Library
Current thinking, active projects, and where Sand Mountain Global is headed next.
Current Works, Projects, Initiatives & Thoughts
Effective Educational and Training Integration
We need to do a better job building and sustaining our educational and training networks so they function as a cohesive system rather than isolated efforts.
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Contested Mobilization – Fight in the Cognitive Domain, Part I
Having spent a fair amount of time working in and around contested mobilization scenarios, this piece examines the cognitive dimension of readiness.
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Where Innovation Came to Die
A look at why so many promising defense innovation efforts stall before they ever reach the field, and what it would take to change that trajectory.
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Don’t Out-Army the Army
On the value of the National Guard staying true to its unique civil-military role rather than trying to mirror the Active Component.
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Cognitive Conflict
Exploring how cognitive conflict shapes decision-making and readiness in contested environments, and why it deserves more attention in training design.
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Future Operations
Sand Mountain Global is expanding beyond our current portfolio into small-scale manufacturing and defense innovation. Our focus areas include disruptive national security technology integration, assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), quantum sensing training and modeling & simulation, analog-informed command and control (C2), and power and UAS/Counter-UAS solutions.
Reference Warehouse
A curated set of references and background documents relevant to our work.
Congressional Engagement 101
Principles of Training Readiness (ARNG-G3 Pamphlet)
RAND: Reserve Component Duty Status Reform
SMG Capability Statement