WEBVTT 00:04.889 --> 00:06.945 All right . Well , thank you so much 00:06.945 --> 00:09.167 for taking the time to sit down here at 00:09.167 --> 00:11.949 land pack with me . Um The 311 Signal 00:11.960 --> 00:14.109 Command is the only one across the 00:14.119 --> 00:16.239 whole Pacific region . So what 00:16.250 --> 00:18.500 challenges does that pose for you ? All 00:18.510 --> 00:20.343 right . So first , thank you for 00:20.343 --> 00:22.454 allowing me to speak today . I really 00:22.454 --> 00:24.510 do appreciate it . So , uh as a 3/11 00:24.510 --> 00:26.760 signal commander , um I have a kind of 00:26.770 --> 00:29.229 a unique uh insight into the robust 00:29.239 --> 00:31.350 challenges that our war fighters face 00:31.350 --> 00:33.819 every day out here in the Indo Pacific . 00:34.250 --> 00:38.150 Um You know , and I'm 00:38.159 --> 00:40.326 just proud first of all and honored to 00:40.326 --> 00:42.580 be able to lead this group of uh what I 00:42.590 --> 00:45.939 call Pacific Signals um 00:46.319 --> 00:49.580 through uh as we continue to provide 00:49.830 --> 00:52.560 um decision dominance to the uh war 00:52.569 --> 00:54.909 fighters and our leaders out here in 00:54.919 --> 00:58.869 the , in the Pacific . So um the number 00:58.880 --> 01:00.991 one challenge we have out there and I 01:00.991 --> 01:03.102 think you've heard it probably before 01:03.102 --> 01:05.379 is the tyranny of distance . Yeah . So 01:05.389 --> 01:07.629 as you know , yeah , absolutely . If 01:07.639 --> 01:09.250 you've gone from here to the 01:09.250 --> 01:11.361 Philippines , you'll understand . But 01:11.361 --> 01:13.583 the uh yeah , the tyranny of distance . 01:13.583 --> 01:17.379 So , you know , the uh this uh theater 01:17.389 --> 01:21.260 is the largest a or most 01:21.269 --> 01:24.050 expansive a or in the entire uh it's , 01:24.309 --> 01:27.180 it's , it's corner of the globe 16 time 01:27.190 --> 01:30.779 zones . And um so , you know , it's 01:30.790 --> 01:32.901 very , very tricky as you continue to 01:32.901 --> 01:34.457 go . And I tell people as a 01:34.457 --> 01:36.623 communicator , I'm always like , hey , 01:36.623 --> 01:38.846 they asked me where do you guys operate 01:38.846 --> 01:41.012 out of ? And I say , well , we go from 01:41.012 --> 01:43.123 Hollywood to Bollywood and from polar 01:43.123 --> 01:44.957 bears to penguins and that's rao 01:44.957 --> 01:47.179 everything in between . So that's where 01:47.179 --> 01:49.346 we operate . Um So it's just important 01:49.349 --> 01:51.760 to know , you know , here , you've got 01:51.769 --> 01:53.658 to make sure that we have because 01:53.658 --> 01:56.250 everything's so spread out logistics , 01:56.260 --> 01:59.389 of course , is a uh could at times be 01:59.400 --> 02:02.199 issues or challenges . I say an issue , 02:02.209 --> 02:04.959 it's really a challenge . Um So you've 02:04.970 --> 02:07.081 got to make sure the systems that are 02:07.081 --> 02:09.720 out here are robust , they're res 02:09.929 --> 02:13.149 resilient and secure . And we need to 02:13.160 --> 02:15.382 ensure that we're providing that to our 02:15.382 --> 02:17.850 war fighters to our individuals because 02:17.860 --> 02:20.190 as you know , the land component makes 02:20.199 --> 02:22.779 up a very large portion of operations 02:22.789 --> 02:25.550 out here . Uh We are the ones who work 02:25.559 --> 02:28.139 extremely heavily with our allies and 02:28.149 --> 02:30.300 our partners uh through operations 02:30.309 --> 02:34.039 pathways . Um And so I have to 02:34.050 --> 02:37.929 provide that again , robust , uh 02:37.940 --> 02:41.279 secure and , and resilient system . 02:41.820 --> 02:43.764 It's not just a requirement , it's 02:43.764 --> 02:45.987 really an operational need . When I get 02:45.987 --> 02:48.098 on the ground , you can't go anywhere 02:48.098 --> 02:50.098 in operation pathways without you . 