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Linton Wells II

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Linton Wells II (born 1946) is an American public servant who served a total of 51 years in government service. [1]

55 relations: Achievement Medal, Arleigh Burke, Artificial intelligence, Automation, Battle Effectiveness Award, Bill Clinton, Browning School, Brunswick School, Captain (naval), Chief information officer, Commendation Medal, Cyberspace, Defence minister, Defense Superior Service Medal, Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, Destroyer squadron, Donald Rumsfeld, Fay Gillis Wells, Fortune (magazine), George W. Bush, Humanitarian Action, International Forest of Friendship, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Johns Hopkins University, Legion of Merit, Linton Wells, Luanda, Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Oceanography, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Persian Gulf, Pine Crest School, Public–private partnership, Resilience (organizational), Robotics, Senior Executive Service (United States), Sigma Pi Sigma, Smart city, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Space, Surface warfare insignia, Tau Beta Pi, The Explorers Club, The Pentagon, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense, United States Naval Academy, United States Navy, USS Joseph Strauss, Vietnam Campaign Medal, ..., Vietnam Service Medal, White House, White paper, Wicked problem, Woodrow Wilson Awards. Expand index (5 more) »

Achievement Medal

The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Arleigh Burke

Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996) was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI, also machine intelligence, MI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence (NI) displayed by humans and other animals.

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Automation

Automation is the technology by which a process or procedure is performed without human assistance.

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Battle Effectiveness Award

The Battle Effectiveness Award (formerly the Battle Efficiency Award, commonly known as the Battle "E"), is awarded annually to the small number of United States Navy ships, submarines, aviation, and other units that win their battle effectiveness competition.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Browning School

The Browning School is an independent school for boys in New York City.

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Brunswick School

Brunswick School is an all-boys college-preparatory private day school located in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.

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Captain (naval)

Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships.

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Chief information officer

Chief information officer (CIO), chief digital information officer (CDIO) or information technology (IT) director, is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise responsible for the traditional information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals.

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Commendation Medal

The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military decoration which is presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service.

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Cyberspace

Cyberspace is interconnected technology.

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Defence minister

The title Defence Minister, Minister for Defence, Minister of National Defense, Secretary of Defence, Secretary of State for Defense or some similar variation, is assigned to the person in a cabinet position in charge of a Ministry of Defence, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states.

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Defense Superior Service Medal

The Defense Superior Service Medal (DSSM) is a senior American military decoration of the Department of Defense, awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who perform "superior meritorious service in a position of significant responsibility".

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Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service

The Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service is the highest award that is presented by the Secretary of Defense, to a private citizen, politician, non-career federal employee, or foreign national.

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Destroyer squadron

A destroyer squadron is a naval squadron or flotilla usually consisting of destroyers rather than other types of vessel.

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Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a retired American political figure and businessman.

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Fay Gillis Wells

Fay Gillis Wells (October 15, 1908 – December 2, 2002) was an American pioneer aviator, globe-trotting journalist and a broadcaster.

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Fortune (magazine)

Fortune is an American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City, United States.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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Humanitarian Action

Humanitarian Action (Russian: Гуманитарное действие) is a non-governmental charitable organization based in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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International Forest of Friendship

The International Forest of Friendship is an arboretum and memorial forest beside Lake Warnock in Atchison, Kansas.

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John F. Kennedy School of Government

The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a public policy and public administration school, of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is an American private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Legion of Merit

The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

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Linton Wells

Linton Wells (1893–1976) was an American foreign correspondent, world traveler and pioneer broadcaster.

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Luanda

Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city in Angola, and the country's most populous and important city, primary port and major industrial, cultural and urban centre.

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Meritorious Service Medal

A Meritorious Service Medal is an award presented to denote acts of meritorious service, and sometimes gallantry, that are worthy of recognition.

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National Defense Service Medal

The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. The medal was first intended to be a "blanket campaign medal" awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared during a time of war or conflict. It may also be issued to active military members for any other period that the Secretary of Defense designates. Currently, the National Defense Service Medal is the oldest service medal in use by the United States Armed Forces. The oldest continuously issued combat medal is the Medal of Honor.

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Oceanography

Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ὠκεανός meaning "ocean" and γράφω meaning "write"), also known as oceanology, is the study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean.

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Office of the Secretary of Defense

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is a headquarters-level staff of the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf (lit), (الخليج الفارسي) is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia.

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Pine Crest School

Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Boca Raton.

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Public–private partnership

A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P or P3) is a cooperative arrangement between two or more public and private sectors, typically of a long-term nature.

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Resilience (organizational)

Organizational resilience is defined as "the ability of a system to withstand changes in its environment and still function".

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Robotics

Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, computer science, and others.

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Senior Executive Service (United States)

The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a position classification in the civil service of the United States federal government, somewhat analogous to general officer or flag officer ranks in the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Sigma Pi Sigma

Sigma Pi Sigma (ΣΠΣ) is a US honor society specialised in physics, and member of the Association of College Honor Societies, founded in 1921.

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Smart city

A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information which is used to manage assets and resources efficiently.

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Southwest Asia Service Medal

The Southwest Asia Service Medal (SASM or SWASM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by order of President George H.W. Bush on March 12, 1991.

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Space

Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction.

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Surface warfare insignia

The surface warfare insignia is a military badge of the United States Navy which is issued to U.S. Navy personnel who are trained and qualified to perform duties aboard United States surface warships.

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Tau Beta Pi

The Tau Beta Pi Association (commonly Tau Beta Pi, ΤΒΠ, or TBP) is the oldest engineering honor society and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the United States.

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The Explorers Club

The Explorers Club is an American-based international multidisciplinary professional society with the goal of promoting scientific exploration and field study.

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The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. As a symbol of the U.S. military, The Pentagon is often used metonymically to refer to the U.S. Department of Defense.

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United States Assistant Secretary of Defense

Assistant Secretary of Defense is a title used for many high-level executive positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense within the U.S. Department of Defense.

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United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy (also known as USNA, Annapolis, or simply Navy) is a four-year coeducational federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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USS Joseph Strauss

USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16), named for Admiral Joseph Strauss USN (1861–1948), was a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.

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Vietnam Campaign Medal

The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal also known as the Vietnam Campaign Medal (Chiến Dịch Bội Tinh) is a military campaign medal which was created in 1949, and awarded to French military personnel during the First Indochina War.

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Vietnam Service Medal

The Vietnam Service Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces established on 8 July 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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White House

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States.

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White paper

A white paper is an authoritative report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter.

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Wicked problem

A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.

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Woodrow Wilson Awards

Woodrow Wilson Awards are given out in multiple countries each year by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution to individuals in both the public sphere and business who have shown an outstanding commitment to President of the United States Woodrow Wilson's dream of integrating politics, scholarship, and policy for the common good.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linton_Wells_II

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