Todd Frier, a public information officer with the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, discusses the significance of the International Homeland Defense & Security Summit held in Biloxi, as well as homeland security challenges facing his state in a March 13, 2018, interview. Frier’s office was an event partner, and our coverage was sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority.

Jonathan Daniels, executive director and CEO of the Mississippi Port Authority at Gulfport, discusses the Port of Gulfport’s role in supporting the US Defense Department and foreign military sales, the port’s history, security concerns and more in a March 14, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report in Gulfport, Mississippi. Our coverage was sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority.

Maj. Gen. Janson “Durr” Boyles, USA, Mississippi’s Adjutant General, discusses the Mississippi National Guard’s missions and worldwide deployments, what the International Homeland Defense & Security Summit means to him, his spending priorities and how his force fits into President Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy during a March 13, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report conducted at the event in Biloxi, Mississippi. Our coverage was sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority.

Brian Cuccias, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding and executive vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries, discusses the four-year, $600 million upgrade to his shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., lessons learned from working on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) that can be used for the USS Tripoli (LHA-7), maritime security, the International Homeland Defense & Security Summit and more in a wide-ranging, March 14, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at Ingalls’ shipyard in Pascagoula. Our coverage was sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority.

Gov. Phil Bryant, Mississippi governor and founder of the International Homeland Defense & Security Summit, discusses what inspired the summit, the significance of holding it in Mississippi, state-specific homeland security challenges and the climate change threat during a March 13, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the summit in Biloxi, Mississippi. The summit was hosted by the Mississippi Development Authority in partnership with the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, the Heritage Foundation and the Mississippi National Guard.  Our coverage of the summit was sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority.

Adm. Paul Zukunft, USCG, US Coast Guard commandant, discusses the service’s newest request for proposals for recapitalizing its icebreaker fleet, Arctic security, spending priorities, the upcoming deployment of two national security cutters to the East and South China seas, and more during a March 13, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the International Homeland Defense & Security Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi. The summit was hosted by the Mississippi Development Authority in partnership with the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, the Heritage Foundation and the Mississippi National Guard.  Our coverage of the summit was sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority.