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The new Early Warning Network is your hub for domestic intelligence and global security updates. We’re the bridge between national threats and local preparedness.

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FEATURES

Forward Observer App Features

Subscribers get access to the new Early Warning web-based platform immediately
Access to the mobile app coming soon (in the approval process with Android and Apple Stores)
Check the Early Warning Intel Feed to see the latest reporting
Upcoming protest schedule and civil unrest tracker
Fast and easy access to the latest situation maps and intel briefings
In-app live streams, podcasts, and archived presentations
Customizable push notifications so you never miss an alert

PLAN BREAKDOWN

Early Warning

Early Warning Brief: Find out before it happens with the daily Early Warning brief, published Monday through Friday
Early Warning Livestream and Podcast: Hear the Early Warning report directly from our analysts as they talk through the intelligence and answer member questions. You can catch it live at 0800 Central, watch the archived show, or listen to the podcast.
Early Warning Intel Feed: Intra-day updates for the stuff that just can’t wait til tomorrow (in-app and via the web)
Early Warning Situation Map: See scheduled protests and demonstrations in one easy snapshot
Coverage:
- Inside the Beltway
  - Insider Updates on What’s Being Said and Done in D.C.
- Domestic Risk
  - Agriculture + the Food Supply
  - Oil + Energy
  - Critical Infrastructure
  - Commerce + Supply Chain
  - Upcoming Protests + Civil Unrest
- Geostrategic Risk
  - NATO-Russia
  - U.S.-China
  - Global SITREP

Intelligence Prepared

In addition to our Early Warning reporting, you’ll get access to three new weekly video shows:
Tac Intel Tuesdays: Watch Mike’s weekly show to learn about Area Studies, threat assessments, intelligence gathering, building intel networks, and the knowledge and concepts you need to build a local intelligence program.
All Hazards with Charley Hogwood: Join preparedness and survival expert Charley Hogwood in a weekly series on an all-hazards approach to preparedness. Charley covers how to prepare for everything from everyday risks to major events and scenarios uncovered in Early Warning.
Economic Early Warning: Stay ahead of economic, financial, and monetary disruption with the latest advisories from investment banks and hedge funds — plus what they’re privately telling clients.
Out Front with Mike Shelby: Mike reprises his popular podcast with a new video commentary and interview series that focuses on intelligence, security, maintaining a first world zone during a third world descent, and winning low intensity conflict (or at least not losing).

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“Early Warning brief has been an amazing resource to stay aware of important events… One of my favorite interactions is when someone tells me “nobody could have seen this coming,” and I get to inform them that Forward Observer predicted that event weeks, months, or even years ahead.“

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The Proof is in the Pudding…

Early Warning was early on COVID.

In December 2019, Forward Observer Founder and CEO Mike Shelby warned Early Warning subscribers of a new highly contagious virus that had popped up in China.

By mid-January 2020, he was citing Chinese airline data that showed Chinese authorities were knowingly putting COVID-positive patients on flights to the United States.

On January 22nd 2020, he told subscribers that he was selling off his portfolio due to what he believed was an impending market crash. The S&P 500 experienced days of nearly 8% losses, 10% losses, and 13% losses just over a month later. (Mike is not a financial professional, does not provide financial advice, and Early Warning is not a financial newsletter.)

Of course, the rest is well-documented history.

Early Warning provided daily intelligence reporting throughout “Floyd’s Rebellion”.

Also deemed the “Summer of Love,” Mike and the Early Warning team published hundreds of daily intel briefs on protests, riots, extremist groups, and political violence during the summer of 2020 and into 2021.

Map of chapters of one armed left wing extremist group

An executive summary slide detailing U.S.-based armed left wing extremists returning from combat in Syria

A weekly snapshot detailing plans for left wing political violence over the weekend.

For well over a year, we warned of thousands of scheduled riots and protests across the country, hundreds of left wing direct action demonstrations and cases of political violence, and close to a hundred chapters of various armed left wing extremist groups involved in the riots.

Early Warning was early on inflation.

In October 2020, Mike began warning subscribers that short-term deflation would eventually subside and pointed out the rising risk of inflation.

He then developed a list of traders, investors and hedge fund managers with a track record of accurate market calls — a list he deemed “Smart Money” — and regularly included their perspective and outlooks in Early Warning — which was far more accurate than mainstream and financial media outlets.

Early Warning was early on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On November 24th 2021, the Early Warning team warned the Russians would invade Ukraine and spelled out why we believed this would happen.

On the same day, we even published a video on YouTube entitled, “War in 90 Days”. (It only received 17k views, unfortunately.)

The Russian invasion started exactly 90 days later, on February 24th 2022.

Surprise is the enemy.

This country is going to face another national emergency.

It could be another summer of riots, a contested or failed presidential election, a financial crisis, another catastrophic world war, or some other highly disruptive event.

At some point, the unthinkable is going to happen again.

When that emergency hits, consider these two scenarios.

In the first scenario, you lack critical information about what’s really happening.

You have more questions than answers, and you have no clue what’s coming next.

Or worse, you’re being fed bad information that separates your perception from reality.

And you suffer directly as a result.

Your awareness suffers, your preparedness suffers, and maybe your personal and family safety suffers.

It’s a down right dangerous situation.

Now consider a second scenario: you’re getting daily Early Warning intelligence briefs throughout the emergency.

You have perspective and insight into what happens next.

You can plan your day around what’s happening and minimize your risk.

And you can prepare for anticipated conditions in the hours and days ahead.

That’s an ideal situation for anyone going into the next emergency.

The Early Warning team is working to uncover the next big risk event.