(31 December 2022) In 2022, the Integrity ISR Contingency Intelligence Network (CIN) Mobile Training Team had the privilege of building a course to instruct United States Air Force Unit Level Intelligence Lead Wing units on intelligence research, intelligence tools, Combat Intelligence Cell, Mission Planning Cell, and Squadron Intelligence functions and processes. The team conducted 1080 hours of instruction to over 100 intelligence professionals at 9 locations.
The training is a vital part of preparing Unit Level Intelligence professionals to operate in a deployed environment. Our instructors were rewarded with patches and coins from each of the classes. Thank you to all the students and intelligence professionals who contributed to a successful year. We look forward to 2023 when we have the opportunity to continue instructing this phenomenal course.
Happy New Year! #integrityisr #weknowisr
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(29 December 2022) We’re thrilled to announce we successfully joined the DoD’s SkillBridge program!! In the coming weeks we’ll be able to offer transitioning military personnel with an amazing opportunity to grow your instructorship skills with a world class company – in person and online opportunities will be available!
If you’re interested in joining our team for up to 6 months, please reach out to us.
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Data from 2022 is starting to roll in. Here are some facts regarding terrorism this past year. Sub-Saharan Africa has emerged as the global epicenter of terrorism as we discussed in our 12 December issue of the Intel Flash. Subscribe here.
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(20 December 2022) What are you reading right now and into the new year? We are reading Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind; A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing; Critical Thinking in the Classroom; Debrief to Win; and Start With Why. We never stop learning and enhancing our courses. Check us out at https://isruniversity.com
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(20 December 2022) Happy 3rd birthday to the US Space Force!
10 Christmas Space Facts You Probably Didn’t Know…
- A former NASA contractor claimed that three ‘Santa Claus’ UFOs had been discovered in the 1970s
- Astronauts in the ISS cannot drink at Christmas
- Santa Claus visited the ISS in 2010
- The first food baked in space was Christmas cookies (sort of)
- It would take 2,683 LED Christmas lights for your house to be visible from space
- The first on-screen appearance of Mrs. Claus was in the sci-fi Christmas film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
- The first crew to spend Christmas Day in space were on the Apollo 8 mission
- The first Christmas tree in space was made from cans
- The ISS is one of the biggest Christmas tradition melting pots in the universe
- Jingle Bells was the first song broadcast from space (and it was a prank)
(Courtesy of space.com)
Learn more about what Integrity ISR, Global Space University, and the Space Force Association are doing to build Space Professionals.
#integrityisr #globalspaceuniversity #spaceforceassociation
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Danielle Storan, President and CEO of Integrity ISR, appointed to the Space Force Association’s Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Rhonda Sheya
Space Force Association
+1 720-345-4969
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, 8 December 2022—Meet the newest member of the Space Force Association’s (SFA) board of directors, Danielle Storan! Ms. Storan is an accomplished businesswoman and national security policy expert with more than twenty years of experience in the international arena. Commenting on her appointment to the SFA board, Ms. Storan stated, “I am honored to join the Space Force Association’s Board of Directors and to be part of SFA’s efforts to promote the critical role that the US Space Force and its Guardians play in our national security. I look forward to working with the rest of the Board to advance the SFA mission and serve our Guardian community.”
Danielle’s experience, expertise, and dedication to the SFA mission and the United States’ efforts in the space domain are valuable assets to the Space Force Association.”
– SFA president and founder Bill Woolf, Col. USAF ( ret.)
Ms Storan is the President and CEO of Integrity ISR, a Woman-Owned Small Business providing Intelligence, Space, and Cyber expertise to the US Government, industry, and foreign partners. Before establishing Integrity ISR as a federal services contractor in 2018, Ms. Storan ran a successful consulting company, advising both large and small businesses on the sale of international defense articles and services. She also served as a branch chief in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, where she excelled at building and leading multidisciplinary US Air Force and interagency teams to develop and execute strategic engagement plans and activities for more than 30+ countries. Ms. Storan skillfully managed over $29B in security cooperation portfolios for complex foreign acquisition, sustainment, and training programs and developed foreign assistance strategies to achieve security cooperation objectives, including managing the associated funding requirements. Ms. Storan also has communications and marketing experience, serving as a political appointee in public affairs for the Secretary of Health and Human Services and US Surgeon General and two presidential campaigns. Ms. Storan holds a Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies from Missouri State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the College of William and Mary.
