{"id":143345,"date":"2024-04-04T18:59:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=143345"},"modified":"2024-04-05T01:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:52:38","slug":"brown-calls-for-togetherness-collaboration-between-dod-and-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=143345","title":{"rendered":"Brown Calls for Togetherness, Collaboration Between DOD and Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., called for increased togetherness and collaboration between the Defense Department and the defense industrial base during an award acceptance speech Wednesday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--popup--><\/p>\n<p>Brown made his remarks after accepting the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award from the National Defense Industrial Association on behalf of DOD\u2019s 2.1 million service members at a dinner held near the Pentagon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When it comes to the DOD and our defense industry partners, the only way to ensure our national security is to work together,&#8221; said Brown, who added that he sees collaboration as the &#8220;pathway to success.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I like to say, success takes help; failure you can do alone,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In discussing the keys to achieve collaboration among defense stakeholders, Brown stressed it\u2019s important to &#8220;communicate our priorities and align our equities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--popup--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we need to be willing to put all the cards on the table \u2014 the good, the bad, the ugly \u2014 so we can work together on solutions,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;We need to discuss not what\u2019s best for one service [or] what\u2019s best for one company, but what\u2019s best for the joint force, what is best for multiple companies, [and], most importantly, what\u2019s best for our national security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brown emphasized that, despite industry and the military having slightly different needs\u2014 with the former being focused on building quality products and turning a profit and the latter focused on modernizing and remaining the most respected combat-capable force in the world \u2014 both entities need to be focused on contributing to national security together. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brown also spoke of the travel he\u2019s been doing across the U.S. since becoming chairman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--popup--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Across our country, there are many patriotic Americans, in uniform and in industry, working every day to help keep our nation safe,&#8221; he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I believe, more than ever, we all have a role to play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NDIA and its predecessor organizations have given annual awards since 1979. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Award is the organization\u2019s most prestigious award. It is &#8220;bestowed annually on an individual who best reflects President Eisenhower\u2019s beliefs and support for a strong national security and industrial base,&#8221; according to NDIA\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., called for increased togetherness and collaboration between the Defense Department and the defense industrial base during an award acceptance speech Wednesday evening.\u00a0 Brown made his remarks after accepting the Dwight D. 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