Patrick Hurley

Risk management professional, Founder & CEO of S6RG, LLC, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni, Naval Aviator, Persian Gulf War vet

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

So - while no one should condone anything he’s done, you selected him, without the proper vetting obviously, and heralded him as an example of your incredible judgment. Now, he’s become and obstacle to your increasing naked ambition and give him a public lynching to highlight how ethical you are (?) while also, as always, trashing Trump. Yet, you claim to be a governor for all of NJ. Perhaps, you could have given him the opportunity to resign on his own without first making it all about yourself in the same way you’ve co-opted and corrupted the Naval Academy and Naval Aviation brands as the mainstay of enhancing your personal political brand.

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

This week’s FAA disruption shows that critical infrastructure is only as resilient as its weakest dependency. Government can learn from the private sector: redundancy isn’t just having a backup—it’s ensuring the backup survives when the primary fails. https://t.co/CMWoo8H1ih

[Kate 🐘🇺🇸👠 @KateKcollins1]

I kept hearing that Pope Leo XIV was “far left,” and for a while I assumed there must be some truth to it.

Then I started actually listening to him.

Not clips. Not political commentary. Not somebody telling me what I was supposed to think about him. His speeches. His words. His teaching.

And I have completely changed my opinion of him.

On immigration, he has acknowledged that a country has the right to control its borders. But he does not stop there. He has also told immigrants that entering another country comes with responsibilities. Learn the language. Respect the laws. Learn the customs. Participate in the life of the community.

That struck me because it is neither “open borders” nor a rejection of the immigrant. It is order and responsibility alongside human dignity.

Then there is abortion.

Pope Leo has been absolutely clear that the right to life begins at conception and continues until natural death. In his encyclical, he specifically named induced abortion and euthanasia among choices the Church considers gravely wrong.

And now, as he prepares to go to France, where abortion has been placed in the constitution and assisted dying has advanced into law, the central theme of his visit is essentially a defense of human life: “That the world may have life.” (AP News)

Then listen to what he tells young people.

Stop being afraid of commitment.

Stop being afraid of your vocation.

Stop being afraid of marriage.

When speaking to hundreds of thousands of young people in Spain, he congratulated couples preparing for marriage and told them plainly: “You don’t have to be afraid to get married and start a family.”

In a culture constantly telling young adults to delay marriage, delay children, chase themselves first and keep every option open forever, hearing the Pope tell young people that marriage and family are something beautiful enough to embrace instead of fear hit me hard. (National Catholic Register)

The more I listen to Pope Leo, the more ridiculous our political labels start to look.

Borders matter.

Laws matter.

The unborn matter.

Migrants matter.

Marriage matters.

Families matter.

Human dignity matters.

None of those things cancel the others out.

That is Catholicism.

I thought I had Pope Leo figured out before I really listened to him.

I was wrong.

And honestly, the more I hear from him, the more I love this Pope.

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

The enthusiasm for death, on both ends of the human life cycle, is evil.

[Lila Rose @LilaGraceRose]

83-year-old Brigitte Stegemann, a devout Christian grandmother with stage 4 stomach cancer, was euthanized against her will, despite repeatedly refusing euthanasia due to her faith.

Her family alleges she failed a basic cognitive test, wept that she’d “made a mistake,” and died with her hands clasped in prayer after a botched IV left her covered in blood.

Euthanasia is state-sponsored murder.

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

It seems almost everyone in security is a “counter-terrorism expert” these days.

They’re not.

A quick look at expertise inflation in the security industry and why knowing when to bring in the right specialist matters more than pretending to be one. https://t.co/xaO5m05FJt

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

The notice of claim may expose UVU's failures - but it also exposes serious shortcomings in Charlie Kirk’s own protective operation.

Security cannot be outsourced. Planning matters. Verification matters. And ultimately, somebody has to own the risk. https://t.co/obahS9wqJV

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

A look at why good security lighting can sometimes do more than another camera—and why truly effective lighting requires more science, independence, and expertise than most “free” security assessments provide. https://t.co/FWPdcJVSkE

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

Interesting article from The Hollywood Reporter on the rapidly changing world of executive protection.

