by: Ted Ventresca
What a perfect way to kick of Military Appreciation Month! The G.I. Film Festival. Now in its fourth year, this Star-Studded Week includes films, celebrities, military and government leadership and Entertainment...all honoring "Our Nation’s American GI Heroes…"
The award-winning GI Film Festival was held May 11-16 at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, DC.
I had the pleasure of speaking with the co creator of the G.I. Film Festival, Laura Law-Millet also ESPN980 and WTNT Freddom 570 were proud supporters of the event. Ms. Law-Millet and her husband launched the G.I. Film Festival for one simple reason: "to let artists tell the story of our great troops, their successes and their sacrifices."
The massive undertaking included 38 film screenings, 22 world premieres, red carpet events, celebrity guests and filmmaker workshops. Film topics covered major conflicts from the Civil War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One of the most poignant moment for me was the Glenn Close screening of the world premiere of PAX, this is a must see short film that she directed on post traumatic stress. The G.I. FIlm Festival included Gary Sinise and an advanced screening of the new documentary Lt. Dan Band: For The Common Good, Ricky Schroder screening the world premiere of Starting Strong, a new reality television program he created, produced and directed for the U.S. Army. Also, Iraq War veterans Brian Iglesias and Anton Sattler take you on a heart-pounding journey through one of the most savage battles in U.S. history in their epic documentary Chosin, which focuses on the Korean War’s Chosin Reservoir Campaign.
www.gifilmfestival.com
Tuesday
The Maritime Homeland Security Summit on April 27th
Some exciting technologies and innovation come together for this years event.
One of the well designed integration solutions includes “Stiletto / Craft Integrated Electronics Suite™ (CIES) for Maritime ISR & Littoral-Riverine Activities.” Mr. Larry Wiley, an accomplished Senior Systems Engineer from the Naval Surface Warfare Center and Mr. Kevin Poe of Azimuth, Inc. will host the demo. This solution consists of:
CIES, a software/hardware suite designed by Azimuth that integrates all onboard engineering, external operational data, communications and sensor systems.
Mesh network created by CoCo Communications, hosted on American Reliance (AMREL) computing platforms, ties in the boat’s systems to a UAV, external sensors, satellite networks, the Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) launched from the Stiletto, and the SEAL team deployed on the RHIB.
Mobile devices provided by AMREL, including the RHIB’s rugged mobile server, the team’s PDAs, and tablets used by the RHIB’s coxswain & deployed team.
CIES offers total onboard integration to the boat’s entire crew. All onboard displays have complete access to navigation, intelligence, sensor information and other relevant data.
Integration is extended over the “Last Tactical Mile” to the action team via CoCo’s mesh network. This allows forward deployed handheld communications devices to function as repeaters, thus extending the communications footprint. Read more here
One of the well designed integration solutions includes “Stiletto / Craft Integrated Electronics Suite™ (CIES) for Maritime ISR & Littoral-Riverine Activities.” Mr. Larry Wiley, an accomplished Senior Systems Engineer from the Naval Surface Warfare Center and Mr. Kevin Poe of Azimuth, Inc. will host the demo. This solution consists of:
CIES, a software/hardware suite designed by Azimuth that integrates all onboard engineering, external operational data, communications and sensor systems.
Mesh network created by CoCo Communications, hosted on American Reliance (AMREL) computing platforms, ties in the boat’s systems to a UAV, external sensors, satellite networks, the Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) launched from the Stiletto, and the SEAL team deployed on the RHIB.
Mobile devices provided by AMREL, including the RHIB’s rugged mobile server, the team’s PDAs, and tablets used by the RHIB’s coxswain & deployed team.
CIES offers total onboard integration to the boat’s entire crew. All onboard displays have complete access to navigation, intelligence, sensor information and other relevant data.
Integration is extended over the “Last Tactical Mile” to the action team via CoCo’s mesh network. This allows forward deployed handheld communications devices to function as repeaters, thus extending the communications footprint. Read more here
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