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Capt. Yancy B. Lindsey, USN, has been selected for promotion to rear admiral and will be assigned as commandant, Naval District Washington, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

Capt. Cathal S. O’Connor, USN, has been selected for promotion to rear admiral and will be assigned as deputy chief of staff for strategy, resources and plans, N-5/N-8, U.S.

Capt. Hugh W.

Maj. Gen. Daniel P. Hughes, USA, has been assigned as deputy commanding general, support, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Afghanistan.

Maj. Gen. Camille M.

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Snow, USA, has been assigned as commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

For centuries, information revolutions have spurred dramatic sea changes not only defining how people gather, archive and share knowledge, but also fundamentally altering how they communicate and even think. From the dawn of the spoken word to the development of written languages and the invention of the printing press, telegraph, personal computer and now smartphone, innovations in communication have revamped the course of human understanding and interaction.

The days when the Free World's intelligence community could focus exclusively on a monolithic threat are over. We may be living in the most uncertain security environment since World War II, and threat diversity is a major reason. The varying nature of threats, along with their effective capabilities, are impelling the intelligence community to expand its vision and revamp organizationally.