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SUMMARY:Fit Enough to Fight: Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling
DESCRIPTION:Lt. Gen. (Ret) Mark Hertling served thirty-seven years in the US Army and retired after serving as the commanding general of US Army Europe and the Seventh Army. In September 2013\, Hertling was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Council on Fitness\, Sports\, and Nutrition. At this MWI Speaker Series event\, he will speak about the impact of physical fitness on military readiness and American national security.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/fit-enough-fight-lt-gen-ret-mark-hertling/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5006
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SUMMARY:Sandhurst Conference: Training to Win Tomorrow's Wars
DESCRIPTION:How do we better train our soldiers for modern conflict? From realism in our computer simulations to ongoing resource constraints\, training our junior officers is critical to our future military success in an increasingly complex world. No longer is it enough to simply train cadets how to carry out raids or ambushes. From Somalia to South Korea\, the threat environment requires that our officers be versed in information operations\, hybrid warfare\, and technological advances like robotics and autonomous systems that are making the battlefield more complex and unpredictable. This year’s Sandhurst Conference\, to be held on Monday\, April 3\, 2017\, will address these challenges with a series of speakers\, panel discussions\, and breakout sessions. The purpose of the Sandhurst Conference is to provide an intellectual counterpart to the Sandhurst Competition\, a way to test our mental agility as well our military skills. Cadets\, officers\, and faculty will discuss and exchange ideas on tactics and training\, the role of non-lethal training techniques\, and improving technologies and simulations to replicate the modern battlefield. \nMonday\, 3 April\, 2017 \n0800-0835 \nMORNING RECEPTION\nThayer Hall\, Robinson Auditorium Rotunda \n0835-0840 \nINTRODUCTION\nCOL Jonathan Neumann\, Director of the Department of Military Instruction \n0840-0850 \nWELCOMING REMARKS\nBG Diana Holland\, Commandant of Cadets\, USCC \n0850-0935 \nOPENING KEYNOTE\nBG Jeffrey D. Broadwater\, Commanding General\, Fort Irwin & National Training Center\nTopic: The Future of Training and Army Readiness \n0935-0940 \nCONFERENCE OVERVIEW\nLTC Mike Jackson\, Deputy Director\, Modern War Institute \n0940-0950 \nBREAK \n0950-1045 \nSESSION 1 – OLD FOES DIE HARD: TRAINING FOR NEAR-PEER THREATS & HYBRID WAR\nThayer Hall\, Robinson Auditorium \nEvent Description: From Russia in Ukraine to China in the South China Sea\, the future of warfare will involve near-peer competitors engaging in hybrid-style warfare. This panel will walk through the challenges of how to train for conventional enemies engaging in unconventional tactics as well as how to better train our proxies in modern warfare. \nKey Questions\n1. At the tactical level\, how should cadets be training for hybrid warfare?\n2. How does the US Army train its proxies against near-peer competitors? \nFeatured Speaker\nDr. Phillip Karber\, President\, Potomac Foundation \nModerator\nLTC Mike Jackson\, Deputy Director\, Modern War Institute \n1045-1055 \nBREAK \n1055-1140 \nSESSION 2 – HOW TO TRAIN FOR ASYMMETRIC THREATS\nThayer Hall\, Robinson Auditorium \nEvent Description: Members of the Asymmetric Warfare Group will discuss the tactical challenges of preparing for and fighting transnational threats in complex terrain. \nKey Questions\n1. How should we prepare cadets for fighting non-state actors?\n2. How do we better create realistic simulations for complex terrain? \nFeatured Speaker\nCOL Michael Loos\, Commander\, Asymmetric Warfare Group \nModerator\nMAJ John Spencer\, Strategic Planner\, Modern War Institute \n1200-1250 \nLUNCH\nCadets: Cadet Mess Hall / Faculty and Officers: West Point Club \n1250-1345 \nBREAKOUT SESSIONS 1-5 – HOW TO TRAIN FOR ASYMMETRIC THREATS II \nEvent Description: Each breakout session will focus on a specific geographic combatant command and include Asymmetric Warfare Group representatives to discuss the practicability of this kind of training for asymmetric threats at the tactical level\, with an emphasis on regional threat environments\, customs\, cultures\, and other challenges. \nSpeakers\nEUCOM – CPT Chris Scott – TH344\nAFRICOM – Mr. Joe Dawson – TH342\nSOUTHCOM – Mr. Jack Alvarez – TH442\nPACOM – MAJ Jeremy Rockwell – TH144\nCENTCOM – SFC James Hays – Robinson Auditorium \n1345-1355 \nBREAK \n1355-1450 \nBREAKOUT SESSION 6 – IMPROVING OUR SIMULATIONS FOR MODERN THREATS\nThayer Hall\, Robinson Auditorium \nEvent Description:  Innovation\, the novel reuse of technologies and techniques for other-than-intended-for purposes\, will continue to be what separates those that succeed from those that excel. Models and simulations provide an imperfect representation of reality. Specific to military training\, simulations provide the conditions within which tasks are trained to standard—the task\, condition\, standard paradigm that’s been a hallmark of Army training for the last three decades. Training simulations necessarily lag behind contemporary commercial technologies. In part this is because training simulations are meant to represent fielded systems and contemporary operating conditions\, but also because oftentimes those technologies have to be combined with others to provide a new system. This discussion will address these and other challenges to realistically simulating the modern battlefield. \nKey Questions\n1. What are some innovative (economical\, technological\, etc.) ways to improve realistic simulations?