FW: Defense Industry Career Opportunities & News Desk #887
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U.S. Airmen and Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., last month. The test launch is designed to demonstrate that the United States’ nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable, and effective in deterring threats and reassuring allies. Photo By: Air Force Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsman
Defense Industry Career Opportunities & News Desk
DefCon-1 Industry newsletter for 19 March 2025
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Very interesting…
Hello, Alligator Hotline???
In Gateway, Fla. (on the FL southwest coast, not too far from Marco Island–my old stomping ground), Paul Quinn will never forget what happened to him this past Sunday afternoon inside his home. "It's one of those things, you all don't think that it will happen to you," said Mr. Quinn, a U.S. Army veteran. Instead of doing his usual checking the email in the front room, he got up from the kitchen and saw he was being checked out by a 7-8 foot gator from his living room floor, inside his home. "I'm like, is that really a big ‘ole alligator in my living room? He saw me, and I froze, and then he started running to more inside the room, and I'm thinking like, oh (expletive) now I got to deal with this today,'" said Quinn. So, he called 911 and waited about an hour for Florida Fish and Wildlife to arrive and get the gator out. “I didn’t get too close; it weren’t easy cause the gator didn't want to leave,” according to Paul. The Quinns usually leave their door open to get some extra breeze inside this time of year, and the gator had ripped a huge hole in the screen to get in.
Paul took a few pictures of the beast and called his wife, Mary Jo. She rushed home from the Piggly Wiggly to see if he was ok and wanted to know "Why did it come to our house, Paul? And how much is animal control going to cost us to take it away? Is there a way we can do it ourselves? I would have been ticked if it had been a bill," said Mary Jo. No bill, but the gator ripped up some carpet and a living room chair, plus it left the Quinns a souvenir: two of its big alligator teeth.
“I don't want to have no fear of gators walking up our front walk, rip open our door, and inside our foyer again; I can't live like that. I love living here, gators or no gators, and I'm not leaving," Mary Jo said indignantly. "They always tell you to be careful on the news, you know, be real mindful of them gators. There are big ones live all around us, and this is why you got to watch out, I guess," said Paul. The extra large alligator, clearly guilty of “Breaking and Entering”, was captured alive and moved to an alligator farm to serve out his time. If you ever find yourself in this type of situation, there are many duly deputized alligator trappers throughout the state. People with concerns about an alligator should call the toll-free Alligator Hotline at 866-FWC-GATOR, and they will dispatch a trapper to resolve the situation one way or another.
Thinking about AI… 
AI Agents: Beyond the Hype Mar 11, 2025
What is an “AI agent”? An AI agent performs work tasks independently on behalf of employees. AI companies call them digital assistants that can take actions without constant human supervision. I think of them more as “If This Then That” decision-tree type automation with a bit of randomness mixed in for the outcomes. For example, if a customer asks a question of a chatbot, the LLM engine will find an agentic framework to research the customer service manual and offer potential outcomes based on the manual. Next, the agent will ask for the customer’s permission to assist them in resolving the matter. If it receives a positive response, then it will guide the human through it.
AI agents are at the peak of hype. Like most pragmatists, I believe we’re still quite a way from making AI agents a widespread reality. The technology is still largely theoretical, and there are many preconditions to deploying successful Agentic AI. It's hard to see most enterprises deploying them at scale on an operational level. After all, most federal agencies, the defense department, government contractors, and other companies and nonprofits are still struggling to implement plain old prompt-centric generative AI.
Most agentic AI promises are not ready for widespread deployment, but AI agents promise to provide greater opportunities to create operational efficiencies, save costs, and empower humans to engage in better, more rewarding work… https://thecognitivepath.substack.com/p/ai-agents-beyond-the-hype
Upcoming live events... (If you are so inclined, give us your 'Rotten Tomatoes' assessment on conferences you attend, and we will too- these will be used in aggregate and anonymously.)
PLEASE NOTE: A recent executive order applies to federal employee travel, directing government agencies to prohibit travel without written approved justification for the trip, including conferences and other non-essential purposes. WE RECOMMEND YOU CONFIRM WITH CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT THAT THE “SHOW WILL GO ON” BEFORE MAKING PLANS.
