Patrick W. O'Connor

Rational comments from analyst combining extensive project management experience, military background & global team leadership - now focused on cyber & defense.

[Patrick W. O'Connor @rationalwebguy]

Keep remembering - we are currently in the next Cold War: U.S. #cyber teams were in 12+ countries last year as part of a push to fortify networks & expose tools used by hackers, according to leader of Cyber Command & National Security Agency.
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On the 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, Hanscom AFB leadership met with Sergeant Ralph Dionne in Nashua, New Hampshire. Sergeant Dionne participated in more than 60 supply missions during the airlift. #USAF #BerlinAirlift #HanscomAFB https://t.co/L6VJoiZqSq

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The start of the cascading effects from the A-10's planned retirement. This is not going to be pretty.
- The US Air Force has begun retiring the A-10, an aircraft famed for its role in close air support.
- The service plans to re…https://t.co/hJA9WEceB9 https://t.co/EaQuChwYoO

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#HanscomAFB team upgrades #Japan #AWACS program
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – A Hanscom AFB team recently returned an E-767 Airborne Early Warning and Control System, or AWACS, jet to Japan following completion of a major upgrade…https://t.co/yzvPxw8KLA https://t.co/s3IM3sYyWM

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Federal officials are investigating the crash of an unresponsive plane that flew near the US Capitol region on Sunday, prompting DC Air National Guard F-16s to intercept the aircraft before it went down in northern Virginia, leavin…https://t.co/etzNJDPnDR https://t.co/dOJSHxxTM4

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President Joe Biden will announce he is nominating Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on May 25, a senior administration official confirmed to Air & Space Forces Mag…https://t.co/U0uDX2V8Vi https://t.co/nssk2dA0sX

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#USAF Air Education and Training Command wants to modernize its technical training enterprise for the 150,000 airmen who take courses across more than 100 specialties each year. That requires a new look at everything from what stud…https://t.co/YiNC0ehn9x https://t.co/l13oejO9NX

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Are you looking for a rewarding career in federal employment at
#HanscomAFB? Join the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center May 23 at the #Boston #Marriott, Burlington for a recruitment and hiring event to fill more than 400 positions at #TeamHanscom.…https://t.co/9rXsacI502

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#USAF airmen to visit #Australia in June for E-7 #Wedgetail training - Around five dozen American airmen will head to Australia this summer to learn how to fly and repair the E-7 Wedgetail command-and-control jet, as the U.S. Air F…https://t.co/xwtUU5yLwQ https://t.co/5SWEa7QYZZ

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Amazing news! Odyssey Systems was awarded a $1.48 Billion / 5-year contract to support the #USAF #AFLCMC PEO Digital’s 300+ programs & projects! https://t.co/8poPP4mEOp

[Patrick W. O'Connor @rationalwebguy]

Congratulations to the 104th Fighter Wing! This is amazing news!
WESTFIELD, MA — The #USAF will base 18 of its $78 million, latest-generation F-35 fighters at the Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing, guaranteeing the Westfield…https://t.co/QQSqkf9SzS https://t.co/LLhxNXbK6X

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#USAF #ISR Pilot’s Selfie With Chinese ‘Spy’ Balloon Awes Netizens as U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ Flies Over The Intruder in early Feb 2023.
This image has already gained legendary status in both #NORAD & #Pentagon! https://t.co/iBZ4xRE9wL

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#Westfield #AirNationalGuard 104th Fighter Wing assists in shooting down suspected Chinese spy balloon

Members of Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing from Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport assisted in shooting down a suspected…https://t.co/zvP0qkxTSr https://t.co/TvNCVet7WP

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U.S. firm reportedly offers #Ukraine 2x #Reaper #drones for $1, plus $10 million in shipping and handling
U.S. defense contractor General Atomics has offered to sell Ukraine two Reaper MQ-9 drones for a dollar, The Wall Street Jou…https://t.co/TdlawAZlA8 https://t.co/V4MhKowGT4

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The #NationalGuard steps up again to help local citizens! "National Guard Responds to Historic Lake Effect Snows in Western NY"  One hundred and thirty #NewYork National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responded to the massive lake-effec…https://t.co/BXELp6S9eD https://t.co/kXrVvbMGVk

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A #USAF MC-130J Commando II from the 352nd Special Operations Wing launched a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range cruise missile using the system nicknamed “bomb bay in a box” in a range over the Norwegian Sea last…https://t.co/bfvXClmXmE https://t.co/jIFd2mJjtX

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#USAF will unveil its advanced new B-21 #Raider #stealth #bomber on Dec. 2.
#NorthropGrumman was awarded the contract to build the B-21 for the #USAF in 2015, and its entire production has been shrouded secrecy ever since. That se…https://t.co/olrP14i5mG https://t.co/2HIjYwTOFB

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A first-of-its-kind exercise on a #Michigan highway shows the aging A-10 #Warthog can still make history! This summer, the #USAF conducted a first-of-its-kind test on a Michigan highway.
A-10s and other planes landed, refueled and…https://t.co/3Tmx9kgFKN https://t.co/1GziItczn2

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#US Cyber Command is assisting #Ukraine with securing its networks during the ongoing Russian invasion. A must read story. #cyber #cyberdefense #ukrainecrisis https://t.co/qLMWBcgWVK

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#Florida #AirNationalGuard steps up in response to #HurricaneIan. For the first time in the unit's history, 202nd RED HORSE Squadron members and their equipment were airlifted to Pine Island to begin their work in St. James City Oc…https://t.co/FoG0oJE9te https://t.co/ZdYdf800eh