Jason Pack

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Tennessee Highway Patrol Urges Safe Driving This Memorial Day Weekend

2 weeks ago | chattanoogapulse.com | Jason Pack

As thousands of Tennesseans hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, the Tennessee Highway Patrol is stepping up efforts to keep drivers safe and prevent crashes. Troopers across the state will conduct high-visibility patrols, sobriety checkpoints, and seat belt enforcement beginning Friday and continuing through Monday night. The goal is simple: reduce traffic deaths and injuries during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
Ep. 117 Ukraine's Resilience in the Face of War

3 weeks ago | rusi.org | Jason Pack

Join Mark McNamee and Jason Pack as they analyse Ukraine's economic resilience, innovative defence tech, and the implications of US-Ukraine partnerships in recovery. In Trump's first 100 days he has disordered almost everything: from freedom of speech on campus to global trade to affairs of war and peace. And yet, despite his threats to abandon Ukraine, and actual denials of provision of certain forms of intelligence and anti-aircraft equipment, the frontlines have largely held.
Ep.116 Do Russia's Domestic Politics make it a Disorderer?

1 month ago | rusi.org | Jason Pack |Emily Ferris

Join RUSI's Emily Ferris and Jason Pack as they explore Russia's internal dynamics, infrastructure challenges, and the complexities of its role as a disordering power. As Russia seeks a maximalist deal to secure its gains in Ukraine via negotiations with the Trump Administration, Putin is still trying to spread even more Disorder globally. Are the Russians, in fact, the top table Disorderer globally? And if so, why? What internal domestic politics are driving that Disorder?
The surprising way the FBI is adapting to modern crime fighting

1 month ago | foxnews.com | Jason Pack

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI has always had a complicated relationship with public messaging. During my time as a supervisory special agent, deputy unit chief in the National Press Office, and later as special assistant to the assistant director of Public Affairs, I saw firsthand how communication could either build public trust — or erode it — depending on timing, tone and transparency.
Ep.114 Trump’s True Goals and Trench Warfare in the Courts

1 month ago | rusi.org | Jason Pack |Alex Hall

Jason Pack66 Minute ListenJoin Alex Hall Hall and Jason Pack as they tackle listener questions on Trump's political ambitions, Russia's influence, and the future of democracies in a chaotic landscape. Based on listener questions, Alex and Jason discuss: new forms of ‘spheres of influence’ imperialism; how Trumpian advisors, like the influencer Laura Loomer, recycle Russian talking points; could Canada, the UK, New Zealand and Australia work together to forge an alternative order?
Ep.111 Crypto Corruption: Trump 2.0 with Frank Vogl

2 months ago | rusi.org | Jason Pack

Discover insights from Jason Pack and Frank Vogl on corruption during the Trump Administration, the impact of cryptocurrency and the erosion of anti-corruption measures. Jason Pack is joined by Frank Vogl. Formerly a foreign correspondent for The Times, and then a senior official at the World Bank, Frank set up Transparency International in 1993, and then co-founded the Partnership for Transparency Fund in 1998.
Trooper's heroic actions define what it means to serve

2 months ago | johnsoncitypress.com | Jason Pack

When Hurricane Helene unleashed a torrent of rain across East Tennessee, Trooper Hannah Smathers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol was doing what troopers do every day — checking the roads, helping motorists and keeping people safe. But on that particular day, she didn’t expect to find herself stranded by floodwaters, swept off her feet by a fast-moving current, and still working 18 hours later, soaked to the bone and caked in mud.
Trooper's heroic actions define what it means to serve

2 months ago | timesnews.net | Jason Pack

When Hurricane Helene unleashed a torrent of rain across East Tennessee, Trooper Hannah Smathers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol was doing what troopers do every day — checking the roads, helping motorists and keeping people safe. But on that particular day, she didn’t expect to find herself stranded by floodwaters, swept off her feet by a fast-moving current, and still working 18 hours later, soaked to the bone and caked in mud.
Trooper's heroic actions define what it means to serve

2 months ago | erwinrecord.net | Jason Pack

When Hurricane Helene unleashed a torrent of rain across East Tennessee, Trooper Hannah Smathers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol was doing what troopers do every day — checking the roads, helping motorists and keeping people safe. But on that particular day, she didn’t expect to find herself stranded by floodwaters, swept off her feet by a fast-moving current, and still working 18 hours later, soaked to the bone and caked in mud.
Lifeline in the Storm: How TACN Became the Critical Link During Hurricane Helene

2 months ago | citizentribune.com | Jason Pack

MORRISTOWN − When disaster strikes, first responders answer the call. But what happens when the rescuers themselves are in danger? During Hurricane Helene, a swift water rescue team in Cocke County, Tennessee, found themselves stranded in floodwaters with no cell service and no way to call for help—except for one thing: the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN). As floodwaters surged through communities, Capt.