It was a privilege to serve in the Army as an Air and Missile Defense Soldier. Our mission was to defend maneuver forces and select geopolitical assets from adversary air or missile attack. Thankfully, I spent the majority of my 24 year career performing this mission at the tactical and operational levels of leadership. I [...]
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Posts by: Norm Spivey
Strategic Leadership is tough, especially at the National Security Council level! Factor in responding to two of the most important historical events in modern history, and it makes leading at the strategic level even more challenging. Last week I shared some thoughts on strategic leadership. While strategic leaders serve throughout our national defense enterprise, I [...]
Most of my military career was focused on leading at the tactical and operational levels. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. It was truly an honor to serve in operational units as a direct and organizational leader in times of peace and war. But the military needs strategic leaders. If one stays in [...]
Sunday marks the 245th year since the United States declared independence from Great Britain. There is a lot of discussion these days about the motives and morals behind some of the folks involved in those historical events. I am certainly not equipped and have no desire to take on that debate! What I will assert [...]
June is a big month for birthdays in my family. Many of my close relatives have June birthdays to include my mom, aunt, sister, sister in law and nephew. Even yours truly has a June birthday, today in fact! Of course, I can’t forget the other important June birthday in my life…the U.S. Army which [...]