02:50.098 --> 02:52.264 Correct . All right . So So how do you 02:52.264 --> 02:54.209 support exercises within operation 02:54.209 --> 02:56.376 pathways like Fat Tan ? Where I just , 02:56.376 --> 02:58.598 you were just there , I , I was there . 02:58.598 --> 03:00.542 Uh How do you , how do you support 03:00.542 --> 03:02.653 those exercises ? What does that look 03:02.653 --> 03:04.820 like ? So the theater signal command , 03:04.820 --> 03:06.876 we provide the actual tactical nodes 03:06.876 --> 03:09.098 that go out with all these units in all 03:09.098 --> 03:11.264 the major locations . Uh We are that , 03:11.264 --> 03:13.376 that connect between the tactical and 03:13.376 --> 03:15.679 the strategic interface . Um So we will 03:15.690 --> 03:17.912 send teams out from usually from one of 03:17.912 --> 03:21.130 our ESB ES . Uh they'll go out in a 03:21.139 --> 03:24.389 four person teams , uh usually send 03:24.399 --> 03:28.139 about 7 to 10 teams per exercise or , 03:28.149 --> 03:31.210 or per operation . Um Just depends on 03:31.220 --> 03:34.539 what it is . And uh we'll provide again 03:34.550 --> 03:38.250 the , all the uh that access to the uh 03:38.639 --> 03:40.690 department of Defense Information 03:40.699 --> 03:43.529 network for the army . So we provide 03:43.539 --> 03:45.660 both nipper and zipper and , and the 03:45.669 --> 03:47.891 entire access to everything like that . 03:48.229 --> 03:50.660 Ok . So , you know , your mission to 03:50.669 --> 03:52.470 maintain a secure army network 03:52.479 --> 03:54.535 throughout the Pacific , how is that 03:54.535 --> 03:57.470 complexity of this mission evolved ? Um 03:57.479 --> 03:59.479 And you know , what is your command 03:59.479 --> 04:01.630 doing now to manage that ? That's a 04:01.639 --> 04:03.740 good question because to be honest , 04:03.990 --> 04:07.449 every day our adversaries are and , and 04:07.460 --> 04:09.571 I know this seems like a cliche , but 04:09.571 --> 04:11.682 they're trying to find ways to , as I 04:11.682 --> 04:14.330 say , you know , attack the wire get 04:14.339 --> 04:17.299 into the wire within our networks . Um 04:17.399 --> 04:19.566 You know , physically , not physically 04:19.566 --> 04:21.510 but literally , you know , they're 04:21.510 --> 04:23.566 trying to get into the water . So we 04:23.566 --> 04:25.677 have to be really cognizant every day 04:25.880 --> 04:29.140 of protecting the network and securing 04:29.149 --> 04:31.093 it and making sure we're doing the 04:31.093 --> 04:33.093 right things . So as you know , 311 04:33.093 --> 04:35.316 signal command and the units underneath 04:35.316 --> 04:37.339 it , we , we're there to operate , 04:37.350 --> 04:40.519 maintain and secure the network . So 04:40.529 --> 04:42.418 one of the big ways we're getting 04:42.418 --> 04:45.170 forward with this is uh under unified 04:45.179 --> 04:47.012 network , we're actually using a 04:47.012 --> 04:49.250 unified network under zero trust uh 04:49.679 --> 04:51.809 principles . All right . So we'll 04:51.820 --> 04:54.042 continue to move forward in that avenue 04:54.042 --> 04:56.920 so that we could help create that s and 04:56.929 --> 04:59.279 uh create that single network where 04:59.290 --> 05:01.179 we're helping to better secure it 05:01.179 --> 05:03.512 better to keep , you know , watching it , 05:03.512 --> 05:05.809 everything else . Um The second thing 05:05.820 --> 05:07.820 we're doing , which I think is very 05:07.820 --> 05:09.987 important is we're constantly watching 05:09.987 --> 05:11.987 the networks , we're observing it . 05:11.987 --> 05:14.153 We're looking for anomalies so that we 05:14.153 --> 05:15.987 could be proactive as opposed to 05:15.987 --> 05:18.260 reactive if something happens . And I 05:18.269 --> 05:20.380 think that's where a lot of our day 05:20.390 --> 05:23.829 spent is that proactive search , making 05:23.839 --> 05:25.895 sure that , you know , we're looking 05:25.895 --> 05:28.061 for those anomalies , we're pushing it 05:28.061 --> 05:30.228 out to the right people , we're making 05:30.228 --> 05:32.450 decisions . And so as we move forward , 05:32.450 --> 05:34.672 I think it's important , especially for 05:34.672 --> 05:36.561 signal commands and , and just in 05:36.561 --> 05:38.980 general is we got to really take heed 05:38.989 --> 05:42.299 of technology , um especially our 05:42.309 --> 05:44.579 adversaries , new technology , you have 05:44.589 --> 05:46.589 to figure out how to identify all . 