Alan W. Dowd is a Senior Fellow with the American Security Council Foundation, where he writes on the full range of topics relating to national defense, foreign policy and international security. Dowd’s commentaries and essays have appeared in Policy Review, Parameters, Military Officer, The American Legion Magazine, The Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, The Claremont Review of Books, World Politics Review, The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Jerusalem Post, The Financial Times Deutschland, The Washington Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Examiner, The Detroit News, The Sacramento Bee, The Vancouver Sun, The National Post, The Landing Zone, Current, The World & I, The American Enterprise, Fraser Forum, American Outlook, The American and the online editions of Weekly Standard, National Review and American Interest. Beyond his work in opinion journalism, Dowd has served as an adjunct professor and university lecturer; congressional aide; and administrator, researcher and writer at leading think tanks, including the Hudson Institute, Sagamore Institute and Fraser Institute. An award-winning writer, Dowd has been interviewed by Fox News Channel, Cox News Service, The Washington Times, The National Post, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and numerous radio programs across North America. In addition, his work has been quoted by and/or reprinted in The Guardian, CBS News, BBC News and the Council on Foreign Relations. Dowd holds degrees from Butler University and Indiana University. Follow him at twitter.com/alanwdowd.

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Scott Tilley is a Senior Fellow at the American Security Council Foundation, where he writes the “Technical Power” column, focusing on the societal and national security implications of advanced technology in cybersecurity, space, and foreign relations.

He is an emeritus professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. Previously, he was with the University of California, Riverside, Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, and IBM. His research and teaching were in the areas of computer science, software & systems engineering, educational technology, the design of communication, and business information systems.

He is president and founder of the Center for Technology & Society, president and co-founder of Big Data Florida, past president of INCOSE Space Coast, and a Space Coast Writers’ Guild Fellow.

He has authored over 150 academic papers and has published 28 books (technical and non-technical), most recently Systems Analysis & Design (Cengage, 2020), SPACE (Anthology Alliance, 2019), and Technical Justice (CTS Press, 2019). He wrote the “Technology Today” column for FLORIDA TODAY from 2010 to 2018.

He is a popular public speaker, having delivered numerous keynote presentations and “Tech Talks” for a general audience. Recent examples include the role of big data in the space program, a four-part series on machine learning, and a four-part series on fake news.

He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Victoria (1995).

Contact him at stilley@cts.today.

Pearl Harbor Day 2020: Photos from the Attack on the 79th Anniversary

Monday, December 7, 2020

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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941 marked a crucial moment in American history. The day is still remembered as one of the largest tragedies in the United States' history. Monday commemorates 79 years since the attack.

December 7 has served as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day every year since 1994. Events to commemorate those who were lost are held each year at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawaii.

On November 27th a warning was sent to Admiral Husband E. Kimmel that war may be on the horizon. He'd also received warnings on October 16 and November 24. Lieutenant General Walter C. Short gave orders to operate mobile radar, move fighter planes to Wheeler Field, and had an "alert against sabotage," according to Britannica.

The first Japanese plane was first spotted just five minutes before 8 a.m. Almost two hundred Japanese planes attacked the base within about 15 minutes. Planes and ships were prime targets. The USS West Virginia and USS Oklahoma were both capsized during the attack, with the Oklahoma flipping entirely. The USS California and USS Utah were both sank, albeit California in shallower waters. The USS Arizona was also destroyed with a large explosion. In the second wave, which began at about 8:50 a.m. saw the USS Pennsylvania set on fire and the destroyer USS Shaw destroyed. The USS Nevada was also attacked. Confusion among the troops during the attack are shown in logs preserved by the National Archives.

The Japanese ended the attack after 9 a.m. Their losses were far less than the U.S.'s. Less than 100 of their soldiers perished in the attack. Only up to 60 Japanese planes and around five submarines were destroyed in the attack, according to Britannica.

A remembrance in the National Archives explained that the USS Conyngham and USS Maryland were crucial in recovery and rescue efforts, saving about 30 people from the water and 25 people from Oklahoma.

On December 8, then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it a day "which will live in infamy." Congress declared war on Japan. On December 11, Japanese allies Germany and Italy also declared war on the U.S.

The U.S.'s war with Japan concluded four years later in August 1945 with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

According to the National Park Service, 188 aircrafts were destroyed, along with the ships that sank. Most importantly, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day honors the 2,403 people who were killed in the attack as well as the 1,178 who were injured.

The theme of this year's Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is "Above and Beyond the Call" and is set to focus on Battlefield O'ahu. "The experiences of the soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and sailors defending O'ahu, as well as the civilians caught in the crossfire, would exemplify courage under fire and perseverance. Their spirit at the beginning of the long crucible of war would frame the template for the securing of victory and peace," the National Park Service said on its website.

Photo: A Nakajima B5N2 torpedo plane takes off from the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku, during the Pearl Harbor attack, December 7, 1941. Silver print, 1941.VCG WILSON/CORBIS/GETTY

Please click on this link to see more photos on Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/pearl-harbor-day-2020-photos-attack-1552539

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