Space Force Association founder and president Bill Woolf, Col. USAF (ret.) commented, “Ms. Storan is highly respected in the defense industry. We are delighted to have her serve on the SFA Board of Directors. Currently, Ms. Storan is leading the joint efforts between the Space Force Association and Integrity ISR in the continued development and execution of the Global Space University (GSU). GSU is a powerful partnership that brings cost-effective, cutting-edge training to space personnel and enthusiasts worldwide. Commercial and military space sectors are becoming more intertwined and vital to success in this critical warfighting domain. Danielle’s experience, expertise, and dedication to the SFA mission and the United States’ efforts in the space domain are valuable assets to the Space Force Association”.
About The Space Force Association: SFA is the only independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves as a professional military association whose sole focus is supporting the United States Space Force, United States Space Command, U.S. national space power at large, and our global partners and allies’ efforts in space exploration. Its core functions are to research, inform, and advocate to achieve superior space power by shaping a Space Force that provides credible deterrence in competition, dominant capability in combat, and professional services for all partners. In addition, the SFA has the essential function of providing support to the men and women of the U.S. Space Force. Membership is open to both military and civilians. For more information on the SFA, please visit ussfa.org.
About Integrity ISR: Integrity ISR offers a wide range of services for C4ISR, Space, and Cyber strategy, training, and operations that enable ISR and Space personnel to operate in any domain under any conditions, from permissive to highly contested/denied environments. Integrity ISR’s number one priority is to strengthen U.S. national security by increasing U.S. readiness and lethality, building the capabilities of U.S. allies, and fostering increased interoperability for tomorrow’s coalition warfighters. ISR’s partnership with SFA will allow them to bring space training to SFA members around the globe! For more information on Integrity ISR, visit www.integrityisr.com.
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(7 December 2022) On Aug. 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated December 7th as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Every year, remembrance events are held at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, culminating in a commemoration ceremony. We remember.
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(23 November 2022) We are thankful for many blessings in 2022, and hope you all are too! Happy Thanksgiving!
#thanksgiving2022
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(19 November 2022) North Korea has already launched more missiles in 2022 than any previous year. The DPRK has also developed nuclear weapons and will never give them up according to Kim Jong Un. Get ready for a new, more complicated, “normal.” Read more…
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(17 November 2022) Can’t get enough of Artemis’ 25.5 day voyage to the Moon and back? Check out this blog from NASA for updates on the mission! NASA released several images from the inside of the capsule as well as this amazing selfie w/ Earth photobombing in the background!
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(16 November 2022) Congratulations to NASA on Artemis I’s successful launch today! Artemis is the largest and most powerful rocket in history designed to further human spaceflight to the Moon. Today’s launch was absolutely amazing to watch!
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(9 Novermber 2022) Earlier this year, Integrity ISR’s Mobile Training Team (MTT) trained and graduated 10 Combat Intelligence Network (CIN) intelligence students from the 23rd Fighter Wing, Moody AFB, GA. The MTT which encompasses the Combat Intelligence Cell (CIC), Intel support to Mission Planning Cell (MPC), and Squadron Intelligence, improve intelligence personnel’s ability to operate and support multi-MDS operations while in remote or austere areas around the globe. To date, the Integrity ISR team led by Brandon Black, Al Dye, and Robert Sullivan have trained 113 USAF intelligence personnel on CIN capabilities.
Well done Flying Tigers!
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(26 Oct 2022) Sweet Home Alabama! We’re excited to announce we were awarded a 5-year prime federal contract to help the US Army’s cyber security efforts at Ft Rucker, AL! Our team will work to protect Mission Essential Vulnerable Areas and secure networks from a variety threats.
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(14 Oct 2022) Integrity ISR identifies the importance and value that every learner brings to the table, with our focus during Dyslexia Awareness Month!
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(28 Sep 2022) We’re finishing up a great course for the National Space Intel Center – many thanks to the Holbrooke Conference Center Staff and our crack instructors, David Bradley, CIC-II, CSP-I and Steve Kimel, for knocking this out of the park!