- Axonius “Adapt to The Future of Cybersecurity”, Washington D.C., April 02, 2025 https://events.axonius.com/AdaptDC/GovExecPromo?oref=defenseone_today_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Defense%20One%20Today:%20March%2014%2C%202025&utm_term=newsletter_d1_today
- Modern Day Marine 2025, Apr 29 - May 1, 2025, Washington, DC https://www.defenseadvancement.com/events/modern-day-marine/
- SOF Week, Global SOF & USSOCOM, May 05 - 08, Tampa, FL https://sofweek.org/
- International Paris Air show, Salon international de l’aéronautique et de l’espace, Paris, Le Bourget, 16-22 June 2025 https://www.siae.fr/en/
- Defense Tech Week, June 01-04, Washington, DC https://defensetechweek.com/#About
- Public Sector Women in IT Summit, Thursday, July 24, 7:30 am – 3:00 pm, ET, Richmond, VA https://atarc.org/event/women-in-it25/
- National Homeland Security Conference, August 25 - 28, Washington, DC https://nationalhomelandsecurity.org/
- AFA Air Force Assoc National Convention, September 20 – 21, 2025, National Harbor, MD https://www.afa.org/national-convention/
- AUSA ARMY Annual meeting, 13- 15 October 2025, Washington, DC https://meetings.ausa.org/annual/2025/index.cfm
- AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025, October 28 - 30, Hawai'i Convention Center, Honolulu, HI https://events.afcea.org/tip25/Public/enter.aspx
- I/ITSEC 2025 - Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) modeling, simulation, and training conference, December 1-4, Orlando, FL https://www.iitsec.org/
- DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, December 7 -10, Ft. Lauderdale, FL https://www.ncsi.com/dodiis25/
- IDEX 2027, 25 - 29 January 2027, ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi https://www.idexuae.ae/
A few virtual events...
- Strengthening the DIB through the DC3 Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP), March 20, 2025, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET https://www.cdse.edu/Training/Webinars-and-Conferences/
- Defending a Shaken Baby Case, June 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT https://publicdefenders.us/event/defending-a-shaken-baby-case/
- Public Sector Women in IT Summit, Thursday, July 24, 7:30 am – 3:00 pm, ET, https://atarc.org/event/women-in-it25/
- Cybersecurity Modernization Summit https://cybersecuritymodsummit.upgather.com/
- 3rd Annual DoD Zero Trust Virtual Symposium, Zero Trust: Implement, Mature and Modernize, April 2 – 4, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) https://www.dau.edu/events/3rd-annual-dod-zero-trust-symposium-3-day-event
- DefenseNews Conference, September 03, both virtual and live, Waldorf Astoria, Washington, DC https://conference.defensenews.com/
- Intelligence and National Security Summit, September 18-19, https://intelsummit.org/
- 2025 Defense & Government Conference, November 18, 2025. To request an invitation to this conference, contact Baird’s Defense & Government Team https://www.bairdconferences.com/our-conferences/2025/11/defense-government-conference-2025/
Podcasts…
- ATARC Cyber Defense https://atarc.org/building-a-resilient-cyber-defense-in-the-federal-government/
- Defense One, Testing the Army’s new fighting strategy on Ukraine's doorstep https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/02/defense-one-radio-ep-173-testing-armys-new-fighting-strategy-ukraines-doorstep/403145/?oref=d_brief_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20D%20Brief:%20March%2013%2C%202025&utm_term=newsletter_d1_dbrief
- Defense Talks https://defensetalks.upgather.com/2024/
- Government Sales Momentum. Interview with Mark Amtower - Gov Marketing Strategist https://www.dodcontract.com/blog/InterviewwithMark%20Amtowe-FederalMarketingStrategist
I saw a few things on LinkedIn…
Military families have less than two weeks to meet March 31 deadlines for four important tasks related to health care:
- Enroll in a healthcare flexible spending account: During a special enrollment period until March 31, active duty service members have the option of enrolling in a healthcare flexible spending account that could defray out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
- Download health records from Tricare Online Patient Portal: The Portal shuts down on April 1 and is replaced by the DoD’s new electronic health record, MHS Genesis. To keep a copy of legacy health records, beneficiaries must download them by March 31.
- Beneficiaries in the Tricare West Region must set up their payment with TriWest: Those paying for Tricare coverage with electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card, must provide that information to the West Region contractor, TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Deadline March 31, TriWest secure portal www.tricare.mil/west 888-874-9378.
