| Tuesday, 31 January |
Defense Transformation
and Force Development for the Information Age: A Strategic Perspective |
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| 0900 |
Day
1 Introductory Remarks, Goals, and Scope of the Short Course |
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Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation
Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP |
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| 0930 |
Section
I: Department of Defense Strategic Directions for Transformation |
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Dr. Stuart Johnson, Force Transformation
Chair, National Defense University |
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| 1015 |
Break |
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| 1030 |
Section
II: Joint Operational Concepts for Transformation and NCO |
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Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation
Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP |
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| 1115 |
Break |
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| 1130 |
Section
III: New Technologies for Transformation and NCO |
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Dr. Elihu Zimet, Distinguished Research
Professor, NDU-CTNSP |
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| 1215 |
Lunch |
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| 1330 |
Section
IV: Service Roadmaps for Transformation |
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Dr. Thomas Hone, Assistant Director for
Risk Management, Office of Force Transformation |
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| 1415 |
Break |
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| 1430 |
Section
V: Pursuing Transformation Priorities |
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Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation
Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP |
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| Wednesday, 1 February |
Networks for Major Combat Operations:
A War-Fighting Perspective |
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| 0900 |
Day 2 Introductory Remarks |
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Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation
Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP |
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| 0930 |
Section
I: The Theory and Practice of Network-Centric Operations for Major
Warfighting |
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Mr. John Gartska, Director of Research,
Office of Force Transformation |
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| 1030 |
Break |
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| 1045 |
Section
II: Army and Land Warfare Operations from the Battlefield Perspective:
The Stryker Brigade |
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Colonel Robert Ballew, USA, Transformation
Strategist, OFT |
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| 1130 |
Break |
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| 1145 |
Section
III: Navy and Joint Naval Warfare Operations from the Battlefield
Perspective: TF-50 and Operation Enduring Freedom |
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Captain Neil Parrott, USN, Transformation
Strategist, OFT |
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| 1230 |
Lunch |
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| 1330 |
Section IV: Air Force and Joint
Air Warfare from Operational Perspective |
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Colonel Jack Forsythe, USAF, Transformation
Strategist, OFT |
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| 1415 |
Break |
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| 1430 |
Section V: Network-Centric Operations
and Battle-Wise Decision-Making |
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Mr. David. C. Gompert, Senior Fellow,
RAND |
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| 1515 |
Break |
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| 1530 |
Section VI: Classroom Exercise |
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| Thursday, 2 February |
Transformation in Non-Major Combat
Operations: Multinational and Interagency Perspectives |
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| 0900 |
Day 3 Introductory Remarks |
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Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation
Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP |
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| 0930 |
Section
I: Shaping U.S. Overseas Presence and Allied Transformation Efforts |
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Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation
Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP |
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| 1015 |
Break |
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| 1030 |
Section
II: Transformation for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations |
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Dr. Stuart Johnson, Transformation Chair
and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP |
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| 1115 |
Break |
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| 1130 |
Section III: Transformation for
Counter-Terrorist Operations and Counter-Organized Crime Operations |
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Dr. Kimberley Thachuk, Assistant Director,
Transformation Short Course and Senior Research Fellow, NDU-CTNSP |
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Mr. Marion E. “Spike” Bowman,
Deputy General Counsel, FBI |
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| 1230 |
Lunch |
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| 1330 |
Section IV: Transformation for
Disaster Relief: Multiagency Response to Hurricane Katrina |
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| 1415 |
Break |
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| 1430 |
Section V: Networks, Terrorists
and Pandemic Flu: Birds of a Feather |
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Dr. Robert E. Armstrong, Senior Research
Fellow, NDU-CTNSP |
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| 1515 |
Section VI: Classroom Exercise |
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| 1545 |
Wrap-Up: Participant Feedback |
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Reading
List |