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(27 Sep 2022) Then-Maj Gen Heithold used to say, “Humans are more important than hardware” when he commanded the AF ISR Agency. Fast forward 11 years and the Space Force S2, Brig Gen Gagnon, makes the case that “the core value proposition [of intelligence] is no longer collection. We have plenty of collection, whether it’s airborne, space-based, or cyber-based…What we need is sense making, or fusion, or analysis.” The use of AI and ML as a force multiplier enables humans to do what humans do best – critically think, analyze, and fuze information across streams of information into relevant, timely, and actionable intelligence.
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(27 Sep 2022) NASA – partnering with the Italian Space Agency – deliberately impacted an asteroid, Dimorphos, 7 million miles from Earth. While not as dramatic as Hollywood’s Armageddon, this was a huge step towards defending the planet against potentially harmful space objects.
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(23 Sep 2022) Elon Musk and Starlink continue to show how commercial space providers can keep people connected to the world despite draconian measures from host nations. The Space Domain rises above national borders, enables information flow, and must be protected against adversarial actors.
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(22 Sep 2022) Our team had a great night with our friends back at the World Affairs Council of San Antonio! We are proud to support their efforts.
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(18 Sep 2022) On the Air Force Birthday, the Integrity ISR Team is thankful for the service and sacrifice of all Airmen, and their families past and present. We especially remember Airmen deployed around the world who have for 75 years kept us safe, fought tyranny, and been at the center of countless humanitarian operations resulting in countless lives being saved. Thank you, Happy Birthday, and God Bless our Air Force all those who guard our nation’s skies!
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(6 Sep 2022) We’re pleased to announce we won our first Prime Contract to teach at the National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC). We look forward to helping to develop space intel professionals in an exciting time for the Space Force!
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(5 Sep 2022) We are thankful for our Integrity ISR crew and how they work every day. God Bless all our friends and partners all over the world and we remain delighted to be part of many different hard working teams everywhere. Happy Labor Day!
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(8 Aug 2022) This week culminates Team Integrity ISR’s thankfulness for the sacrifices made on our behalf. We have teammates who are or have loved ones that are Purple Heart recipients, and Gold Star kids. We recognize and remember that there is a cost that comes with war both in the physical reminders for our Purple Heart recipients as well as the loss for our Gold Star kids. We remember each of you, and once again commit to do all we can to actually demonstrate that in words and action – God Bless You All.
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(25 July 2022) We’re excited to welcome Jack Anthony, Col, USAF (Ret) as a distinguished member of our team! Jack brings more than 40 years of experience across the space domain – as an AF officer, program manager, instructor, systems architecture, and operator. He’s a giant in the space field and we’re exceptionally lucky to count him as one of our family!
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(20 July 2022) Once again integrity ISR has been recognized by the State of Texas as a company that focuses on and hires Veterans. This is not just a bumper sticker — our program of seeking out, training, retaining, and supporting our veteran team mates is a model other companies have used. We view our vets as a precious resource — not a labor commodity. We are thankful for each one’s service and endeavor to push forward with increasing opportunities and challenges — THANK YOU VETS!
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(5 July 2022) We’re stoked to announce Joe Bassi, PhD, FRAS has joined our team. Joe brings a wealth of space and policy experience as a giant in the space domain. He joins our growing cadre of exceptionally qualified instructors growing the next generation of space professionals from across the 5-eyes community… welcome Dr. Bassi!
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(4 July 2022) From the Integrity ISR Family to all Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Guardians. To every Great American deployed, preparing to, and those who support them on the home front God Bless you this Independence Day!
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(24 June 2022) Great news for Intel Guardians – and the Space Force in general – as the National Space Intelligence Center activated earlier today. This is a huge step forward in providing dedicated space-focused analysis across the space domain. Congratulations Col Marqus Randall and the entire team who planned and brought NSIC to life! #sfa #ussf
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(7 June 2022) This excellent article is making the rounds among thinkers about modern warfare. Team Integrity ISR analysts have long discussed – both in our courses and in writing and speaking events – on how woefully behind we are as a nation in this important lane. It is vital to our national security for the US to modernize rapidly in the EW – both terrestrial and in space – or face some difficult times in the next conflict which will likely be against a peer enemy. Give it a read!
