FEIWS Concept Brief CAPT Tom Robertson, Senior

Transcript:FEIWS Concept Brief CAPT Tom Robertson, Senior:
FEIWS Concept Brief CAPT Tom Robertson, Senior Director robertso@usna.edu 410-293-6262 United States Naval Academy Forum On Emerging and Irregular Warfare Studies (FEIWS) Introductions CAPT Tom Robertson, USN - Director LTC Jon Klug, USA - Director LT J. T. Kadz, USN - Deputy Director FEIWS (pronounced “Fuse”) IRREGULAR TRADITIONAL DISRUPTIVE TERRORISM Emerging Security Challenges Questions for Midshipmen What factors drive changes in our human world? What most determines who wins wars? Are you doing your best to understand these factors and prepare yourself to lead in our changed and changing world? “Every day you spend here at USNA, you are building your foundation for understanding and for leadership.” USNA CHARTER: Non-Technical (Group 3) Courses Teach midshipmen how to think critically “How do I solve a complex problem when there is no checklist or easy answers?” Historical depth, language skills, regional expertise and cultural knowledge (LREC) FEIWS Charter To increase understanding and facilitate discussions of emerging and irregular warfare. Focus on culturally, technologically and historically informed discussions of contemporary military operations and tactics. Link theory/ doctrine with practice and to leverage academic scholarship to help understand real-world military operations. FEIWS Approach Faculty (military and civilian) collaboration to share papers, conference presentations, recent cultural or combat experience and research projects (USNA and international). Coursework development USNA Yard-wide presentations by group members or outside speakers to faculty, staff and midshipmen followed by small-group discussion or classroom visits. FEIWS Concept Collaboration Coursework development Outside speaker collaboration through Special Operations Command Interagency Partnership Program and others Progress at USNA: Emerging Warfare/ Irregular Warfare (Some examples) FEIWS Center of Excellence Counter Terror (CT) Reference CTC, U. S. Military Academy, West Point Counter Proliferation (CP) On-going collaboration with USSOCOM IAPP in support of Special Operations Support Teams’ (SOST) request for connection to academia Counter Threat Finance (CTF) On-going collaboration with DHS ICE and ASD SO/LIC Nine FEIWS-affiliated military faculty members have been deployed from USNA as advisors in embedded training teams or to senior operational staffs in Afghanistan and Iraq. History Department CAPT Hagerott: Strategic Initiatives Group, NTM-A, 2009-2010 CAPT Felker: Command Historian, NTM-A, 2010-2011 CAPT Robertson: Embedded Afghan Advisor, NMAA, NTM-A, 2010 Augment Pilot, CJTF 82 Afghanistan, 2008 Augment Pilot, MAG-16 REIN Iraq, 2006 LtCol Berry, USMC: MEU Det OIC, AV-8B, 2012 Embedded Advisor, NMAA, NTM-A, 2010 LtCol Aaron O’Connell, USMCR, Gen. Petreaus Staff, ISAF-A, 2010-2011 LTC Klug, USA: Strategic Planner/ GSG-5 Advisor, IJC, 2012-2013 Deputy SIG,