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ARNSF – A History of North Korea and Strategic Challenges for the United States



ARNSF – A History of North Korea and Strategic Challenges for the United States
In this presentation of the Forum, Dr. James E. Platte, assistant professor at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, will provide a brief overview of North Korean history, contemporary U.S. relations with the two Koreas, and the strategic challenges posed by North Korea going… Read More

ARNSF – The Department of Energy’s Kansas City National Security Campus



ARNSF – The Department of Energy’s Kansas City National Security Campus
In this presentation of the Forum, Scott Jerabek, director of Global Threat Response for Global Security at Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T), will provide an overview of the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) managed by Honeywell for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The KCNSC mission is to… Read More

ARNSF – Crisis in the Middle East



ARNSF – Crisis in the Middle East
In 2023, events in the Middle East included the capture of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan after decades of conflict with Armenia, the U.S. Air Force shoot down of a Turkish drone sent to attack Kurdish forces in Syria making it the first ever NATO on NATO military engagement, the Kingdom of… Read More

ARNSF – Change Management



ARNSF – Change Management
Learn from the groundbreaking leadership of General John J. Pershing who built the American Expeditionary Force from the U.S. Army of 141,000 to a combat force of more than 4 million and led it to victory over the German Army in only 18 months. In this presentation, Col. (Ret.) Rolly… Read More

ARNSF – The End of the Cold War



ARNSF – The End of the Cold War
Roughly thirty years ago, the Cold War came to an end. This multi-generational struggle, which did not always remain “cold,” came to define the security environment and, arguably, the social milieu for much of the world’s population. Yet, the old animosities and rivalries have continued to simmer beneath the surface… Read More

ARNSF – World War II Mobilization



ARNSF – World War II Mobilization
In this presentation of the Forum, Col. (Ret.) Gregory Fontenot will discuss the means and methods of mobilizing the U.S. Army in World War II. Armies are ephemeral in that they take great effort and great cost to raise, but can be eliminated by design in a very short time.… Read More

ARNSF – The Son Tay Raid



ARNSF – The Son Tay Raid
In this presentation of the forum, Terry Buckler, the youngest of 56 volunteers from the Army Green Berets and Air Force Special Operations, will discuss the famous Green Berets’ raid on the Son Tay prison camp in North Vietnam. On November 12, 1970, U.S. Forces conducted a daring POW rescue… Read More

ARNSF – NATO Nuclear Posture in the 1970s



ARNSF – NATO Nuclear Posture in the 1970s
In this session of the Forum, retired Col. Bob Ulin will discuss the nuclear posture of NATO in Europe in the 1970s and recount how Soviet leadership misread the intent of an exercise that nearly led to nuclear war. At the height of the Cold War, both NATO and the… Read More

ARNSF – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Region 7



ARNSF – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Region 7
In this presentation of the forum, Director Phil Kirk will lead a discussion on the mission of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As the nation’s cyber defense agency, CISA stands ready to help… Read More

ARNSF – The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks History and Mission



ARNSF – The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks History and Mission
In this presentation of the forum, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Peter J. Grande will lead a discussion on the history of the United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) and its role as the “Center of Excellence for Military Corrections.” The USDB was established on May 21, 1874, and is the Department of… Read More