05:46.910 --> 05:48.966 Absolutely . How do we keep ahead of 05:48.966 --> 05:51.579 them ? How do we constantly look at new 05:51.589 --> 05:53.645 technologies that we're getting from 05:53.645 --> 05:55.645 all over . And thank you to all our 05:55.645 --> 05:57.811 partners out there who , because there 05:57.811 --> 05:59.811 is a lot out there , but we have to 05:59.811 --> 06:01.811 make quick assessments , figure out 06:01.811 --> 06:03.922 what we have to really bring into the 06:03.922 --> 06:05.478 theater to help us uh as an 06:05.478 --> 06:07.478 organization and then uh you know , 06:07.478 --> 06:09.635 move forward with it . Our opera , we 06:09.644 --> 06:12.329 also have to look and say , hey , how 06:12.339 --> 06:14.561 do I bring in this new technology ? And 06:14.561 --> 06:16.561 how do I pivot quickly if something 06:16.561 --> 06:18.783 happens and it's like cat and mouse , I 06:18.783 --> 06:20.895 mean , you know , if there's a way to 06:20.895 --> 06:23.429 identify an ad's signal , then there's 06:23.440 --> 06:25.384 a way they can find yours and vice 06:25.384 --> 06:27.440 versa . How do you hide ? How do you 06:27.440 --> 06:29.551 keep hiding ? And that is , it really 06:29.551 --> 06:31.662 is a game of cat and mouse and uh you 06:31.662 --> 06:33.884 know , we think we build a better mouse 06:33.884 --> 06:35.884 trap and then you gotta assess it , 06:35.884 --> 06:37.940 make sure you get a bit . Well , the 06:37.940 --> 06:39.940 mouse trap is gonna be a little bit 06:39.940 --> 06:42.218 better now . Um And it , and it's fine , 06:42.218 --> 06:44.273 you know , but that as long as we're 06:44.273 --> 06:43.815 comfortable bringing in new 06:43.825 --> 06:46.890 technologies , I think , 06:48.260 --> 06:50.593 do you have what you need to be able to , 06:50.593 --> 06:52.149 you know , ingest those new 06:52.149 --> 06:54.260 technologies into your commands , you 06:54.260 --> 06:56.427 know , since it does change probably a 06:56.427 --> 06:58.538 lot more quickly than the acquisition 06:58.538 --> 07:00.593 process does . And the modernization 07:00.593 --> 07:00.519 process does in the army , you know , 07:00.529 --> 07:02.751 how are you able to kind of stay on top 07:02.751 --> 07:04.751 of that since this is like , uh you 07:04.751 --> 07:06.918 know , things can change in a month or 07:06.918 --> 07:08.918 two . It's true and this could seem 07:08.918 --> 07:11.085 overwhelming and at times it does . Uh 07:11.085 --> 07:13.334 But I'm gonna be honest , uh we've got 07:13.345 --> 07:15.567 great partners throughout the army . So 07:15.567 --> 07:17.975 everybody from the army G six to a 07:18.024 --> 07:21.434 cyber to Netcom , uh even the Usurp , 07:21.445 --> 07:23.556 you know , the user PAC G six and the 07:23.556 --> 07:25.556 whole team out here , you know , we 07:25.556 --> 07:27.612 really get together . We divine what 07:27.612 --> 07:29.667 the requirement needs to be . We are 07:29.667 --> 07:31.723 able to cut through a lot of the red 07:31.723 --> 07:33.834 tape , get right to what the solution 07:33.834 --> 07:35.667 is and we implement the solution 07:35.667 --> 07:37.889 quickly . Ok . Well , thank you so much 07:37.889 --> 07:39.889 for taking the time . We are out of 07:39.889 --> 07:42.056 time . Uh But please enjoy the rest of 07:42.056 --> 07:41.929 the show . I know you don't have far to 07:41.940 --> 07:44.049 go . You're here in Hawaii . Uh But 07:44.059 --> 07:46.281 thank you so much for joining me here . 07:46.281 --> 07:48.503 Thank you very much . I appreciate it . 07:48.503 --> 07:47.839 Thank you .