\n2. How do we assess cadet performance to prepare them for modern combat? \nFeatured Panelist\nLTC Christopher Hartline\, West Point Simulation Center \nModerator\nCPT Caleb Goble\, Department of Military Instruction \nBREAKOUT SESSION 7 – MULTINATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY AND COALITION TRAINING AGAINST HYBRID THREATS\nThayer Hall\, Room 144 \nEvent Description: Training involves tradeoffs. Should we be focused on major conventional combat operations\, as Chief of State of the Army GEN Mark Milley has directed? Or should we train more tactically and focus on\, say\, improving soldiers’ marksmanship? This session will examine this issue\, as well as multinational interoperability and what makes platoons and companies successful in this sphere. Specifically\, it will address training multinational forces in Europe to prepare them for irregular\, conventional\, and hybrid threats. \nKey Questions\n1. Do you train for major combat operations and assume soldiers will be able to pick up stability operations?\n2. How should we experiment to find solutions to improve multinational interoperability? \nFeatured Panelists\nCPT Matthew Larson\, JMRC (Hohenfels\, Germany)\n1LT Robert Hurd\, 7ATC JMRC (Hohenfels\, Germany) \nModerator\nLTC Mike Jackson\, Deputy Director\, Modern War Institute \nBREAKOUT SESSION 8 – ‘COMBAT IN HELL’ REVISITED: TRAINING FOR URBAN COMBAT\nThayer Hall\, Room 344 \nEvent Description: The presence of large urban areas ranging all the way to megacities poses significant challenges to how we conduct military operations. In an increasingly urbanized world\, soldiers are far more likely to find themselves fighting in dense urban terrain. This panel will discuss the challenges\, considerations\, and best practices for how to train for these kinds of operations. \nKey Questions\n1. How do we train future officers to thrive in a complex environment such as dense urban areas?\n2. What are the appropriate changes we should make in doctrine\, training\, and technologies to address our vulnerability gaps in urban warfare? \nFeatured Panelist\nMAJ John Spencer\, Strategic Planner\, Modern War Institute \nBREAKOUT SESSION 9 – ‘FIGHT ANYWHERE’: TRAINING LIMITATIONS AND BUILDING ADAPTABILITY\nThayer Hall\, Room 442 \nEvent Description: Given today’s volatile operating environment it is difficult to choose one type of terrain or one enemy we are likely to fight. So how do you train when you don’t know what environment you will be operating in? This panel will discuss the requirement for adaptability and how to train so that soldiers can adjust quickly and effectively to any new situation whether they have trained for it or not. \nKey Questions\n1. What makes adaptability paramount for future leaders?\n2. How can tactical leaders train their soldiers to quickly adjust for any terrain\, mission\, and enemy? \nFeatured Panelist\nDr. Mike Matthews\, Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership \nModerator\nCPT Jake Miraldi\, Strategic Projects Officer\, Modern War Institute \nBREAKOUT SESSION 10 – TRAINING WITH NON-LETHAL TECHNOLOGIES\nThayer Hall\, Room 342 \nEvent Description: There is little training done on the rules\, norms\, and practices of non-lethal warfare at the tactical level as a way to avoid conflict escalation and use of lethal force. This affects soldiers’ ability to conduct effective patrols and secure base perimeters. This panel will discuss greater advances in non-lethal technologies\, from “active denial technology” to improved “flash bang” grenades. The panel will also discuss the role of TTPs and rules of engagement on non-lethal training. \nKey Questions\n1. How can militaries utilize non-lethal technologies in their training?\n2. How can we effectively incapacitate the enemy without causing injury or death? \nFeatured Panelists\nMAJ John Chambers\, Department of Social Sciences\nMAJ Allen Griffith\, US Army\, Columbia University \n1450-1500 \nBREAK \n1500-1555 \nCLOSING PANEL: CADET DEBATE – RESOLUTION: ‘TO FIGHT TERRORISM\, MILITARIES SHOULD USE ENHANCED INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES.’\nThayer Hall\, Robinson Auditorium \nEvent Description: Two members\, respectively\, of the United States Military Academy and Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst debate teams will debate the merits of enhanced interrogation techniques as a way to combat terrorism. Cadets in the audience will vote on the winning team. \nModerator\nMAJ Kevin Krupski\, Department of Social Sciences \n1555-1600 \nCLOSING REMARKS\nLTC Mike Jackson\, Deputy Director\, Modern War Institute\nThayer Hall\, Robinson Auditorium \n1600-1730 \nSANDHURST RECEPTION\nWest Point Club
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/sandhurst-conference-training-win-tomorrows-wars/
