WRITER PROFILE

Consultant
Kris Hatashita is a consultant to the Department of National Defence and a subject matter expert of electromagnetic sciences. Kris was sent to Kandahar twice to test the electromagnetic integrity and security of communication systems of Canadian vehicles participating in the NATO International Security Assistance Force. During his second mission, he was sent to the FOB at Ma Sum Ghar where the incidents described in his article occurred.
Articles by this writer
November 2007 |
Magazine
Civilians seldom get an opportunity to experience an FOB (Forward Operating Base) quite the way Kris did. Setting out from HQ (Director, Land Command Systems Program Management) on a technical assistance visit, he now has a new perspective on the value of his work back home.