BENS member Jared Isaacman will be interviewed as part of the Washington Post’s LIVE series on Monday, 10/3, at 11:30am ET – he’ll be discussing the future of commercial space exploration/private space travel and his upcoming Polaris Dawn mission.
General Votel was Accompanied By a Delegation of BENS Members to Engage with Senior Officials in Greece. Learn More About the Impactful Trip Through the Eyes of the Greek Media.
BENS EVENT RECAP
Former SOCOM Deputy Commander VADM Tim Szymanski
In Austin, Texas, former SOCOM Deputy Commander VADM Tim Szymanski, USN (Ret.), addressed BENS members and their guests on the impact of 20 years of constant war on special forces (SOF). Admiral Szymanski shared that SOF’s resourcefulness and creativity was on full display during those 20 years but came at a cost of each force’s unique skills and of training for near peer warfare. One very interesting observation he shared was that everyone serving today below O-5 and E-9 only knows service while fighting the global war on terror. Like the total force, SOF has pivoted to a greater emphasis on near peer warfare.
PODCASTS
ICYMI: Building the Base Interviews Sue Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
Tune in to the Building the Base interview with Sue Gordon, Director at CACI International and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
REPORT: THE SPECIAL COMPETITIVE STUDIES PROJECT (SCSP)
This report outlines the stakes of the U.S.-China technology competition and presents an agenda to strengthen U.S. competitiveness. It elevates issues that merit the nation’s attention to ensure we improve the U.S. position by 2025, and identifies the technology areas where we must act by 2030 to retain our advantage.
Multiple Dates, Locations BENS Texas luncheon discussions on China and the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party with Col Heino Klinck, USA (Ret.), Senior Associate, CSIS, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia.
October 17 | Virtual MEMBERS ONLY: Virtual Conversation with Lieutenant General Christopher T. Donahue, The Last American Soldier To Leave Afghanistan.
November 30 | Dallas Luncheon Discussion of the Southern Border with Todd Bensman, Author, America’s Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration.
BENS NY Metro welcomed former Colombian Ambassador to the United States, Juan Carlos Pinzon, this week to discuss the important partnership between the United States and Colombia. Members focused on…
Shield Capital, a venture firm that invests in defense and space startups where BENS member Raj Shah is Managing Partner, announced that retired U.S. Air Force general David Goldfein has joined its…
The Iranian government claims it has discovered a massive deposit of lithium, potentially holding 8.5 million tons of the rare element. Mohammad Hadi Ahmadi, an official at Iran’s Ministry of…