LOCATION:Robinson Auditorium
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170328T134500
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SUMMARY:Negotiating Counterinsurgency: Michael Baskin
DESCRIPTION:Michael Baskin will speak about the use of negotiation and mediation in counterinsurgency\, specifically discussing the experiences of fortyMarine infantry battalion commanders deployed to five Afghan districts in Helmand province\, Afghanistan from 2008 to 2013.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/negotiating-counterinsurgency-michael-baskin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170308T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170308T134500
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CREATED:20170306T181451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T181451Z
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SUMMARY:Gen. (Ret) Stanley McChrystal
DESCRIPTION:Gen. (Ret) Stanley McChrystal served 34 years as an infantry and special forces officer. He commanded the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and USFOR-A in Afghanistan\, and served as the director of the Joint Staff\, and as the commander of Joint Special Operations Command. \nGen. (Ret) McChrystal is the author of Team of Teams. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs\, Yale University.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/gen-ret-stanley-mcchrystal-2/
LOCATION:Arnold Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170303T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170303T134500
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CREATED:20170215T183128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T183128Z
UID:5931-1488545400-1488548700@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Alternative Tools of Diplomacy: Dennis Rodman
DESCRIPTION:Between early 2013 and early 2014\, former NBA all-star Dennis Rodman made several trips to North Korea\, meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Rodman will speak about his experiences and what lessons might be learned about alternative tools of diplomacy in dealing with rogue states.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/alternative-tools-diplomacy-dennis-rodman/
LOCATION:Arnold Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170223T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170223T134500
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CREATED:20170215T190015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T190015Z
UID:5929-1487854200-1487857500@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Abstract Thinking in Modern War\, with Lt. Gen. (Ret) Joe Martz
DESCRIPTION:Retired Lt. Gen. Joe Martz will speak at this event about abstract thinking\, how to practically apply it to military problems in complex terrain on the modern battlefield.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/abstract-thinking-modern-war-lt-gen-ret-joe-martz/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5006
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170222T125000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T203230Z
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SUMMARY:The Siege of Mosul: Current US Operations in Iraq
DESCRIPTION:**This event is classified SECRET. Only US military cadets and faculty with secret clearances may attend.** \nCol. Brett Sylvia\, commander of 2nd BCT\, 101st Airborne Division\, will speak to cadets about current US military operations in Iraq. Sylvia’s brigade recently returned from a nine-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/iraq-current-us-operations/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5006
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170213T125000
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CREATED:20170131T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170131T210615Z
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SUMMARY:Storytelling from the Frontlines
DESCRIPTION:Join MWI for a panel discussion\, featuring authors of three bestselling fiction and non-fiction books on war\, about how to write for non-military audiences. Participants include: \nPhil Klay\, author of Redeployment\nMatt Gallagher\, author of Youngblood\nAugust Cole\, co-author of Ghost Fleet \nModerated by Nate Finney\, editor of The Strategy Bridge
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/storytelling-from-the-frontlines/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170126T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170126T134000
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20170123T012035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170123T012107Z
UID:5751-1485435000-1485438000@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:US–Russia Relations under the New Adminstration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion about the future of US–Russian Relations under the Trump administration\, with panelists focusing on Vladimir Putin’s worldview\, the impact of US domestic politics\, and Russian military actions in Ukraine. Panelists include Dr. Thom Sherlock (Social Sciences)\, Maj. Matthew Pratt (Behavioral Sciences and Leadership)\, Col. Liam Collins (Modern War Institute)\, and Maj. Jon Cheatwood (Social Sciences).
