Acronym Soup
"JCS" stands for this high-ranking military advisory body.
What is the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
This emerging technology, involving the use of lasers or high-powered microwaves, is being researched for its potential to disable or destroy targets at long range.
What are directed energy weapons?
This U.S. state, known for its large cities like San Diego, shares a border with Mexico.
What is California?
Ben came from this division before EDT.
What is ACW?
This state is home to the Pentagon, the headquarters of the Department of Defense.
What is Virginia?
The acronym "NORAD" stands for this defense organization.
What is the North American Aerospace Defense Command?
This strategic document, published by the DoD, outlines the department's vision for technological superiority and emphasizes the importance of fostering a culture of innovation to maintain a competitive edge.
What is the National Defense Strategy?
This is the number of U.S. states that share a land border with Mexico.
What is four?
Ben went to this University for undergrad.
What is Virginia Military Institue (VMI)
This vast desert region in the southwestern United States provides extensive training areas for military exercises, including live-fire training and large-scale maneuvers.
What is the Mojave Desert?
This acronym stands for the practice of safeguarding critical information to ensure mission success
What is OPSEC?
This company created the first lightweight, agile tank using American manufacturing capabilities.
What is Ford? (M1918 Light Tank)
This river forms a significant portion of the natural border between Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande
Ben holds this rank as part of the Army National Guard.
What is CPT?
This state is where the actual establishment of the continental army happened.
What is Pennsylvania?
This acronym designates the Assistant Secretary of the Army responsible for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
What is ASA (ALT)?
DARPA funded research that led to the development of this medical imaging technology.
What is MRI? (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
This is the approximate length, in miles, of the land border between the United States and Mexico.
What is 1,954 miles?
Ben was born in this town.
What is Lynchburg, Virginia?
This U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean, home to a major naval base, is a critical strategic location for the DoD in the Indo-Pacific region.
What is Guam?
This complex acronym represents a DoD initiative aimed at achieving seamless information sharing and interoperability across all domains of warfare, integrating capabilities from all military services and agencies.
What is CJADC2?
(Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control)
This technology, pioneered by the U.S. military in the Vietnam War, allowed for the precise targeting of enemy assets, significantly reducing collateral damage and increasing the effectiveness of air strikes.
What are laser-guided bombs?
This treaty, signed in 1848, officially ended the Mexican-American War and established the current U.S.-Mexico border.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Ben has this number of farm animals at his house.
What are 37 +/- 5?
2 goats, 1 livestock guardian dog, 4 ducks, 5 chicks, 4 ducklings, 6 chicks, ... and somewhere between 10-20 rabbits?
This small island nation in the Persian Gulf, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, is a vital logistical and operational hub for the DoD in the Middle East.
What is Bahrain?