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Space Force Tasks Ursa Space to Provide SOUTHCOM with Maritime Situational Awareness

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Monday, September 11, 2023
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ITHACA, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Space Systems, Inc. , a leader in satellite insights, has completed a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) task order in support of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) .

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  • ITHACA, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Space Systems, Inc. , a leader in satellite insights, has completed a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) task order in support of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) .
  • This task order, requested by SSC's Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (SRT) Cell, provided situational awareness to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a pervasive global maritime security threat.
  • The exercise marks the first combined effort between Ursa Space and the two entities.
  • We're grateful to Space Force for shepherding this opportunity, and to SOUTHCOM for trusting our integrated operational planning solution."

Iridium Supports Reactivated Monuments Officers

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today shared its supporting role in the U.S. Army Reserve's recently reactivated Monuments Officers in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Natural History's (VMNH) Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab (CHML). The Monuments Officers were initially founded during World War II to protect historic monuments and other cultural treasures. With a mission to protect and preserve cultural property and heritage sites, the CHML supported the deployment of an archaeological team of Monuments Officers, coordinated at the request of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Honduran government, to remote parts of Honduras. Iridium® satellite connectivity was critical to the success of this effort. Laying the groundwork for future missions in the region, Iridium technology supported the team of Monument Officer archaeologists as they investigated a series of remote Mayan sites and other cultural properties that may have been impacted by 2020 Hurricanes Iota and Eta.

Key Points: 
  • MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today shared its supporting role in the U.S. Army Reserve's recently reactivated Monuments Officers in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Natural History's ( VMNH ) Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab ( CHML ).
  • The Monuments Officers were initially founded during World War II to protect historic monuments and other cultural treasures.
  • "No matter how remote their work takes them, the Iridium network helps ensure the Monuments Officers stay safe and connected with reliable, real-time communications."
  • The Monuments Officers program is one of 18 skill identifiers of the Army Reserve's Civil Affairs Military Government Specialists (MG/38G).

Iridium Supports Reactivated Monuments Officers

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
CHML, Woman, Civil affairs, Research, Technology, Man, Eta, SOUTHCOM, Annerley Army Reserve Depot, Monument, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Safety, CEO, Iridium Communications, Solution, PTT, Nasdaq, United States Southern Command, Movement, Federal Monuments Office, History, ICOM, Hurricane Iota, Ecosystem, World War II, Program, Efficiency, Army Reserve, Workflow, Natural history, Organization, Partnership, Management, Communications satellite, Iridium, Archaeology, United States Army

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today shared its supporting role in the U.S. Army Reserve's recently reactivated Monuments Officers in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Natural History's (VMNH) Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab (CHML). The Monuments Officers were initially founded during World War II to protect historic monuments and other cultural treasures. With a mission to protect and preserve cultural property and heritage sites, the CHML supported the deployment of an archaeological team of Monuments Officers, coordinated at the request of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Honduran government, to remote parts of Honduras. Iridium® satellite connectivity was critical to the success of this effort. Laying the groundwork for future missions in the region, Iridium technology supported the team of Monument Officer archaeologists as they investigated a series of remote Mayan sites and other cultural properties that may have been impacted by 2020 Hurricanes Iota and Eta.

Key Points: 
  • MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today shared its supporting role in the U.S. Army Reserve's recently reactivated Monuments Officers in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Natural History's ( VMNH ) Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab ( CHML ).
  • The Monuments Officers were initially founded during World War II to protect historic monuments and other cultural treasures.
  • "No matter how remote their work takes them, the Iridium network helps ensure the Monuments Officers stay safe and connected with reliable, real-time communications."
  • The Monuments Officers program is one of 18 skill identifiers of the Army Reserve's Civil Affairs Military Government Specialists (MG/38G).