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/us-russia-relations-new-presidential-adminstration/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170125T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170125T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20170123T202757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170123T202757Z
UID:5761-1485348600-1485351900@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:The NATO Urban Warfare Project
DESCRIPTION:NATO is currently conducting and Urbanization Conceptual Study and Experiment to examine the impact on NATO military operations of potential crisis situations in urban systems and consequences of urbanization in 2035. This panel will include the current and former directors of the project\, Hungarian Air Force Lt. Col. Jozsef Bodnar and UK Royal Air Force Wing Cmdr. (Ret) Gordon Pendleton.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/nato-urban-warfare-project/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5006
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170119T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170119T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20161209T143315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170113T210752Z
UID:5173-1484830200-1484833500@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:MWI Speaker Series: Author Max Brooks
DESCRIPTION:Max Brooks is the bestselling author of World War Z and The Harlem Hellfighters\, a graphic novel about the 369th Infantry Regiment during World War I. He will speak about the importance of championing creativity in effective organization.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/mwi-speaker-series-author-max-brooks/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170110T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170110T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20161209T143456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T162514Z
UID:5175-1484052600-1484055900@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:MWI Speaker Series: Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta
DESCRIPTION:Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2010 for his actions on October 25\, 2007\, when his platoon was ambushed in the Korengal Valley of eastern Afghanistan.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/mwi-speaker-series-medal-honor-recipient-staff-sgt-salvatore-giunta/
LOCATION:Ike Hall Auditorium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161116
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T205504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160810T194742Z
UID:3481-1478995200-1479254399@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:MWI War Studies Conference: “Reassessing Deterrence in the 21st Century”
DESCRIPTION:WAR STUDIES CONFERENCE\n Reassessing Deterrence in the 21st Century\n November 13-15\, 2016\n Conference Agenda\nTomorrow’s potential adversaries require a new approach for American strategic deterrence. Fifty years after Thomas Schelling penned Arms and Influence\, globalization\, modernization\, interconnectedness and the pervasiveness of non-state adversaries have fundamentally changed our capability as well as our credibility to deter. The Modern War Institute (MWI) will convene a distinguished group of academics\, practitioners\, business leaders and policymakers to discuss these changes and explore their implications for U.S. national security strategy. The conference will emphasize greater joint\, interagency\, and multinational integration and readiness of the U.S. military and policymaking communities to meet current and upcoming threats and challenges. Topics under discussion include the challenge of deterring non-state enemies on the cyber battlefield; the viability of NATO and other 20th century alliances to deter; and domestic political challenges – from defense budgeting to strained civil-military relations – to deterring potential adversaries. The purpose of the conference is to gather the world’s preeminent thought leaders to discuss and debate the role of strategic deterrence in modern warfare\, which will shape our first edited conference volume and help inform the West Point cadet education program. \nWar Studies Conference Agenda
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/mwi-war-studies-conference-reassessing-deterrence-21st-century/
LOCATION:Jefferson Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T205656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161026T170508Z
UID:3483-1478782200-1478785500@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:MWI Battlefield Assessment on Sri Lanka
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lionel Beehner & Dr. Cronin-Furman – MWI Battlefield Assessment on Sri Lanka
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/mwi-battlefield-assessment-sri-lanka/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5006
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T205219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161010T013836Z
UID:3480-1477054200-1477057500@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Masha Gessen
DESCRIPTION:Masha Gessen – MWI Speaker Series event on US-Russian Relations Cosponsored with SOSH & English
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/speaker-series-masha-gessen/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161019T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161019T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160925T010036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160925T010314Z
UID:4178-1476881400-1476884700@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Speaker Series: MG (ret) Robert Scales\, Strategic Importance of Tactical Dominance
DESCRIPTION:MG (ret) Robert Scales – MWI Speaker Series with MWI Adjunct Scholar and FOX News Channel (FNC) military analyst on the strategic importance of tactical dominance.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/speaker-series-mg-ret-robert-scales-strategic-importance-tactical-dominance/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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ORGANIZER;CN="Modern War Institute":MAILTO:admin@modernwarinstitute.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T223000
