- We believe that America is strongest when we fully fund and equip our military to achieve peace through strength.
- We believe that America is safer and the world will be more peaceful when our allies respect us and our adversaries fear us. We must demonstrate bold and principled leadership around the world and stand up for our allies and against our enemies.
- We see the threats around the world as they are, not as we wished they would be. We believe we must fight radical Islamic terror groups from ISIS to Al-Qaeda to the Islamic Republic of Iran. We must push back against Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping through words AND deeds. We must expose and degrade the socialist regimes that have turned Cuba and Venezuela into slums.
- We believe America must re-establish energy and supply chain independence. We must not rely on authoritarian nations like China and Russia for the goods to fill our stores and the energy to power our cars, homes, and factories. We should build, invent, invest, and drill in America.
What’s Going Wrong
Under President Biden’s failed leadership, the United States is weaker in the world, our citizens are less safe, and our country is no longer feared or respected. Biden and Kamala Harris are embarrassing on the world stage, his administration is sharing intelligence with our adversaries, and our military was humiliated by Biden’s disastrous surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban.
It’s Only Getting Worse
President Biden ruptured our sources of strength in the world, making the United States less safe and putting Americans at risk. The world’s cruelest dictators prey on Biden’s weakness;
- Russia invaded Ukraine
- Hamas started a war against Israel
- Iran fired missiles at American consulates
- Kim Jong Un continues to test Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Biden’s inability to lead is destabilizing the whole world. Biden is unfit to lead our men and women in uniform, and he diminishes our country’s standing in the eyes of the world.
What We Need To Do
The United States is stronger, safer, and more respected in the world when we use our leadership boldly, our power wisely, and we first pursue our interests while we protect freedom around the world. Americans want a Commander-in-Chief who appreciates America’s strength and isn’t afraid to use it to make us secure at home and a beacon of hope and moral clarity around the world. Our president should make us proud, while Biden has only made America surrender.
Our Leadership
Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus is the founder of POLARIS National Security. Morgan is also an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy reserves.
From 2019-2021, she served at the Department of State as the Spokesperson for the United States of America. At the State Department, she worked closely with the White House on the historic Abraham Accords and led U.S. government efforts to push back against sophisticated Chinese, Russian, and Iranian malign influence campaigns.
She previously worked at the Department of the Treasury as an intelligence analyst, and from 2010-2011 was the deputy U.S. Treasury Attaché to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In 2007, Morgan spent several months in Baghdad, Iraq at the USAID Mission, and was a national security contributor to Fox News.
Morgan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science, cum laude, from Florida Southern College, and she also earned a dual Master of Arts in Government (with an honors thesis)/Master of Business Administration from the John Hopkins University in 2013. Morgan and her husband, Jonathan, live with their daughter, Adina, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Our Team
Gabriel Noronha
Gabriel Noronha is the Executive Director of POLARIS National Security. Over the past two years, Gabriel has become a leading advisor to Congress on national security policy and he has testified to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on sanctions policy. His research on Iran, Russia, and China has been cited in dozens of letters, statements, testimonies, and pieces of legislation by the Senate and House of Representatives. He exposed a major $10 billion nuclear deal between Russia and Iran and worked with Congress to sanction the program.
From 2019 to 2021, Gabriel served as Special Advisor for the Iran Action Group at the U.S. Department of State, where he coordinated policy that deprived the regime of around $200 billion that otherwise could have gone to support terrorism, and he directed the Department’s communications and congressional affairs for Iran.
From 2017-2019, he worked as the Special Assistant for the Senate Armed Services Committee under Chairmen John McCain and Jim Inhofe, helping write, negotiate, and pass the annual national security legislation, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Gabriel worked for U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte from 2015-2016. He is also a fellow in JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy. He previously served as Executive Director of the Forum for American Leadership and works on a range of national security and political projects. Gabriel speaks and conducts research in Russian, Mandarin, and Spanish.
Hung Cao
Hung Cao is a senior advisor to Polaris National Security. He is the Vice President for Navy and Marine Corps programs at CACI International.
Hung arrived in the United States in 1975 as a refugee from Vietnam. He entered the Navy in 1989 as a Seaman recruit and later graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. Hung also holds a Master of Science in Applied Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School and he is a Fellow with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI for U.S. national security and foreign policy and Harvard Senior Executive Leadership.
Hung serves the community where he lives. He is an Assistant Scout Master, mentoring more than twenty boys to the rank of Eagle Scout. He established and trained the Monterey County Sheriff’s bomb squad on his off-duty time while at Naval Postgraduate School. He created a nonprofit organization, Audible Eggs using technology for IEDs to help visually impaired children. He is currently on the board of advisors for a ETS Sponsorship Program, a veteran service organization. Hung was the 2022 Republican nominee for Virginia’s Tenth Congressional District. He is married to his wife of 24 years and they have five children.
Jennifer-Ruth Green
Jennifer-Ruth Green is a senior advisor to Polaris National Security.
She is a U.S. Air Force member, and is currently serving in the Indiana Air National Guard. She deployed to Baghdad in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM where she served as a mission commander for counterintelligence activities. After her deployment, Jennifer-Ruth assumed the role of Deputy Chief for a nuclear command post.
She recently served as the Chief Information Officer/Commander of the 122d Communications Flight. She is the first African-American, or Asian, woman selected to serve in this position in the history of the Fighter Wing.
Locally, Jennifer-Ruth serves her community in Northwest Indiana as an educator, and is the founder of MissionAero Pipeline.
While attending the USAF Academy, Jennifer-Ruth earned her pilot’s license. Now as a civilian, Jennifer-Ruth is a Certified Flight Instructor, commercial pilot, and one of fewer than 150 African-American professional female pilots in the US.
Britney Dickerson
Britney Dickerson is the Director of Communications for POLARIS National Security.
She previously worked at the U.S. House of Representatives as Press Secretary for former-Congressman Steven Palazzo in 2021 and Communications Director for Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger in 2022, directing outreach strategy and managing media bookings with national and local press affiliates.
Britney graduated from California State University San Marcos, earning her degree in Communication. While in college, volunteered at Dorsee Productions, a public relations firm in Southern California, helping organize fundraisers and campaign platforms for local conservative candidates.
James Coffey
James is currently the Director of Outreach for POLARIS National Security and Political Director for POLARIS National Security PAC.
Prior to joining, James spent several years as a producer at Fox News where he was responsible for booking and briefing high profile politicians, newsmakers, and celebrities for the channel. James worked closely with the Fox News digital reporters during the pandemic to investigate actions taken by elected officials. James was part of the team that launched the highest rated late-night talk show, Gutfeld!
Before joining Fox, he worked on two statewide campaigns in NJ for GOP candidates in a Gubernatorial and Senate race.
James currently serves as a Board of Education Member on the Berkeley Township School Board.
James graduated from Montclair State University in 2019 where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. James also earned his Master’s in Business Journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. James currently lives in New Jersey where you can find him attempting to walk his corgi, Willow.
Caitlynn Rasmussen
Caitlynn Rasmussen serves as the Executive Assistant for Polaris National Security.
Caitlynn grew up in a small town in Northern Alberta, Canada. After graduating high school, she decided to move to Northern California to pursue a secondary education program. Caitlynn fell in love with the country and decided to make her permanent residence in the southern region of the United States.
Caitlynn has worked in industries ranging from food service all the way into childcare. Upon moving to Nashville, Tennessee, where she currently resides, she worked as a nanny for 2 years. Her most recent transition was to her role as Executive Assistant for Polaris National Security.