I was born on 6 August 1956 in San Francisco, California to Janet and (the late) Richard Hovis.
I grew up in Santa Monica, California where I attended elementary, junior high school, and high school (graduating in 1974), in addition to involvement in sports and recreation (Little League +, the Boy’s Club ++). Further, it was in elementary school – St. Augustine’s By-the -Sea Parish School that I found, and made the choice to truly journey with God.
I attended Arizona State University from 1974 to 1977 – seeking to become an architect, however, I was not accepted, and, as such, I graduated with a Liberal Arts degree.
Upon graduation from Arizona State University, I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and studied City and Regional Planning at the Master’s level. I successfully completed one (1) year in a two (2) year program – I did not complete the Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning – due to personal reasons.
I returned to Santa Monica where I started (October 1979) my career as graphic designer with Exxon Company, USA. I spent five years with Exxon Company, USA.
While working with Exxon Company, USA I was accepted into architectural school – Sci-Arc in Southern California, however, I did not attend preferring to stay with Exxon..
In 1982 I married Laura Flosi and in April 1983 we had our one and only child – Lauren Alain Hovis – a gift from God.
We moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1984 from Los Angeles, where I went to work as a graphic designer with Kitchell CEM (from 1985 -1987).
From 1987 – 1995 I was an independent contractor, and a registered representative in mortgage finance, financial management, graphic design, and drafting.
Further, I attended the University of Phoenix and successfully obtained a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in 1982.
I was also a member of the Scottsdale Jaycees, where I became very involved in community events and projects.
In 1994, I accepted a cartography position with the Defense Mapping Agency in Reston, Virginia. As such, I relocated from Phoenix to Reston.
In 1998, I was accepted and worked as a Visual Information Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2002, I worked as a Support Officer until my retirement (due to a need for shoulder surgery) in September 2018.
Away from my Federal Government service, I have been involved in various organizations and activities in Northern Virginia.
In November of 2011, I married Rebecca Ouellette in Santa Monica, California. I reside in San Tan Valley, AZ with my two hamster - Jess and Timothy, our fish, our lizard - RJ Lizard., and our cats - Pearl and Grey.
As to hobbies, I enjoy playing sports, attending sporting events, mentoring individuals from financial management to hamsters, building models, photography, travel, multimedia design, managing partner for RJ Hamster, and jazz – smooth jazz to a samba or a bossa nova.
Love and God Bless,
Peter – aka RJ Hamster Jo hi
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Ukraine’s hard-won expertise in downing over 57,000 Iranian-designed Shahed drones has transformed the battlefield—and now America and its allies are turning to Kyiv for lessons as the same cheap, swarming threats menace our forces and interests worldwide.
Story Snapshot
Ukraine has intercepted over 57,000 Russian-launched Shahed drones since fall 2022, achieving 85-90% success rates against relentless waves
Russia now fires up to 1,100 Shaheds weekly from facilities producing 3,250+ monthly, overwhelming defenses with Iran-supplied technology
US and NATO allies face identical Iranian drone threats from Houthi proxies in the Middle East, prompting requests for Ukraine’s battle-tested countermeasures
The irony is striking: a nation we’ve supported is now the world’s foremost authority on defeating the drone swarms that evaded Western military planners
From Middle East Obscurity to European Battleground
Iran’s Shahed-136 drones began as covert weapons deployed by proxies against Saudi Arabia in Yemen, designed as low-cost loitering munitions targeting infrastructure without sophisticated defenses. Russia finalized a deal with Tehran on October 6, 2022, and four days later unleashed dozens in coordinated strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid, causing widespread blackouts. This marked a shift from Russia’s failed air superiority campaign that squandered over 1,100 missiles in the invasion’s first three weeks, forcing Moscow to embrace cheaper alternatives. By 2024, Russia’s Alabuga facility ramped production dramatically, escalating weekly launches from 130 before September 2024 to 1,100 by early 2026, with sites like Primorsko-Akhtarsk firing 312 drones.
As of January 2026, Ukraine reported facing an average of 143 drone launches daily, a staggering pace that includes both strike drones and decoys designed to exhaust air defenses. Major escalations punctuate the timeline: 440 drones on June 17, 2025; over 800 on September 7, 2025, the largest single attack; and 519 during December 26-27, 2025, achieving an 8.33% hit rate. Strike effectiveness climbed from 2-3% in early 2025 to as high as 32% by December, with 58% of all launches classified as strike-capable munitions rather than decoys. Russia introduced new variants like the BM-35 Italmas, a Shahed-shaped hybrid penetrating deeper inland, while night waves from Crimea and Black Sea launch sites targeted Kyiv and critical energy infrastructure relentlessly.
Ukraine developed specialized mobile hunter teams, dubbed “Shahed Hunters,” operating between cities like Kyiv and Kramatorsk to intercept incoming swarms before they reach urban centers or power stations. These units achieved interception rates of 85-90% during peak periods, relying on Western-supplied systems like Patriot missiles and NASAMS augmented by agile, lower-cost countermeasures adapted to the threat’s scale. The cumulative toll—over 57,000 intercepts—represents unprecedented combat experience against saturation drone tactics, knowledge Western militaries lacked until Ukraine’s crucible. This expertise addresses a glaring gap: traditional air defenses designed for sophisticated aircraft struggle against cheap, expendable drones fired in overwhelming numbers to bankrupt interceptor stockpiles and penetrate gaps through sheer volume.
Why America Needs Ukraine’s Lessons Now
The same Iranian Shahed technology plaguing Ukraine now threatens US forces and allies in the Middle East, where Houthi proxies deploy identical drones against shipping and military assets in the Red Sea. America’s advanced defenses, optimized for high-value threats like missiles and jets, face cost-prohibitive tradeoffs when expending million-dollar interceptors against $20,000 drones—a calculus Russia exploited to drain Ukraine’s resources. Sources indicate US and NATO officials are studying Ukraine’s adaptive strategies, which blend expensive systems with improvised, scalable solutions for mass interception. The irony underscores a strategic failure: Western planners underestimated swarm threats while Ukraine, through brutal necessity, became the world’s laboratory for countering them. This shift positions Kyiv as an exporter of tactical knowledge, reversing the aid dynamic as allies seek its hard-won innovations to protect their own interests from the Iran-Russia axis proliferating these weapons globally.
The Broader Threat to American Interests
Russia’s partnership with Iran exemplifies the authoritarian alliance undermining US security, with Moscow’s Alabuga facility churning out over 3,250 Shaheds monthly to sustain a war of attrition while Tehran arms proxies from Yemen to Lebanon. Ukraine’s blackouts and estimated $10 billion in energy infrastructure damage illustrate the economic toll these swarms inflict, a model adversaries could replicate against American power grids or strategic assets. The proliferation extends beyond Ukraine: Houthi attacks disrupt global supply chains through the Red Sea, forcing NATO to divert resources from deterring larger threats like China. Ukraine’s success rate demonstrates that defeating saturation tactics is achievable but requires rethinking defense priorities toward affordable, mass-producible countermeasures rather than relying solely on high-tech systems designed for Cold War-era scenarios. America’s dependence on Ukrainian expertise reveals how globalist complacency left us unprepared for asymmetric threats championed by regimes hostile to Western values and economic stability.
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