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T205115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161011T141305Z
UID:3478-1476473400-1476484200@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Spymasters\, with Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden — MWI Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Spymasters: CIA In the Crosshairs is a 2015 documentary film which covers the experience of the Central Intelligence Agency as seen through the eyes of the twelve living CIA directors\, all of whom were interviewed for the film.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/spymasters-cia-director-john-brennan-mwi-film-screening/
LOCATION:Robinson Auditorium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160930T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160930T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T204844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160810T184936Z
UID:3476-1475239800-1475243100@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Sebastian Junger
DESCRIPTION:Sebastian Junger\, author of Tribe – MWI Speaker Series/Book Talk cosponsored with BS&L
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/speaker-series-sebastian-junger/
LOCATION:Robinson Auditorium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160926T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160926T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T204620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160912T012856Z
UID:3475-1474894200-1474897500@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Andrew Bacevich on U.S. Military Options in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Andrew Bacevich – MWI Speaker Series with MWI Adjunct Scholar and Boston University Professor of History on US military options in Middle East
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/speaker-series-dr-andrew-bacevich/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160920T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160920T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160818T182817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160818T182817Z
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SUMMARY:MWI Panel: Future Warfare
DESCRIPTION:MWI is hosting a panel discussion on the future of war with CSA SSG (COL Mahaney)\, AWG CDR COL Mike Loos\, and MWI Director COL Liam Collins.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/mwi-panel-future-warfare-5/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160920T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160920T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160818T182817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160818T182817Z
UID:3716-1474375800-1474379100@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:MWI Panel: Future Warfare
DESCRIPTION:MWI is hosting a panel discussion on the future of war with CSA SSG (COL Mahaney)\, AWG CDR COL Mike Loos\, and MWI Director COL Liam Collins.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/mwi-panel-future-warfare/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160919T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160919T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T204507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160912T012451Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Fred Kaplan on Cyber Warfare
DESCRIPTION:Fred Kaplan\, Columnist for Slate – MWI Speaker Series/Book Talk on Cyber War Co-sponsored with the Army Cyber Institute.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/speaker-series-fred-kaplan/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160906T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160906T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T204249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160725T204249Z
UID:3473-1473166200-1473169500@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Eric Maddox on the Capture of Saddam Hussein
DESCRIPTION:Eric Maddox\, author of the book Mission: Black List #1\, will discuss the capture of Saddam Hussein.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/speaker-series-eric-maddox-capture-saddam-hussein/
LOCATION:Robinson Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160819T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160819T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160725T203913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160725T203939Z
UID:3470-1471633200-1471644000@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Kill Team – Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic (SCPME) Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Kill Team\, with Dan Krauss (Director) and Adam Winfield – Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic (SCPME) Film Screening \nTHE KILL TEAM goes behind closed doors to tell the riveting story of Specialist Adam Winfield\, a 21-year-old infantryman in Afghanistan who attempted with the help of his father to alert the military to heinous war crimes his platoon was committing. Tragically\, his father’s pleas for help went unheeded. Once Adam’s fellow soldiers got wind of what he’d done\, they threatened to silence him — permanently. Forced to choose between his conscience and his own survival\, Adam found himself drawn into a moral abyss\, faced with a split-second decision that would change his life forever. \nWith extraordinary access to the key individuals involved in the case – including Adam\, his passionately supportive parents\, and his startlingly candid compatriots — THE KILL TEAM is an intimate look at the personal stories so often lost inside the larger coverage of the longest war in US history.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/kill-team-simon-center-professional-military-ethic-scpme-film-screening/
LOCATION:Robinson Auditorium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160507
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160503T123825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160503T123825Z
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SUMMARY:COL Jonathan J. Beitler\, M.D.\, Ethics Essay Award
