Category Archives: Defense

[caption id="attachment_32180" align="alignleft" width="240"] LCDR Bob Overturf, USN (ret.)[/caption] The Upper South Carolina Council of the Navy League is pleased to announce that Lieutenant Commander Bob Overturf, USN (ret), will be the guest speaker at its May 7, 2019, dinner program at the Poinsett Club in Greenville, SC. On October 12, 2000, eleven months before…

Spartanburg, S.C. – Retired four-star U.S. Navy Admiral and author Jim Stavridis will be the featured speaker at the University of South Carolina Upstate’s sixth annual Dr. John B. Edmunds, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, in the Humanities and Performing Arts Center (HPAC) Theater…

CLEMSON – Clemson University’s Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) units will hold a joint ceremony to commission 16 second lieutenants at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, in Tillman Hall Auditorium. Six students will receive commissions into the U.S. Army and 10 will receive commissions into the U.S. Air Force. The ceremony…

In honor of our WWII Veterans ~ The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour Brings Extremely Rare Bomber and Fighter Aircraft for Local Living History Display as Part of 110-city Nationwide Tour WHAT:  Participating in the Collings Foundation’s WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, the B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine," B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft,” B-25 Mitchell "Tondelayo"…

Cyber Incident Response Workshop -- March 29 Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg - https://sccyber.site-ym.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=930570&group= This non-technical course specifically utilizes the Cybersecurity Framework, created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology by Executive Order, as a basis for building awareness based on use of common language, flexibility and its reliance on industry best practices. Participants will gain…