- The West Region referral waiver period uses Tricare Prime referrals for specialty care before March 31: Issues with TriWest, officials temporarily suspended requiring beneficiaries to get their referrals to specialists approved, allowing Tricare West Prime beneficiaries to bypass TriWest to get specialty care, retroactive to Jan. 1. By Karen Jowers https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/health-care/2025/03/13/military-families-face-four-key-health-care-deadlines-by-march-31/?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sailthru
*** Here are your DefCON-1 jobs for this week ***
Tech, IT, Engineering, Networks, Configuration Management, Cyber, Cloud, AI/ML
1.) Software Engineer III (Job 840), Active TS/SCI walking through the door,
DLH Corp., North Charleston, South Carolina https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/dlhcorporation/jobs/4672050007
2.) Cybersecurity Engineer III (Job 739), TS/SCI required, DLH Corp., Charleston, South Carolina https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/dlhcorporation/jobs/4608088007
3.) Data Warehouse Manager, Salvation Army Headquarters, Alexandria, VA https://www.indeed.com/job/data-warehouse-manager-0af3ce4871e2ce9c
4.) AI and LLM Architect, TS/SCI, Springfield, VA, GDIT, https://www.gdit.com/careers/job/47366525f/ai-and-llm-architect/?q=AI
5.) Compiler Software Engineers (Associate/Mid-Level), Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) Disruptive Computing & Networking (DC&N) software is seeking engineers in Los Angeles, CA; El Segundo, CA; Fairfax, VA; Annapolis Junction, MD; and Huntington Beach, CA https://jobs.boeing.com/job/los-angeles/compiler-software-engineers-associate-mid-level/185/78725359488
6.) Senior Generative AI Engineer – Human Language Technology, MITRE, McLean, Virginia, Fort Meade - Annapolis Junction, Maryland, and Bedford, Massachusetts https://careers.mitre.org/us/en
7.) ITS Software Development Program Manager, Virginia Beach, VA, HII's Mission Technologies division, Clearance Secret https://jobs.hii-tsd.com/job/Virginia-Beach%2C-VA-ITS-Software-Development-Program-Manager-22007-Virg/1252216200/
8.) SEMAT Mgr Project Management 1, Tategami Cho Sasebo, Nagasaki-, Japan, Huntington Ingalls Mission Technologies division, Confidential Clearance https://jobs.hii-tsd.com/job/Tategami-Cho-Sasebo%2C-Nagasaki-SEMAT-Mgr-Project-Management-1-22315/1263123800/
9.) SDH/SONET/DWDM Project/Migration Engineers, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, Entegro https://www.indeed.com/q-lucent-technologies-jobs.html?vjk=e8901f4196fbe14c&advn=1023725802327166
10.) Logistics Analyst 2 - top secret, Columbia, MD, Global Dimensions, Columbia, MD https://apply.workable.com/globaldllc/j/9D2C3185D5/
11.) Government Sector Consultant, Tokyo, JP, IBM https://careers.ibm.com/job/21080346/government-sector-consultant-remote/?codes=WEB_Search_NA
Health, Science, Education, Environmental
12.)Science & Innovation Policy Advisor, Americas, Caribbean & Overseas Territories, British Embassy, Washington, DC https://fco.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-2/xf-ea61061e01b4/candidate/so/pm/4/pl/1/opp/24637-Science-and-Innovation-Policy-Advisor/en-GB
13.) Legislative Advocate, National Nurses United, Silver Spring, MD https://www2.pcrecruiter.net/pcrbin/jobboard.aspx?db=PRXG45JO5EBSZTQCDXPVJAZ7UJPIV6BSVAQATOT7SGFQWRKF6NYMJX4NV7WGO62R6PYBEJHGVBK4JLMV&action=detail&jobid=207932684324275&e=32
14.) Board Relations & Development Senior Manager, Environmental Law Institute, Washington D.C. https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=82bc5b12-ae17-4634-b907-3b62f1097668&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=549592&lang=en_US&source=CC2
15.) Meeting Planner, Association of American Medical Colleges – Remote - Washington DC/Baltimore, https://publicaffairsjobs.blogspot.com
16.) Clean Streams Coordinator, Clean Fairfax, Fairfax County, VA / Hybrid https://cleanfairfax.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Clean-Streams-Coordinator-2025.pdf
