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July 27, 2022September 4, 2022 History,Military,Veteran 0

An Artillery Tradition!

Earlier this year I blogged about Missile Defense and shared why the Air Defense Artillery branch of the US Army was a wonderful 24-year military career for me. I am a little biased, but one only has to read today’s headlines to appreciate how the deployment of US missile defense systems to a theater of [...]

Norm Spivey

July 20, 2022 History,Military,Veteran 0

High Intensity Conflict

The military I entered back in the early 90’s was still mostly modeled for fighting what was then called “High Intensity Conflict” against a Soviet Union type threat. A leader was almost wholly evaluated on how well they could lead their formations through the Combat Training Centers fighting an opposing force in a High Intensity [...]

Norm Spivey

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Military,Retirement,Veteran 1

“How” to Retire from the Military

Once the considerable calculus that goes into when to retire is complete, it’s probably time to decide “how” to retire. By this I mean, what, if any, ceremony do you want to have. This again is personal preference. I’ve seen everything from small ceremonies in a conference room with just close family and a few [...]

Norm Spivey

January 26, 2022 History,Leadership,Military 0

Missile Defense

I was very proud to hear this week that US Army Patriot Batteries shot down ballistic missiles in UAE! Well done! It was my great privilege to serve as an Army Air and Missile Defender for almost a quarter century. I am also very fortunate to stay connected to missile defense in my post military [...]

Norm Spivey

January 19, 2022 Leadership,Military,Veteran 0

A Perspective on Strategy

Thankfully, most of my military career was spent in direct and organizational leadership. Out of 24 years, all but five were spent working at the Brigade level and below. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way! However, to spend a career in the military one must continually seek positions of increased responsibility and challenges. [...]

Norm Spivey

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