The Battle of Kamdesh was one of the bloodiest days of the Afghanistan War. Fifty-four soldiers from B/3-61 CAV defended Combat Outpost Keating against 300 enemy and were nearly overrun. The attack on October 3, 2009 left nine US soldiers dead. Stoney Portis was the commander of "Black Knight" Troop, stationed at COP Keating. Andrew […]
Sebastian Junger is a critically acclaimed author and filmmaker. His bestselling books include The Perfect Storm, War, and Tribe, and his debut film, Restrepo, was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Please join MWI for a screening of his new documentary, Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS, followed […]
Sean Naylor is the author of multiple books, including Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command, a New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2015 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Unit History. Come and hear an acclaimed war journalist discuss how the roles of the military and the media intersect […]
Matt Larsen is a former US Marine and Army Ranger, and was the creator of the Modern Army Combatives Program. In this MWI Speaker Series event, he will discuss the evolution of hand-to-hand combat in the Army and explain why combatives training is not just about learning how to fight, but also about instilling a […]
Col. James "Pat" Work is the commander of Falcon Brigade, 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division. Col. Work and his brigade, by advising and assisting the Iraqi Army, spearheaded the clearing of Mosul against an extremely capable and dug-in adversary. In August 2017, the Falcons and the Iraqi Army successfully defeated ISIS in Mosul, crippling the […]