By Craig Gilman
Faculty member at American Military University
While the custom of honoring ancestors by visiting and decorating graves is an ancient and worldwide tradition, in the United States Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the Armed Forces, not to be confused with Veterans Day, which celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, living or dead.
by Col. Phil McNair
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, American Public University System
If you are in the military and interested in earning a college degree, chances are good that you are short on two things that might be holding you back: cash and time. Let’s talk about the time issue.
Few active duty folks are fortunate enough to be sent to school full time on Uncle Sam’s dime. Realistically, your military duty obligations or job requirements, coupled in many cases with family responsibilities, may leave you little free time for college. And no matter how you look at it, earning a degree is going to be time-consuming
If you are a habitual procrastinator like me, sometimes you need a little nudge to get moving, even when you know doing so is in your best interests. The current issues surrounding the suspension of the military’s tuition assistance program should be the impetus for military students to avoid procrastinating about getting a college education.
By Glynn Cosker
Editor, In Homeland Security
Sony Pictures’ ill-fated movie “The Interview” won’t hit cinema screens on Christmas Day. CEO and Co-chairman Michael Lynton saw to that when he announced earlier this month that his company was heeding vague threats by a North Korean hacking group.
On Sept. 30, a Russian airstrike hit an ISIS target in Syria, while the rest were once again levied against anti-Assad rebels.
There has been a major shift in national security thinking among many intellectuals and practitioners regarding the role of intelligence. Intelligence is not a replacement for national security policy, yet that seems to be what is happening today. AMU’s Dr. Lamont Colucci discusses the role of intelligence as the servant of a strategic national security policy not a replacement.
In June, AMU faculty joined a group of maritime and cybersecurity professionals to help the U.S. Coast Guard identify research topics needed to protect the nation’s ports and maritime environment from cyber attacks. Read more from AMU’s Dr. Joe DiRenzo about his experience at the Maritime Cyber Research Summit (MCRS) and the six research topics that were identified during the summit.
By Brett Daniel Shehadey
Special Correspondent for In Homeland Security
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton faces a widening investigation. The latest stack of private emails while Secretary of State, has uncovered not only classified material, but items with the highest classification of U.S. state secrets: top secret.
By Dr. Jarrod Sadulski
People across the country are under stay-at-home orders. While this can help slow the spread of coronavirus, it increases the risk of child abuse. Learn why it’s especially important for officers and citizens to pay close attention to signs that a child might be in danger.
