NDIA is a member of Wounded Warrior Project
Wounded Warrior
January 30, 2012
MISSION
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® is to honor and empower wounded warriors.
PURPOSE
To raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs.
HISTORY
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Intel Analysts – Private Sector and Homeland Security
January 27, 2012
Dear NDIA Member:
I’m writing to offer you the opportunity to nominate candidates for a project sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A).
The goal of the project is to establish collaborative partnerships between select subject matter experts in the private sector and intelligence community analysts. The following topic areas have [...]
Boeing to Build 14 Chinooks for the Army
January 20, 2012
The St Louis Business Journal reports on a $370 million dollar contract for Boeing to build more of the large workhorse helicopter for the Army. Work begins in 2014. See article.
Read More >>Newsletter on Counter-Intelligence of interest to NDIA members
January 12, 2012
Our NDIA chapter is part of the Counter-Intel strategic partnership led by our local St Louis office of the FBI. They have just released the first newsletter of 2012 which you may get here.Newsletter – January 2012
Read More >>US New Defense Strategy Document
January 9, 2012
President Obama’s National Security Strategy and National Military Strategy Guidance Analysis:
DoD Strategic Guidance Jan 12
Boeing closing Wichita defense operations
January 4, 2012
From St Louis Post Dispatch:
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WICHITA, Kan. – Faced with defense budget reductions, the Boeing Co. announced today it will close its defense plant in Wichita by the end of 2013.
The closure will cost more than 2,160 workers their jobs and end the firm’s presence in a city where it has been a major employer [...]
New Phantom Works aircraft to see action
January 3, 2012
Boeing Integrated Defense is the St Louis-based operation of the Boeing Company and their Phantom Works conducts R&D to include an unmanned helicopter (UAV) that is now being sent into action in Afghanistan. To learn more about the A160T Hummingbird see this article. To read about its deployment see this one.
Read More >>Missile Defense Work
The Wire has posted an article noting that a Boeing – Northrop Grumman team has won a contract for the Army Missile Defense Agency. Note that Boeing headquarters its defense work in St Louis and Northrop Grumman is a dominant industry around Whiteman AFB near Warrensburg MO. See article.
Read More >>NDIA St Louis noted as a ‘model chapter’
Board of Direction receiving model chapter designation
December 27, 2011
Congratulations to the St Louis chapter. Just three years after reforming and reinvigorating the chapter with geographic boundaries covering all of Missouri and SW Illinois the chapter has met the national criteria and been noted as a ‘model chapter’. Click here for details on the program. Pictured below are from left to right: Ruth Ahlemeier; Joe Driskill, [...]
Read More >>Join Us for a Holiday Social and Chapter Board Meeting
December 21, 2011
All members of the chapter are encouraged to attend and bring a potential new member to the December 21 board meeting and social. PLEASE let Deanna Sichra know that you are attending by December 19th (Monday).
NDIA Open Board Meeting and Holiday Social
When: Wednesday, December 21st 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Where: The Charles F. Knight Executive Education and [...]