Vanguard Magazine

6 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022 www.vanguardcanada.com EDITOR'S NOTE It's hard to believe the summer has al- ready passed us by, but here we are with the August/September issue of Vanguard magazine. It feels as though everyone is making up for lost pandemic time because the world is swirling like a hurricane. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is now in its sixth month, and with no end in sight, other world governments and militaries are try- ing to plan for an uncertain future. As if this wasn't enough disruption, the world is now reeling from the death of Queen Elizabeth II as we go to print. On a positive note, in-person events are still on the post-COVID upswing, and you'll see several mentioned in this very issue, including the 3rd annual Deep Blue Forum taking place on November 1 and 2, 2022 and the 9th annual C4ISR and Beyond Conference on January 25 and 26, 2023. Registration for these events is now open. Just find the adver- tisements elsewhere in this issue and scan the QR codes. You can also save the date, February 27-28, 2023, for the 10th an- nual ShipTech Forum. As always, we have two amazing Game Changers to introduce you to. The first is Glenn Copeland, General Manager, Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) Lockheed Martin Canada. Mr. Copeland offers up some sage advice that he has accumulated along his career path at Lockheed Martin as well as an inside look at the innovation that drives the storied global security and aerospace giant. Dovetailing out of our interview with Mr. Copeland, you will not want to miss our Lockheed Martin article, "How AI and Resilient Sustainment will help the CAF Train and Maintain Mission Readiness." One way the Canadian Armed Forces are preparing for the future is by ensuring a well-trained military force is sustained. Our other Game Changer this month is David Hill, Director of Commercial Operations, Hexagon Manufacturing In- telligence. Mr. Hill walks us through his role at Hexagon, what lead him there, and explains how data is being utilized for predictive quality, predictive maintenance, and autonomous manufacturing. In our article, "Fingerprinting: 131 Years Old and Just Getting Warmed Up", Paul Guindon, CEO of Commissionaires walks us through a brief history of finger- printing from its earliest use in China's Qin Dynasty through its adoption by the RCMP and FBI in the early 1900s. While iris and facial recognition technologies look cool in the movies, fingerprinting is still the biometric measure of choice for access control and other needs because it is affordable, predictable, non-intrusive, safe, and easy to catalog. "People First: Rethinking Personnel Policy", by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, takes a detailed look at personnel man- agement in Canada's military in light of recruitment and retention issues that have only be compounded by COVID-19, as well as an ongoing and needed culture shift. The Last Word goes to Mike Mueller with his article, "In 2022 and Beyond, There's a Need for a Comprehensive Aerospace Strategy", where he under- scores the importance and uniqueness of the aerospace industry in our home and native land and how it is intrinsically tied to a strong economy and strong commu- nities clear across the nation. And on that note, I say stay vigilant and keep your eyes on the horizon, Terri Pavelic, Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | TERRI PAVELIC terri@promotivemedia.ca PUBLISHER AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR | J. 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