Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionHomecoming and New BeginningsSo I am back. Not saying much the danger I was in was minimal at best. I used to tell who cared to listen that we received more indirect…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Robert WestportinProject on Asymmetric Narrative Approaches“A bullet still sends a message…”These were the words spoken to me as I sat through the end of a two-week course on information operations in 2013. It was the second such…Mar 21, 2016Mar 21, 2016
Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionInto The Breach…Hello Friend.First, a note. I have written this piece at least seven times. In my head or on paper it has transformed since I received notice of the…Feb 12, 2016Feb 12, 2016
Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionTo Lose a Brother, an Interview with Donliegh Gaunky (@LastBrotherHome)Brother is a common word that men use to portray a unifying bond between their causes no matter how disparate their backgrounds. Being in…Nov 12, 2015Nov 12, 2015
Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionTen Years Since…Honestly, I do not know how to write this but I feel I must.Sep 29, 2015Sep 29, 2015
Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionThe Nu-Korean WarIts hard to call the current stalemate in Korea anything but a clusterf@$%, but that’s what it is. The result of the 1953 Armistice has…Aug 21, 20152Aug 21, 20152
Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionBack to School…Next month will be the first time in nearly 15 years I’ve set foot in a live college classroom. Like many veterans I earned my bachelor’s…Aug 12, 2015Aug 12, 2015
Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionDon’t Hack It, Cut It.There have been 11 physical attacks on San Francisco area Internet lines in a year, including Tuesday as reported by USA Today. The FBI is…Jul 8, 2015Jul 8, 2015
Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionCyber Warfare’s Reality is Total WarThere are several notions from current military strategists, information technology experts, and futurists who will harp until they’re blue…Jun 11, 20158Jun 11, 20158
Robert WestportinPoint of DecisionNot much of an “American Odyssey”The new show on NBC could of been so much more than what it was. I was ready for a retelling of Homer’s epic…instead we were greeted with…Apr 6, 2015Apr 6, 2015