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Donna Kocak, president of the Marine Technology Society and a senior systems engineer for advanced programs at Harris, discusses MTS’ history, work, strategic priorities and its potential future role in maritime technology standardization with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on May 24, 2017. The interview was conducted after a panel discussion on US Coast Guard innovation hosted by MTS at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Arlington, Va.

Andrew Hunter, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group director and International Security Program senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses President Donald Trump’s FY18 budget request with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at CSIS’ Washington headquarters on May 25, 2017.

Les Campbell, the regional director for the Middle East at the National Democratic Institute, discusses the results of a recent poll of Iraqi citizens on ISIS and security — commissioned by NDI — as well as recommendations for US strategy in the country with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the US Capitol after a May. 25, 2017, Congressional Iraq Caucus meeting where Campbell and NDI Chairman Madeleine Albright briefed lawmakers.

Bert Macesker, executive director of the US Coast Guard Research & Development Center, discusses the laboratory’s mission, work (including nanosatellite development), research priorities and public-private partnerships with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on May 24, 2017. The interview was conducted after a Marine Technology Society event held at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City in Arlington, Va.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Illinois, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Iraq Caucus, discusses the results of a recent poll of Iraqi citizens on ISIS and security, Iraq and Afghanistan strategy and the Trump administration’s 2018 budget request with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the US Capitol after a May. 25, 2017, Iraq Caucus meeting that included a briefing by the National Democratic Institute, which recently polled Iraqis on their security views.

Vice Adm. Sandra Stosz, USCG, deputy commandant for mission support, discusses Coast Guard budget and innovation priorities, military, government and private-sector partnerships, the service’s strategic planning process and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted after a Marine Technology Society event at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City in Arlington, Va., on May 24, 2017.