012 – 01:47PM | By SHOSHANA BRYENB Once again, the U.S. Army is trying to learn lessons from the last war and apply them to future situations. Recent exercises at Fort Polk, La., emphasized short deployments with limited objectives: defend a consulate…
Sorry I was laughing during your funeral
Since the advent of Twitter I’ve often found myself laughing at funerals, crying at parties, and generally failing time and again to say the right thing. Twitter is so immediate, so of the moment, but it connects people across the … View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary For…
NRC keeps an eye on NJ nuclear plant that sounded warning during storm
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Oyster Creek Federal nuclear regulators continue to monitor a nuclear power plant on New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay that declared an alert as Hurricane Sandy came ashore in the state. The official alert, issued by the Oyster Creek plant owned by Excelon Corp….
NiDAR and Sentinel stood guard during London 2012 sailing events
Top Priority Sector: maritime_port_security Image Caption: Sonardyne products protectedOlymipic sailing events in London Sonardyne International Ltd. Announced on Oct. 29 that its integrated maritime security technologies were deployed to help protect the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy Marina during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games. Supplied to the Dorset…
FEMA gives a look inside NRCC during Sandy prep
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: FEMA’s NRCC, Oct. 28 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided a glimpse of the hectic activity inside its Washington D.C. response coordination center ahead of Hurricane Sandy’s landfall. An Oct. 28 blog post on the agency’s Web site showed FEMA employees…
UAVs autonomously refuel in flight during DARPA demo
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: UAV refueling Two modified RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles successfully demonstrated technology that allows unmanned vehicles to be automatically refueled in-flight, an important step in conducting surveillance and combat duties, said the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency on Oct. 5. Homepage…
Border Patrol helps out in Nogales AZ during monsoon
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Nogales crossing Border Patrol agents in Nogales, AZ moved to not only help citizens stranded by rising flood waters, but to keep the border crossing in the city open for business. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security…
Anonymous: Address to Greeks During Feb. 12 Riots
Greece’s government will fall…and so will the European Union. We will stand by the people of Greece. We are currently attacking all digital police infrastructures. We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. Read more…. View full post on Anonymous Daily
Guard loses finger, Pa. officer hurt during brawl
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review PITTSBURGH — A Westmoreland County woman accused with her father of assaulting a guard and police officer at PNC Park offered her apologies today, but said little else about the incident. "I'm very sorry … View full post on National Cyber Security
Walmart guard pulls out Taser during confrontation with teens
HOUSTON – A parking lot confrontation at a Walmart between an off-duty police officer and several teenagers almost got violent, and it was all caught on a cellphone camera. In the video shot early Friday at a store on Beltway 8 near Beechnut, two teenagers are heard joking around in…