17.) Director of Stop Loss, Nashville, TN, Lucent Health https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=e1915ed5-02ec-41dc-bdad-58bcfdf7caef&ccId=19000101_000001&type=JS&lang=en_US&jobId=525604
Intel, Aerospace, Security, Safety, Policy
18.) Director of Government Affairs, Domestic Economic Policy, Senior Manager, Social Media & Email Marketing, and a Trade Policy Analyst, Cato Institute, Washington, DC https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/3103704
19.) Manager, Security Mission Assurance, available in 2 locations, MITRE, McLean, Virginia and Bedford, Massachusetts https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/c/facilities-security-jobs
20.) Digitizing Records Specialist - Aerospace - El Segundo Sacramento, CA, Iron Mountain, https://ironmountain.jobs/sacramento-ca/digitizing-records-specialist-aerospace-el-segundo/A0F4BDEF5FBA494499393EC24AFBABA7/job/
21.) Officer, Safety & Security (7a-7p), Four openings in Manassas, VA, Iron Mountain https://ironmountain.jobs/job-titles/officer-safety-security-7a-7p/jobs/?q=CLEARANCE
22.) Patient Safety Assistant Coordinator (PSAC) - JB Andrews, MD, R&K Enterprise Solutions https://rkenterprises.ourcareerpages.com/
23.) Android-savvy CNO Developer TS/SCI + Poly Cyber Engineer, Dark Star, Ft. Meade, MD https://darkstar.catsone.com/careers/112986-General/jobs/16590842-Androidsavvy-CNO-Developer-TSSCI--Poly/
Program Management, Contracts, Admin, Finance, Internships, Finance, Operations, HR
24.) Fiscal Consultant / As Needed, DLH Corp., the prime contractor for the Head Start Monitoring Project https://jobs.jobvite.com/headstartdlh/job/oRvBgfwX
25.) Marketing & Communications Manager, and a Director of Institutional & Corporate Giving, Humane Rescue Alliance, Washington, DC https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=c3a30086-df4c-4fd3-9714-0ec6f4ee91a1&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=542179&lang=en_US
26.) CORPORATE MANAGER BENEFITS 3, Newport News, Virginia, Huntington Ingalls https://careers.huntingtoningalls.com/job/Newport-News-CORPORATE-MANAGER-BENEFITS-3-Virg/1271418300/
27.) Technical Program Manager, US FED National Security & Defense, Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Jessup, MD, Arlington, VA, and Herndon, VA
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/2906790/technical-program-manager-us-fed-national-security-defense
28.) Business Operations Analyst, WWPS National Security & Defense, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jessup, MD, Arlington, VA, and Herndon, VA https://amazon.jobs/en/jobs/2908641/business-operations-analyst-wwps-national-security-defense
29.) Defense Operations Analyst, Kirtland AFB, NM, and Hill AFB, Utah, Booz, Allen Hamilton
30.) CNO Analyst / Programmer III in San Antonio, TX, Lockheed Martin https://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/job/san-antonio/cno-analyst-programmer-iii-in-san-antonio-tx/694/77014455584
31.) Senior Program Manager with TS/SCI & Polym Fort Meade, MD, JTG https://jobs.jtg-inc.com/x/detail/a29egmnpirp4
32.) Program Manager- TS/SCI with Poly, Springfield, Virginia, Amentum https://www.amentumcareers.com/jobs/program-manager-ts-sci-with-poly-springfield-virginia-united-states
Capture, Marketing, Communications, Business Development, Sales, Customer Service
33.) Graphics Assignment Editor, Politics & Government Editor, National Editor, and a Reporter/Researcher supporting WP Intelligence, Washington Post, Washington, DC https://washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/washingtonpostcareers
34.) Video Producer, American University, Washington, DC https://american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AU/details/Video-Producer_R2326
35.) US Federal Government Presales Engineer, Motorola Solutions • Linthicum Heights, MD https://builtin.com/job/us-federal-government-presales-engineer/2395001?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic
36.) Federal Brand Specialist for webMethods & StreamSets, Chantilly, VA, IBM https://ibmglobal.avature.net/en_US/careers/JobDetail?jobId=17814&source=WEB_Search_NA&utm_source=QueerTech+job+board&utm_medium=getro.com&gh_src=QueerTech+job+board
