2011 Frank B. Rowlett Trophy Winner – Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command

The Frank B. Rowlett Trophy for Organizational Achievement is awarded annually to the U.S. Government organization recognized as making the most significant contribution to the improvement of national information systems security, operational information assurance readiness, or the defensive information operations posture of the United States.

Captain Alan Kukulies is the Commanding Officer of NCDOC.

What our schools must do

There are three things a school must do:

  • First, it must transmit to the pupil a substantial body of knowledge; 
  • Second, it must develop in him the necessary intellectual skill to apply this knowledge to the problems he will encounter in adult life; and 
  • Third, it must inculcate in him the habit of judging issues on the basis of verified fact and logical reasoning.

Admiral Chiam G. Rikower

Admiral Jonathan Greenert on cyber threats and opportunities

The Navy is on a good course and speed regarding transformation initiatives and we have a good navigation plan for the future. If confirmed, my goals will remain largely consistent with our current efforts. For example, Navy has taken the lead within DoD in reshaping itself to meet current and future cyber threats and opportunities, but we have more work to do to capitalize on our progress to date and realize the full potential of our growing cyber force. We must continue to mature Navy’s recently-formed Information Dominance Corps.

Help for the boss

“I want to talk to senior staff at round table and tell people to stop giving me information the day of a meeting, it does not do me any good. If it is long, I should be given it the Friday before, if not, it needs to be given to me the day prior, so I have time to read it. To give me a notebook or a long paper right before a meeting is not a service — it is a waste of the peoples’ time who put the information together; it makes me feel bad; and I’d rather not get it.”

Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense

You’re not helping the boss by giving him lots of information he won’t have time to process.

My Guy on The Mat

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“Wrestling is a terrific sport. It requires discipline and application. Success results from a great deal of individual hard work, which is a good lesson, regardless of the field of activity. I can’t think of anything I would change from my high school and college years. Back in those days, the development of the sport of wrestling was far from what it is today. Today wrestling programs are much more rigorous and the coaching greatly advanced. As a result, competition today is considerably greater, which makes all competitors better.”

“I suppose the toughest wrestler I wrestled was Tom Evans of Oklahoma in 1956. He was, as I recall, second in the Olympics in 1952.”

“Wrestling has made a big difference in my life. You don’t do something for that many years – four years in high school, four years in college, three-plus years in the Navy, and a year or two after I left the Navy in the AAU and YMCA tournaments – and not have it have a big impact on your life.”

Donald Rumsfeld
All American