DESCRIPTION:Cadet essay award for best paper dealing with the topic of ethics or toleration in the profession of arms.\nCompetition is open to all cadets in all courses. Paper can be any length and does not necessarily have to involve original research.\nDepartments determine top essays and submit department nominee(s); interdisciplinary committee determines Academy-wide winner.\nSubmissions due to POC below NLT 6 May; winner announced during TEE week and award presented during Graduation Week\nPOC – Dr. David Frey\, x7643\, david.frey@usma.edu\, Dept. of History and Director\, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies\n\nThis award is named for Dr. Jonathan J. Beitler to acknowledge his lifelong commitment to the military profession and to combating social inequality.  Dr. Beitler hopes the award will further the Academy’s mission to educate and train cadets by inspiring them to think rigorously about the professional military ethic.  Dr. Beitler earned his B.A. from Lehigh University\, his M.D. from the Medical College of Pennsylvania\, and his M.B.A. from Columbia University. After a teaching at the University of Maryland and at the Montefiore Medical Center\, Dr. Beitler joined the faculty at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  Since 2003\, he has been a Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology and Clinical Otolarynology at the Einstein.  He is on the editorial board of two of the leading journals in his field and as authored or contributed to nearly 100 articles\, protocols\, or reviews. \nWhile at Lehigh University\, Dr. Beitler joined the Army ROTC program and won an Army Health Professions Scholarship.  Commissioned as a First Lieutenant\, he began his medical career as a General Surgery resident.  As a reservist\, he has been deployed throughout Europe and North America\, earning special recognition for his work with Army burn victims.  He has trained in a variety of specialties\, including flight surgery and advanced trauma life support.  Most recently\, he did reserve service at Fort Rucker.  He holds the rank of Colonel.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/col-jonathan-j-beitler-m-d-ethics-essay-award/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160502T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160502T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160415T175340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160415T175340Z
UID:2455-1462193400-1462196700@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:MWI Speaker Series: MAJ D. J. Skelton
DESCRIPTION:Most wounded commander in U.S. Military history.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/mwi-speaker-series-maj-d-j-skelton/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5300
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160418T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160418T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160211T212328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160408T175053Z
UID:1571-1460983800-1460987100@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:MWI Speaker Series: Medal of Honor Receipt SSG Ryan Pitts – “The Battle for Wanat”
DESCRIPTION:SSG Ryan Pitts was awarded the medal on July 21\, 2014\, for actions on July 13\, 2008\, during the Battle of Wanat. As part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade\, SSG Pitts served as a Forward Observer.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/mwi-speaker-series-medal-of-honor-receipt-ssg-ryan-pitts-the-battle-for-wanat/
LOCATION:Robinson Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160204T191418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160211T212132Z
UID:1469-1460724600-1460727900@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:MWI Speaker Series: COL Jimmy Blackmon – “Pale Horse: Hunting Terrorist and Commanding Heroes”
DESCRIPTION:Pale Horse is the remarkable never-before-told true story of an army aviation task force during combat in the Afghan War\, told by the commanding officer who was there. Set in the very valleys where the attacks of 9/11 were conceived\, and where ten Medals of Honor have been earned since that fateful day the war began\, the narrative races from ferocious firefights and bravery in battle to the quiet moments where the courageous men and women of Task Force Pale Horse catch their breath before they take to the skies again.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/pale-horse-hunting-terrorists-and-commanding-heroes/
LOCATION:Washington Hall 5006
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160414T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160414T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160412T124251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T141211Z
UID:2395-1460638200-1460641500@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:An IDF Perspective: Fighting Hezbollah and Palestinian Terror
DESCRIPTION:BG Oren Avman is a Division Commander in the Israel Defense Force’s Central Command. During his almost 30 year career\, he has led operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon\, served in Operation Defensive Shield\, and fought against Palestinian terror in the West Bank and Gaza.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/idf-perspective-fighting-hezbollah-palestinian-terror/
LOCATION:WH5114 (Benavidez Room)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160406T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160406T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T194419
CREATED:20160119T214800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160211T212010Z
UID:1252-1459947000-1459950300@mwi.westpoint.edu
SUMMARY:Speaker Series: LTC(ret) Jason Amerine - "Horse Soldiers in Afghanistan"
DESCRIPTION:LTC(ret) Amerine led Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 574\, an A-team of eleven soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 5th Special Forces Group which fought with and protected Afghan leader Hamid Karzai in battles against the Taliban during November and December\, 2001.
URL:https://mwi.westpoint.edu/event/speaker-series-ltcret-jason-amerine-horse-soldiers-in-afghanistan/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall 144
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