37.) Senior Marketing - US Defense, Washington, DC, Palantir Technologies https://jobs.lever.co/palantir/95c5e2e0-95c5-490c-bbaf-e61c1a1756d0
38.) Head of Federal Marketing, Yurts, Enterprise AI Platform, Washington, DC or San Franciso, CA https://www.yurts.ai/careers#open-positions
39.) Junior Policy Writer in Arlington, VA, active TS/SCI onsite 5x a week for DoD, Day & Zimmermann, MD https://jobs.soc-usa.com/#/jobs/231894
Miscellaneous
40.) Restaurant Manager at Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington, DC, Clyde’s Restaurant Group, https://jobs.clydesgroup.com/jobs/15742928-restaurant-manager
41.) Gift Officer supporting the Cooper Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York https://trustcareers.si.edu/en#js-careers-jobs-block
42.) Anti-Human Trafficking Resource Mobilization Intern, Salvation Army, Alexandria, VA https://www.indeed.com/job/anti-human-trafficking-resource-mobilization-intern-80274d617da94c78
43.) PIPEWELDER HA - OFFSITE CANDIDATES ONLY, Pascagoula, Mississippi, Ingalls Shipbuilding, 21 Pipe, US Citizenship IS NOT Required for this Position https://careers.huntingtoningalls.com/job/Pascagoula-PIPEWELDER-HA-OFFSITE-CANDIDATES-ONLY-Miss/1251895400/
44.) U.S. Executive Director, Handicap International, Silver Spring, MD https://www.tealhq.com/job/u-s-executive-director_5d50a83e-19c5-4ae0-b5eb-17c1dfd323d9
45.) Marketing Director, Forecast International, Government Executive Media, Remote https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=238366ba-c47f-434b-be64-e2114b3f8337&ccId=19000101_000001&type=MP&lang=en_US&jobId=968101
46.) Assistant Fencing Coach - Epee, Duke University, Durham, NC https://collegesports.jobs/jobs/duke-university-assistant-fencing-coach-epee
47.) Mining Geospecialist, Gold Road Resources Limited, Washington, DC https://goldroad.com.au/careers/
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No fuss, no muss…
Lots of Scholarships are almost always available with AFCEA: https://www.afcea.org/afcea-educational-foundation/scholarships
A few Trade Press highlights & lowlights:
“The Asia-Pacific region represents arguably the most dynamic defense market in the world. China is the instrumental element in Asia-Pacific defense market growth and, with the world's second-largest defense budget, continues to set the pace. Due to its geopolitical underpinnings, demographic pools, and still-developing economies, combined with the shift in global wealth from West to East, the Asia-Pacific defense market constitutes roughly 22% of total global military expenditures. China's defense expenditures currently amount to 46% of the regional total, with its principal regional rivals – India, Japan, and Taiwan – combining for another 26%. Some of the smaller Asia-Pacific nations hedge their alignment between China and the U.S. or rely on the U.S. to ensure the status quo, most countries in the region are revisiting national security, adding newer upgraded weaponry and larger capacity of inventory…” https://www.defenseone.com/sponsors/2025/02/global-snapshot-asia-pacific-defense-environment/403229/?oref=d_brief_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20D%20Brief:%20March%2013%2C%202025&utm_term=newsletter_d1_dbrief
Russian leader Vladimir Putin visited frontline troops in Ukraine Russia last week dressed in military fatigues in Ukrainian-occupied Kursk. Ukrainian forces have occupied a small chunk of Russian territory since their advance last summer, though their holdings have shrunk from 500 square miles in August to 77 today. “After clinging for more than seven months to gradually shrinking areas, Ukraine’s position has worsened sharply in Kursk in the past week after main supply lines were severed,” Reuters reports. “Kyiv hoped to use the territory as a bargaining chip in peace talks,” the New York Times reports…”
The earth moved…
Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake, Mariana Islands region, 2025-03-16 09:34:05 (UTC-04:00), Location 19.870°N 146.440°E, Depth, 10.0 km
- The islands were captured by the US in 1944 and were used extensively by the US military during World War II, including Tinian as a base for B-29 bombers.
