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SUMMARY:Distinguished Speaker Series – Orchestrating Power
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a Distinguished Speaker Series dinner event on June 17\, 2026\, in the atrium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas (100 Stimson Ave.). A reception begins at 5:30 p.m.\, the buffet dinner starts at 6 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 7 p.m. \nIn this edition of the Distinguished Speaker Series\, Col. Nathan K. Finney\, director of the Commander’s Initiative Group for the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command\, will discuss his book\, Orchestrating Power\, which explores how the expansion of the American state for World War I reshaped the nature of governance. This wartime state expansion includes military power\, resource mobilization\, and social action\, each providing insight into how America can generate domestic resources for military power overseas. \n\nTickets are $35/person in advance or $40/person at the door. \nPlease register using the form below. \nGuests without military ID or CAC card must also pre-register to access Fort Leavenworth using the Visitor Registration Portal no more than 10 days and no less than 24 hours before the event. \n\nColonel Nathan K. Finney is an Army Strategist currently serving as the director of the Commander’s Initiatives Group at U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command. He has served from the platoon to combatant command level\, including combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan\, and plans and strategy positions focused on the Indo-Pacific\, Europe\, Africa\, and Central and South America. \nFinney was a founding executive board member of the Military Writers Guild and is currently serving as the chairman of the advisory board. He was also a founder of The Strategy Bridge and the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum. He is a managing editor at the British Journal for Military History and serves on the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Military History. Among many other academic endeavors\, he is a senior mentor for the Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) and an affiliate of the Whole of Government Center at the College of William & Mary. \nFinney is the co-editor and author of Redefining the Modern Military: The Intersection of Profession and Ethics (USNI Press)\, the editor and author of On Strategy: A Primer (Army University Press)\, and author of Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War (Cornell University Press). He is currently researching his next book\, which is focused on Taiwan in the Cold War. \nFinney earned a doctorate in history from Duke University in 2022 while also serving as a Goodpaster Scholar. Previously\, he received master’s degrees in public administration from Harvard University and the University of Kansas\, and a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Arizona. \n\nThe CGSC Foundation and Alumni Association through its Simons Center conducts the Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) program to offer extracurricular\, educational lectures intended to help enrich the Command and General Staff School curriculum and provide opportunities for outreach to the public. Topics covered in the Distinguished Speaker Series of lectures span the gamut of leadership and ethics\, organizational effectiveness\, collaboration\, as well as current events and issues in business\, government and the military.   \n\n \n~ Thank you to our 2026 DSS Sponsors ~ \n\n\n \n~Five Stars~ \n\n\n \nPritzker Military FoundationThe Tim and Karen Carlin Family Foundation \n\n\n \n~Four Stars~ \n\n\n \nArmed Forces Insurance \n\n\n \n~Three Stars~ \n\n\n \nCol. (Ret.) Bill and Marge EckhardtFirst Command Col. (Ret.) Bob and Terri Ulin \n\n\n \n~Two Stars~ \n\n\n \nDemaranville & Associate\, CPAs Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Rich and Mary Ann Keller Shetlar Law Firm \n\n\n \n~One Star~ \n\n\n \nAdvantage Printing Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Stan Cherrie Lt. Col. (Ret.) William and Kathleen Connor\, Sr. Col. (Ret.) Tom and Candy Dials Geiger Ready-Mix Col. (Ret.) Todd and Leslie Schmidt \n\n\n \n 
URL:https://www.cgscfoundation.org/events/dss-260617/
LOCATION:Lewis and Clark Center\, 100 Stimson Ave.\, Fort Leavenworth\, KS\, 66027\, United States
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SUMMARY:ARNSF – June 18
DESCRIPTION:In this edition of the Arter-Rowland National Security Forum\, Army Strategist Col. Nathan K. Finney\, will discuss the establishment of the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command\, the U.S. Army’s newest Theater Army/Army Service Component Command. Meant to address the primary theater detailed in the 2025 National Security Strategy and 2026 National Defense Strategy\, this new command is taking a hemispheric defense-in-depth approach to support both the U.S. Northern Command and Southern Command. \n\nColonel Nathan K. Finney is an Army Strategist currently serving as the director of the Commander’s Initiatives Group at U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command. He has served from the platoon to combatant command level\, including combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan\, and plans and strategy positions focused on the Indo-Pacific\, Europe\, Africa\, and Central and South America. \nFinney was a founding executive board member of the Military Writers Guild and is currently serving as the chairman of the advisory board. He was also a founder of The Strategy Bridge and the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum. He is a managing editor at the British Journal for Military History and serves on the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Military History. Among many other academic endeavors\, he is a senior mentor for the Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) and an affiliate of the Whole of Government Center at the College of William & Mary. \nFinney is the co-editor and author of Redefining the Modern Military: The Intersection of Profession and Ethics (USNI Press)\, the editor and author of On Strategy: A Primer (Army University Press)\, and author of Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War (Cornell University Press). He is currently researching his next book\, which is focused on Taiwan in the Cold War. \nFinney earned a doctorate in history from Duke University in 2022 while also serving as a Goodpaster Scholar. Previously\, he received master’s degrees in public administration from Harvard University and the University of Kansas\, and a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Arizona. \n\nThe event is only open to members of the Arter-Rowland National Security Forum and their guests.  \nIf you are not a member of the Arter-Rowland National Security Forum\, CLICK HERE TO JOIN. \nARNSF Members may register below. \n\nQuestions about registration? – Contact Stephenie Cole\, scole@cgscf.org or call 913-651-0624. \nFor questions about the ARNSF contact Col. (Ret.) Todd Schmidt at tschmidt@cgscf.org. \n\nThe 2026 Arter-Rowland National Security Forum is sponsored by:
URL:https://www.cgscfoundation.org/events/arnsf-260618/
LOCATION:Carriage Club\, 
5301 State Line Road\, Kansas City\, MO\, 64112\, United States
CATEGORIES:ARNSF
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260715T113000
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SUMMARY:DMNSF – July 15
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a luncheon presentation of the Des Moines National Security Forum. \nIn this presentation of the forum\, Charlie Gilbert\, director of global intelligence for Gavin de Becker & Associates and former deputy director of the National Clandestine Service for the CIA\, and Todd Schmidt\, director of the CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center\, will engage in a “fireside chat\,” discussing the global intelligence gathering environment and the challenges and opportunities faced by the U.S. intelligence community in a world rapidly evolving and impacted by technological advancements and artificial intelligence. \n\nCharlie Gilbert is an executive board member director of global intelligence for Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) in San Antonio\, Texas. GDBA offers protective services and protection training and advisory services for clients around the world. He was recruited to GDBA from the CIA\, where he had served as deputy director for the National Clandestine Service\, a part of the CIA that was established in 2004 to enhance human intelligence options. NCS was restructured and absorbed back into the CIA in 2015. \nGilbert’s CIA service also included assignments as executive officer and senior operations officer in the directorate of operations\, and as chief of global intelligence operations against a hostile target country. He has conducted numerous assignments in the former Soviet Union\, the Middle East\, Europe\, the Indian subcontinent\, and East Asia. Assigned to the top position in three different regions\, Gilbert was responsible to conceive\, plan\, and execute complex intelligence operations. He has been operationally proficient in Farsi\, Italian\, and Russian. \nGilbert is the recipient of numerous awards and recognition including the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal\, the Intelligence Medal of Merit\, the Donovan Award (twice)\, the Director’s Award\, and three Meritorious Unit citations.
URL:https://www.cgscfoundation.org/events/dmnsf-260715/
LOCATION:Des Moines Embassy Club West\, 520 Market St.\, West Des Moines\, IA\, United States
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SUMMARY:ARNSF – July 16
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation of the Forum\, Charlie Gilbert\, director of global intelligence for Gavin de Becker & Associates and former deputy director of the National Clandestine Service for the CIA\, and Todd Schmidt\, director of the CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center\, will engage in a “fireside chat\,” discussing the global intelligence gathering environment and the challenges and opportunities faced by the U.S. intelligence community in a world rapidly evolving and impacted by technological advancements and artificial intelligence. \n\nCharlie Gilbert is an executive board member director of global intelligence for Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) in San Antonio\, Texas. GDBA offers protective services and protection training and advisory services for clients around the world. He was recruited to GDBA from the CIA\, where he had served as deputy director for the National Clandestine Service\, a part of the CIA that was established in 2004 to enhance human intelligence options. NCS was restructured and absorbed back into the CIA in 2015. \nGilbert’s CIA service also included assignments as executive officer and senior operations officer in the directorate of operations\, and as chief of global intelligence operations against a hostile target country. He has conducted numerous assignments in the former Soviet Union\, the Middle East\, Europe\, the Indian subcontinent\, and East Asia. Assigned to the top position in three different regions\, Gilbert was responsible to conceive\, plan\, and execute complex intelligence operations. He has been operationally proficient in Farsi\, Italian\, and Russian. \nGilbert is the recipient of numerous awards and recognition including the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal\, the Intelligence Medal of Merit\, the Donovan Award (twice)\, the Director’s Award\, and three Meritorious Unit citations. \n\nThe event is only open to members of the Arter-Rowland National Security Forum and their guests.  \nIf you are not a member of the Arter-Rowland National Security Forum\, CLICK HERE TO JOIN. \nARNSF Members may register below. \n\nQuestions about registration? – Contact Stephenie Cole\, scole@cgscf.org or call 913-651-0624. \nFor questions about the ARNSF contact Col. (Ret.) Todd Schmidt at tschmidt@cgscf.org. \n\nThe 2026 Arter-Rowland National Security Forum is sponsored by:
URL:https://www.cgscfoundation.org/events/arnsf-260716/
LOCATION:Carriage Club\, 
5301 State Line Road\, Kansas City\, MO\, 64112\, United States
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