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PALMETTO CHAPTER CHAPTER - May 25, 2017

Preparing to Live, Fight and Win in a Cyber World

The chapter held a luncheon in May with speaker Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins Jr., USAF (Ret.), at Shaw Air Force Base. He spoke about cybersecurity and the demands of training required to prepare airmen to live, fight and win in a cyber world. Gen. Hawkins was the first commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Networks, serving commanders, U.S. Cyber Command and the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. Now president of the Hawkins Group, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business, he provides clients solutions for cybersecurity, strategic planning, risk management and leadership development. The general is an internationally respected subject matter expert on leadership, strategic planning, cybersecurity, information technologies, military matters and Christian discipleship development. He serves on the board of directors and advisers of several corporations and organizations and is the director of Ezra Vision Ministries, which conducts short-term mission trips to Haiti.

Event Photographs:

Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins Jr., USAF (Ret.), begins his presentation on cybersecurity and its training demands at the chapter's May luncheon.
Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins Jr., USAF (Ret.), begins his presentation on cybersecurity and its training demands at the chapter's May luncheon.
Chapter President Col. Stamatis Smeltz, USAF (r), presents a $100 donation for the Ezra Vision Ministries from the chapter to Gen. Hawkins in May.
Chapter President Col. Stamatis Smeltz, USAF (r), presents a $100 donation for the Ezra Vision Ministries from the chapter to Gen. Hawkins in May.
Surrounded by family members, three students each receive $1,000 scholarships at the May luncheon. They include (from l, holding certificates) Evan Moxley, Elizabeth Orban and Champ Newman, who will begin studying science, technology, mathematics and engineering disciplines (STEM) this fall.
Surrounded by family members, three students each receive $1,000 scholarships at the May luncheon. They include (from l, holding certificates) Evan Moxley, Elizabeth Orban and Champ Newman, who will begin studying science, technology, mathematics and engineering disciplines (STEM) this fall.

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