Today's Featured Guest for our Weekly Virtual Happy Hour, 4/25/2022, 5:30 PM ET

Rick Steinke, Author of "Next Mission: U.S. Defense Attaché to France"

Join us today, 4/25/2022 at 5:30pm EDT, for another virtual happy hour and interactive discussion around everything #natsec innovation. Our featured guest is Rick Steinke, Author of "Next Mission: U.S. Defense Attaché to France"

RSVP by 5pm EST in order to receive the Zoom information for the event.

A Little Bit About Rick…

Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke has spent a lifetime in US national security roles, including 28 years in the US Army and 14 years in the US Department of Defense. With most of his service having been overseas, including in Afghanistan, Albania, France, Germany and Italy, Steinke’s official duties have taken him to over 30 countries on the Eurasian landmass, including Ukraine, where for three years he was dedicated to working with senior Ukrainian officials on issues such as parliamentary oversight of the armed forces and inter-agency cooperation. Steinke is the author of Next Mission: US Defense Attaché to France (ricksteinke.com), a memoir selected as a finalist for the 14th Annual Indie Book Competition and Honorable Mention for the Readers’ Favorite Book Award Contest in 2020. In July 2022, Steinke will publish his first novel, Major Jake Fortina and the Tier One Threat (www.koehlerbooks.com). Steinke holds master’s degrees in West European Studies and Diplomacy from Indiana and Norwich universities, respectively, as well as post-graduate certificates in National and International Security Affairs from Harvard and Stanford universities, respectively. His personal passions include faith, family, fly fishing and travel.

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Upcoming Virtual Happy Hours and Defense Innovation Cruise…

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MAY 2, Domestic and International R&D with Dr. David Bray and Melissa Flagg

MAY 9, Gabe Mounce, Deputy Director, SPACEWERX | Director, Space Force Accelerators | Technology Commercialization Lead AFRL-NM

MAY 16, Dr. James Stanger, Chief Technology Evangelist, CompTIA

MAY 23, Erik Saelens, Founder of Unbox

JUN 6, Nino (Typhoon) Marcantonio, Vice Chairman, Defense Technology Innovation Association

JUN 23, Defense Innovation Cruise on the Potomac (tickets now available)

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JUN 23rd, Defense Innovation Cruise on the Potomac

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