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Force Multipliers

Jenna Paukstis, Northrop Grumman

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, August 26th, 2021

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Jenna Paukstis, Northrop Grumman

Jenna Paukstis is the vice president of communications solutions for Northrop Grumman's Networked Information Solutions division (Northrop Grumman Photo)

In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource leaders, to the engineers and logistics officers, to defense entrepreneurs. Jenna Paukstis is the vice president of communications solutions for Northrop Grumman's new Networked Information Solutions division where she helps provide the military services with capabilities that will link sensors and shooters through Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).…

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