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Space Force announces 2023 Polaris Award service-level recipients The U.S. Space Force has selected the 2023 Polaris Award service-level recipients. The Polaris Award is an annual awards program, originally established in 2022, that is built from the four Guardian Values of Character, Connection, Commitment and Courage. There are four individual award categories representing each value, and a team excellence category that signifies all four values. All military and civilian Guardians were eligible to be nominated for each Polaris Award category. Out of more than 13,800 Guardians, the 2023 recipients showcased excellence in executing their missions and exemplified the Guardian Spirit. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dFX_uid7 #spaceforce #spaceforceassociation #spacenews #spacedefense

As GEN James Dickinson prepares to relinquish command of U.S. Space Command tomorrow, it made me reflect on my interactions with him over the years and appreciate what he changed about space security. We both emerged from the world of missile defense and crossed paths from time-to-time, but I didn’t feel his direct impact until we both landed in U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. As his chief of training and exercises, he immediately pushed my team around the world to ensure all US Army space personnel were trained and ready to conduct global space operations. This degree of urgency and attention to readiness felt normal to me, but it caused some shockwaves across the U.S. Army space community. Through 3 years of persistence, he cemented a new warfighting culture there at a time when U.S. Space Command and the United States Space Force burst onto the scene looking to establish their own identities. Amidst expected service parochialism and jockeying, it felt right when he was selected to lead U.S. Space Command in 2020. A U.S. Army general focused on readiness seemed fitting for a burgeoning military enterprise being publicly satirized and eager to figure out what space warfighting meant. By all accounts, he applied the same leadership approach and expectations, resulting in the command reaching fully operational capability in record time. Watching his operational achievements from afar was exciting, but it was his focus on space education that impressed me the most. He made a point to leverage and include the expertise from private companies, other nations, and academic institutions because he understood that space security relies on diversity of thought as a driving force of innovation for fledgling organizations with monumental tasks. During his tenure, he made an unrivaled 4 visits to The United States Army War College to talk to the students. He asked students and faculty to research key strategic challenges his staff was facing in real time. He set up an Academic Engagement Enterprise to collaborate with dozens of major universities. And he took time to talk with me last year for a War Room podcast interview (posted in comments) so that his impact would continue for years to come. These are only a few personal experiences I had with him. Congratulations to GEN Dickinson on a successful command and for somehow balancing a spirit of space warfighting and education for thousands of people now and for years to come! #space #usspacecom #usspaceforce #spaceeducation #leadership #NeverADayWithoutSpace #WAR_ROOM Photo credit: U.S. Space Command

Get ready to be inspired by nature-based projects happening around the world with the recent publication of Engineering With Nature® (EWN®)'s Volume 3 Atlas. You can download it here → https://lnkd.in/gjTjpK8c Many projects focused on nature-based solutions (#NBS) involve collaboration across a diverse range of organizations, with team members committed to strong partnerships. This is the type of work environment and space where LimnoTech thrives. Here are two projects highlighted in the Atlas that have been a great mix of collaboration and partnerships to implement NBS to support more resilient environments and communities. Great Lakes Wetland, Defiance, Ohio, United States: https://lnkd.in/gEnC8yGa This wetland project has allowed us to collaborate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), USEPA, the City of Defiance (Defiance City), SmithGroup, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Freeboard Technology to develop a nutrient retention wetland system to help reduce phosphorus loads to Lake Erie. It demonstrates a very scalable solution that will contribute to the reduction of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the lake. Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: https://lnkd.in/ghZXb-UT Supporting the development of this precedent-setting project to provide flood protection and ecological restoration in a highly urbanized environment gave us the opportunity to work closely with Waterfront Toronto, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inter-Fluve, GEI Consultants, Inc., and the rest of the project team. It’s been rewarding for our team to see this project go from concept to construction, where it will be a transformative space for nature and the community. Timothy Dekker | Derek Schlea | Greg Peterson | Tim Towey | Christopher Behnke | Michelle Platz, Ph.D. | Eddie Verhamme | Brendan Cousino | Craig Taylor | Anouk Savineau, PE | Dave Hampton #naturebasedsolutions #EngineeringWithNature #EWN #naturebasedinfrastructure #greeninfrastructure #bluegreeninfrastructure

Check out the Chapter on Wetlands featuring Great Lakes Wetlands to learn more about our project and current work in Defiance, OH! 

Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), updated and posted June 26th, 2024. Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) are a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (HQ AFCEC). UFGS are the Scope Statement that are for use in specifying construction for the military services; tailored to the specific project. ➡️UFGS Master Table of Contents - interim update as of June 2024: https://lnkd.in/dh27hDnC ➡️Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) - Interim Release - Master Updated June 26 2024; posted June 26, 2024: https://lnkd.in/dW_9VbKA In many cases in construction projects, the ability to understand contract documents is paramount to the success of a contractor or builder, or both. Possible project influences, through interactions between organizations.

Congratulations Dr. Carter! U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Dr. Rachel Carter has been named one of Chemical and Engineering News' (C&EN) Talented Twelve for 2024. Dr. Carter has been given this honor for her exemplary and innovative work in battery safety and safe battery materials. Her work is crucial for ensuring the safety of technologies like submarines and fighter jets, where conventional batteries pose a fire risk. Check out the article to learn more about Carter's research on sodium-ion batteries and her commitment to using sustainable materials: https://lnkd.in/e5ARR6g2 Article by: By Prachi Patel Photos by: David Ashmore US Navy United States Department of Defense United States Marine Corps #NRL #people #partnerships #resiliency #revolutionize #innovation #innovate #STEM #usnavy #scientist #laboratory #battery #safety #fighterjet #usmc #NRLresearch #ScientificAdvancements #scientificresearch #FutureTech #research #engineering #engineers #science #technology #chemistry #chemistrylab #math #mathematics

Sir Isaac Newton, the famous English scientist, once said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Of course, Newton wasn't standing on the shoulders of giants. Newton was explaining that his ideas didn't come from him alone. He relied on the ideas of those who came before him. I think in order to design something remarkable, a designer (a submarine designer in our particular case) should know in detail about the marvelous designers before him and chase for the further on their shoulders. Here are some of the noteworthy designs which I consider as Milestones in the history of more than a few thousands submarines. Here is only the slides and the video of the speech can be watched from this link: https://lnkd.in/dWwFXRvu Thank you very much Hakan M. Köktürk for the invitation. I had privilege to make a speech today in front of Turkish Republic’s 22th Chief of Navy Admiral Metin Ataç (Later we had a very fruitful conversation) and distinguished guests from Navy and academia. I had chance to meet a reknown naval historian Dr Evren Mercan. I read Dr Mercan’s MSc Thesis about Abdulhamid and Abdulmecid Submarines (1886,1887) of Turkish Navy. It is the most important source that I know about these two Milestones of not only Turkish but also world’s submarine history. We met and immediately started talking about possible cooperations of naval architectural research about these submarines. I believe this friendship will be overlasting. #denizalti #denizaltı #submarine #navy #turkishnavy #navalhistory #metinatac #albacore #typhoon #papaclass #stirlingengine #nordenfeltsubmarine #evrenmercan #turtlesubmarine #typexxi #lithiumion #oryuclass #anchar #history

The importance of competitive endurance and the foundational service framework. Space Force leaders spent time at Air University to talk about Space Force updates and the critical role the space domain plays in the joint environment, equipping leaders at various levels with ways to leverage the newest service. As part of senior leader perspectives given to faculty and students, the Space Force leaders talked to the current students about the service’s Theory of Success. CSO, Gen Chance Saltzman asserted: "We want to be in competition because competition is better than crisis or conflict, especially with our great power competitors.? #space #strategiccompetitionhttps://lnkd.in/esy4pxM9 United States Space Force United States Department of Defense United States Air Force USAF Air Command and Staff College US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS) LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education RealClearDefense War on the Rocks Air Force Space Command Chance Saltzman

definitely need more resources