- The US military continues to maintain a significant presence in the Marianas, under the command of Joint Region Marianas, with a global and strategic presence in the region.
- Naval Base Guam (NBG) is responsible for all naval properties on the island, hosting key tenant commands like Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen, the USS Frank Cable, and USS Emory S. Land, plus the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam.
- Andersen Air Force Base is a major air base in the Pacific, and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz (MCB-CB) supports military readiness activities in the region.
- Mariana Islands Range Complex (MIRC) is a strategically important area supporting military training, offering a range of environments for developing warfighting skills Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake, 55 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea, Time 2025-03-15 12:28:36 (UTC-04:00), Location 6.123°S 147.593°E, Depth 59.0 km Papua New Guinea is located in the eastern part of the island and became independent from Australia in 1975. The U.S. established diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea upon its independence.
- Papua is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy, with Charles III as its head of state, represented by a Governor-General.
- Naval Base Finschhafen was a US Navy base built during World War II at Finschhafen on the Huon Peninsula in the Morobe Province of Papua.
- Land battles in New Guinea and subsequent island-hopping campaigns were crucial to setting the stage for an Allied victory in the Pacific theater.
- The northern part of Papua was a German colony from 1884 until 1914. Many geographical names testify to Germany and Papua's brief shared history, e.g., Mount Wilhelm, the country's highest mountain in the Bismarck Range.
Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake, 47 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile, Time 2025-03-15 21:27:09 (UTC-04:00), Location 20.184°S 69.233°W, Depth 104.8 km
- The Chilean armies, along with U.S. Army South, 11th Airborne Division, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade, and Texas Army National Guard, conducted exercise Southern Fenix 2024 in Iquique, Chile.
- Southern Fenix 2024 is the first U.S. Army-led exercise where the U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, platform is deployed to the US Southern Command area of operation, piloting new warfighting concepts with the Chilean Army.
- In 1973, the US military was involved in the military coup in Chile, which led to the overthrow of President Salvador Allende and the rise of General Augusto Pinochet. The US military also played a role in fostering the restoration of democracy in Chile, which ended in 1990 with the election of Christian Democrat candidate Patricio Aylwin.
- La Tirana, Chile, is the location of a vibrant, annual religious festival called "Fiesta de la Tirana," of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of Chile. She protects Chile and is specifically the guardian of the armed forces, the navy, and the police.
Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake, 102 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga, Time 2025-03-16 04:36:08 (UTC-04:00), Location 20.772°S 174.161°W, Depth 10.0 km
- Tonga became an independent and sovereign nation within the British Commonwealth in 1970. All land is owned by the Tongan monarchy, divided among the country's nobles.
- The U.S. and Tonga have a strong military partnership, including joint training exercises, the Nevada National Guard's State Partnership Program, and maritime security,
- His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF) is the military of Tonga. The HMAF is supported by defense agreements with Australia, the United States, China, India, and New Zealand.
- The military history of Tonga extends from World War I to the present day, with Tonga participating in World War I, World War II, and the Afghan War, among other conflicts.
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Ahoy me Hearties! Piracy report…
The IMB (International Maritime Bureau) Piracy and Armed Robbery Report
- Sitrep:: 08.03.2025: 0530 UTC: Posn: 02:53S – 080:30W, 14nm West of Isla Puna Island, Ecuador. Duty crew onboard a container ship underway spotted two unlit skiffs approaching. The Master alerted authorities, increased ship speed, and commenced evasive maneuvers, resulting in the skiffs abandoning their attempt to board.
- Sitrep:: 10.03.2025: 1840 UTC: Posn: 01:05.6N – 103:43.3E, Singapore Straits. Six pirates armed with guns boarded a tanker underway. They entered the engine room and took C/E and 3/E as hostages and tied them up in the engine room. C/E and 3/E escaped and informed Bridge. The alarm raised, the ship’s horn sounded, and the crew mustered. The pirates escaped empty-handed. All crew members are reported safe.
- Sitrep:: 27.02.2025: 1630 UTC: Posn: 01:06.2N – 103:43.9E, Singapore Straits. Duty crew onboard a bulk carrier underway spotted six pirates armed with hammers in the engine room workshop. Alarm was raised, crew mustered, and a search and reported to the Singapore Coast Guard, who escorted the vessel. All crew members are safe.
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