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(6 June 2022) “This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that’s the way it’s going to be. We’re going down there, and we’re throwing everything we have into it, and we’re going to make it a success.” — General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Today we pause to reflect on the heroism of more than 350,000 Allied Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen who risked everything to establish a foothold in Western Europe. We also remember the more than 4,000 Allied personnel who did not survive that day and gave their lives for freedom.
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(30 May 2022) Today Team Integrity ISR is thankful for every wonderful, beautiful American who has paid the price for our freedom. Women and Men and their amazing families deserve our admiration, respect, and support. Now and Forever. God Bless You All.
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(27 May 2022) Team Integrity ISR has a longstanding relationship with the City of Uvalde, its leaders, and citizens having conducted several offsites there. We have also worked with DPS Director Steve McGraw and have offered whatever support we can to him, his Rangers, Troopers, and Law enforcement state wide. Most of all, as a South Texas Business our hearts go out to the people, parents, and loved ones of those senselessly gunned down by a complete coward. God Bless Them All.
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The current war in Ukraine features some impressive asymmetrical aerial warfare. Ukrainian Unnamed Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are engaging Russian forces with some impressive results. Check out the latest Integrity Insights: Modern Drone Warfare in Ukraine by our own Robert “Sully” Sullivan.
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(10 May 2022) Both Industry and DoD need to operate in a Zero Trust environment. Understanding the architecture required to effectively prepare in the complexities of working within the existing structures, the cloud, prolific and personal devices etc is tough. Getting a strong Risk Management Framework will be key to this initiative. Smart planning and preparation along with getting the right advice will keep Federal and Commercial Networks Secure. Give this a read! https://lnkd.in/gECAQYvC
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(9 May 2022) We have a phenomenal team accelerating change across ACC and growing Wing level intelligence pros through the Contingency Intelligence Network Course. Our instructors wrapped up a 3-week course at Moody AFB and the feedback shows the strength of our world class instructors:
“The instructors selected to give the course were phenomenal and were the best instructors I’ve had in my whole career.”
“Their energy and level of instruction is unmatched Air Force wide”
Thank you Brandon Black and Al Dye for all you do!!
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(26 April 2022) We’re excited to announce our Joint Venture named Integrity Strategic Pointe with Chickasaw Nation Industries, a tribal-owned 8(a) corporation. This initiative gives us the ability to rapidly deliver cyber, ISR, space, and learning solutions to meet your needs via direct awards – reducing contracting timelines from months to low single-digit weeks.
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(6 May 2022) Today is National Space Day – dedicated to “extraordinary achievements, benefits, and opportunities in the exploration and use of space.” Much of our daily life depends on the space domain in ways we might not think about. We’re proud to be part of several initiatives to educate and grow the next generation of space professionals.
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(22 April 2022) True Hudson and Steve Kimel, of our outstanding Space ISR Team at Vandenberg, are knocking it out of the park supporting Undergraduate Space Training. Steve and True have been with us for less than six months and already making an outsized impact. Thanks for what you do for Integrity and the US Space Force!
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(11 March 2022) They say “flexibility is the key to air power” and recently one of our instructors had to improvise in a class to get the mission done when systems just weren’t our friends. Brandon Black held up microphones to the video output for 20 minutes so the class could hear what was going on… a total “Say Anything” moment. Thanks for what you do Brandon…and thanks Sully, for capturing the moment!
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(28 February 2022) We launched our newest initiative yesterday to analyze, inform, and drive discussion on complex subjects. Not surprisingly, we lead off with Ukraine. Over the coming days, we’re going to take a closer look at cyber, mis- and dis-information, EW, and relooking at Belarus’ role in this conflict. Much more to come!
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(1 February 2022) We’re excited to be a part of significant changes in the way the Air Force organizes, trains, and equips its Wings for Agile Combat Employment! This past week we started our Combat Intel Cell-Combat Intel Network IQT Course for ACC – making sure our Multi-Function Intel Airmen are ready on Day 1!
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(18 January 2022) Friends – We’ve partnered with the Space Force Association to present the National Security Executive Seminar – The Space Domain. This exciting opportunity brings together senior space leaders – and executives new to the domain – for an exciting, frank, and deep discussion on Space and it’s impact to you, your organization, and the nation. Keep checking in for upcoming courses!
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#CombatProven