Don’t miss a special presentation by Retired USAF Colonel Craig Hook, KE4VPK and SPARC member. Craig will tell us about military use of communications equipment used in the field and share some of his slides from his deployment in Afghanistan right after 9/11.
The US Military has developed robust satellite communications used in conjunction with more traditional HF radio communications. We will hear about communications equipment in the military, how it is deployed, used, important features, and some of Craig’s experiences, along with comment on how well it all really works and perhaps an anecdotal story or two.
Craig has degrees in electrical engineering, physics and international law. He served in the military for 25 years, primarily assigned to embassies in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He is fluent in five languages including Russian and Persian and served with the White House Communications Corp as an official White House translator for Presidents Carter, Reagan, H.W. Bush, and Clinton. Craig has diplomatic translator ratings in nine languages.
Craig retired as US Air Force Colonel in 1999. He was recalled to active duty in Sept 2001 with CENTCOM in Tora Bora, as Station Chief electronic intelligence.
Please add this meeting date to your calendar and don’t miss the special presentation about communications equipment and the military.