I’ve spent decades working with executive protection programs worldwide, so I’ve seen firsthand how quickly the threat environment and expectations for protective programs have evolved.

The figures are striking. Disney and Netflix each reportedly spent about $1.8 million on executive security last year. Amazon increased its spending by more than 50%, and Warner Bros. Discovery by more than 200%.

By October 31, 2025, documented physical and cyberattacks targeting senior corporate executives had already doubled the previous year's total. But I think the more important story is what companies are buying.

Executive protection today is about much more than bodyguards. It includes threat intelligence, online threat monitoring, residential security, cameras and alarms, secure transportation, travel planning, physical barriers, access control, and highly trained protective personnel.

And the publicly disclosed numbers don't necessarily capture the full cost. Corporate aircraft, vehicles, and workplace protection and security associated with business travel can fall outside the figures companies report as executive-security expenses.

An important philosophical shift is also underway. Understandably, Companies are beginning to treat executive protection less as a perk for a highly compensated CEO and more as an element of business continuity and enterprise risk management.

If a key executive is threatened, attacked, or incapacitated, the consequences can extend far beyond that individual — potentially affecting employees, operations, customers, investors, and the organization itself.

But increasing risk doesn't mean the answer is simply "more security."

It means better risk management - Understanding threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences. Then determine which measures are reasonable and proportional to the actual risk. That's an important part of S6RG's philosophy.

Whether we're looking at an executive, a family, a workplace, or an organization, the objective isn't to turn someone's life into a fortress. And it certainly isn't to make people more afraid.

It's to understand risk well enough to make informed, defensible decisions - and then allow people to live, work, and travel with greater confidence. Security should reduce fear, not institutionalize it.

Hollywood CEOs Are Spending Millions On Bodyguards As Threats Soar https://t.co/0CdNbrxVVe via @thr

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Two days ago marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States of America. I renew my prayers for those who lost their lives and for those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day. At a time when conflict and violence afflict so many of our brothers and sisters, I invite everyone to pray that the Lord will bestow his gift of peace upon the world.

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

President John F. Kennedy's speech at Rice University OTD in 1962 inspired the nation to take up an audacious goal to become the world's leader in space exploration.

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

This effort is aimed at encouraging blue sanctuary states like New Jersey to enforce existing immigration laws as they are required to do. While I am all for legal immigration, there is only one reason why Democrats support unfettered illegal immigration- we both know what that is.

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

A horrible tragedy, but we don't need a year-long investigation to find out what happened. Total pilot error and bad judgment. The data clearly show spatial disorientation, as the aircraft encountered a line of storms along the eastern edge of a Convective SIGMET from the surface up to FL600.

I've flown this area many times as a pilot in both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Flying from the Bahamas to Miami is a relatively easy flight, but these types of storms are VERY common, especially in the summer, and mostly predictable.

You should never try to find a "hole" and fly through them, as they can close very quickly. So, if you can't fly around them, depending on the direction they're moving, and flying over them isn't an option, just wait them out.

Flying into the boundaries of a Convective SIGMET with clear, large storm activity is NEVER an option, and completely avoidable tragedies like this often result.

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[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

Looking good for the season opener! Looks like it will be a great season! Beat Army!

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

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[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

@harner_linda @GovSherrillNJ Military "readiness" issues always go back several years. If we don't have the ability to engage in what is a minor conflict with Iran, I have to wonder what we would have done had we gone to war with China, but I do agree Hegseth would not have been my first, or any, choice.

[Patrick Hurley @PatrickHurley]

When things are quiet at Teterboro Airport in the early morning, Newark Airport, when landing to the south, often routes landing traffic right over my house at about 1,500 AGL – Essentially on a wide downwind leg. This morning I heard an unfamiliar noise and caught this aircraft, a Singapore Airlines A350-941, directly above me. It was coming from Singapore. It’s almost an 18-hour flight, possibly 19 depending on winds, and it is currently the longest scheduled commercial airline flight in the world – Tied with a similar flight into JFK Airport.

[Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith]

A culture that rejects the very concept of excellence as offensive to “equality” cannot maintain or strive toward excellence in any area.