Jim Hooper

The 2026 Cateran Yomp, with Team "Old Glory"

On the 6 - 7 June 2026, I am taking on the Cateran Yomp. This is a 54-mile hike in 24 hours across rural Perthshire.  Our team's name is "Old Glory," but includes both Americans and British teammates.

The hike will raise vital funds for the Army Benevolent Fund, providing a lifetime of support to soldiers, veterans and their immediate families.

I'm thankful to all the individual sponsors as well as our team's corporate sponsors: DataPath, Simbacom, Rally Tactical Systems (RTS), and IDirect Government.

Corporate Sponsors:

DataPath – DataPath has more than 25 years of experience in integrated communications and information technology, establishing the company as a market leader in trusted communications systems, services, and end-to-end solutions for mission-critical operations. Today, DataPath’s installed base exceeds 4,500 satellite terminals deployed worldwide across the  military, government and broadcast sectors. In addition, more than one million end-point devices located on all seven continents including Antarctica are managed by DataPath’s MaxView network monitor and control software.

SimbaCom - Founded in 2005, SimbaCom provides "off-the-chart" performance and state-of-the-art solutions cost-effectively. The company has built an impressive reputation over the decades for deploying highly skilled and cleared Field Service Representatives (FSRs) anywhere in the world just as soon as they are needed. SimbaCom’s FSRs are backed by a dedicated and experienced team of Subject Matter Experts, engineers, scientists, technicians, and program managers. They enable their customers to consistently achieve their strategic objectives under budget and on time, every time.

Rally Tactical Systems, Inc. – RTS is a Seattle-based software technology company that develops advanced communications solutions for tactical environments, particularly for military, defense, and government customers. Its core focus is on creating software components and libraries that support reliable, secure, and interoperable data and voice communications across diverse networks and transport mediums.

iDirect Government.  iDirect Government delivers secure satellite-based voice, video and data applications with anytime and anywhere connectivity in the air, at sea and on land. iDirect Government’s advanced satellite IP solutions are used for critical ISR, airborne, maritime and COTM communications to support force protection, logistics, situational awareness, disaster recovery and emergency response.

Building on more than 19 years of global satellite communications experience, iDirect Government provides the most bandwidth-efficient, scalable and highly secure platform to meet specialized applications of multiple federal, state and local government agencies, including the Department of Defense, both domestically and abroad. iDirect Government’s specialized technology includes transmission security (TRANSEC), Communication Signal Interference Removal™ (CSIR™) anti-jam technology and Open Antenna Modem Interface Protocol (OpenAMIP).