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Rear Adm. Mark I. Fox, USN, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as commander, U.S.

Carey Bandler has joined immixGroup Incorporated, McLean, Virginia, as business development manager for its Information Technology (IT) Solutions Division.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey J. Snow, USA, has been appointed director, Iraq Training and Advisory Team-Army, U.S. Forces-Iraq.

Gen. Craig R. McKinley, USAF, chief of the National Guard Bureau, opened the final day of Joint Warfighting Conference 2010 describing how the Army and Air National Guard has been seamlessly integrated into active duty forces. This melding between full-time and what used to be disparagingly called "weekend warriors" is the result of both dedicated leadership and willing U.S. citizens.

The final panel of the 2010 Joint Warfighting Conference focused on two topics that have been discussed consistently for more than a decade: lack of interoperability and convoluted acquisition. Though the panelists agreed on the problems, their opinions about solutions differed slightly.

If there is one military leader who can be counted on to tell it like it is, it's Gen. James N. Mattis, USMC, commander, JFCOM.

One of only two non-U.S. military leaders of NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Gen. Stephane Abrail, French Air Force, launched the second day of the Joint Warfighting Conference by calling it the most important conference of its kind.

Members of the Joint Warfighting Conference 2010 panel discussing how to make interagency collaborate more effectively spoke candidly on Wednesday, not only about the serious problems and misunderstandings in this area, but also about the need for significant changes.

Wednesday's second morning panelists discussed competing narratives. The large number of attendees at this session demonstrated that military members and industry personnel are just as interested in the "story" behind today's conflicts as they are in the technical side of communications.