Spring 2008 Newsletter - The Marine Corps University Foundation

Foundation News
Ammunition for the Mind
Number 56 | Spring 2008 |
www.mcuf.org
Contents
Trustees
2
President and CEO’s Letter
2
PME Visit to Rwanda (cont.) 3
Professional Military Education
Visit to Rwanda
Article by Dr. Paolo Tripodi and Major Robert Rehder, USMC
Semper Fidelis Award Dinner 4-5
Upcoming MCU Events
6
Meet Our Trustees
7
2007 Program Support Map
8-9
Have You Heard?
10-11
MCU Negotiations
Instruction
12-13
Corporate Members
14
Friends of the Foundation
14
Presentation of the 2008
Semper Fidelis Award
to Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III
(L-R) Foundation Chairman, General
Carl Mundy; 2008 Semper Fidelis
Award recipient, Mr. Robert Mueller;
28th Commandant of the Marine
Corps, General P. X. Kelley; and
Commandant of the Marine Corps,
General James Conway.
At the Rwanda Defense Forces Military Academy (L-R) Major Chryso Ngendahimana, Major Ndore Rurinda,
Dr. Paolo Tripodi, Colonel Ephraime Rurangira, Colonel Aloys Muganga, and Major Robert Rehder
From March 17-22, 2008, Dr. Paolo Tripodi, the Marine Corps University Donald Bren Chair
of Ethics and Leadership sponsored by the Marine Corps University Foundation, and Major
Robert Rehder, USMC, a student at Command and Staff College (CSC), visited Rwanda to
undertake research on the United Nations (UN) mission in 1994 and the Rwanda Defense
Forces (RDF). The RDF was created in 2002 from the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), the exiled
Army established by Paul Kagame, currently the President of the Republic of Rwanda, and
General Fred Rwigema, the charismatic leader killed in action on October 2, 1990. At different
points in its history, the RDF has successfully performed insurgency and counterinsurgency
operations, and is now an extremely well respected peacekeeping force in Sudan. More than
3,500 Rwandan soldiers are deployed in the troubled Darfur region and in the capital city of
Khartoum. Dr. Tripodi and Major Rehder are studying the RDF in order to better understand
its unique ethos and document its adaptive ability to transition between and succeed in
multiple missions.
The RDF Chief of General Staff, General James Kabarebe, sponsored Dr. Tripodi and Major
Rehder during their visit. While in Rwanda, they participated in discussions with more than
a dozen members of the RDF, most of whom were refugee soldiers in Uganda’s National
Resistance Army (NRA) prior to forming the RPA and invading Rwanda to re-establish their
home in October 1990. These RPA soldiers struggled through a four-year insurgent war
against the forces of French backed Juvenal Habyarimana, whose assassination on April 6,
1994, sparked a horrific genocide. The RPA demonstrated superior diplomatic and tactical
skill, and eventually won a total victory against government and genocidal forces. Following
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“We Change Lives and Save Lives!”
Marine Corps University
Foundation Trustees
Chairman
General Carl E. Mundy Jr., USMC (Ret)
Vice Chairman
Mr. Guy P. Wyser-Pratte
President and Chief Executive Officer
BGen Thomas V. Draude, USMC (Ret)
P. O. Box 122 • Quantico, VA 22134-0122
Phone: (703) 640-6835 • Fax: (703) 640-6177
www.mcuf.org
Thomas V. Draude
May 2008
Secretary and Chief Operating Officer
LtCol John R. Hales, USMC (Ret)
Dear Friends of the Foundation,
Treasurer
Mr. William J. Scott
The Marine Corps University Board of Visitors (BOV) recently had its Spring Meeting where I had the
privilege of updating the BOV regarding Foundation support of the Marine Corps University (MCU), past and
future. I will continue to do so at their future meetings.
General Counsel
BGen Francis E. Quinlan, USMCR (Ret)
Mr. B. P. Adams
Ms. Kim T. Adamson
Mr. David L. Carder
LtGen George R. Christmas, USMC (Ret)
MajGen Jerome G. Cooper, USMCR (Ret)
Mr. Patrick J. Finneran, Jr.
LtGen Wallace C. Gregson Jr., USMC (Ret)
MajGen William C. Groeniger III, USMCR (Ret)
Mr. Bruce H. Hooper
Mr. Donald R. Knauss
Mr. Robert A. Lutz
MajGen Leslie M. Palm, USMC (Ret)
Mr. Durwood W. “Skip” Ringo
MajGen Michael D. Ryan, USMC (Ret)
MajGen John J. Salesses, USMCR (Ret)
SgtMaj Lonnie R. Sanders, USMC (Ret)
Mr. Jason A. Santamaria
Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders, III
Ms. Alexis F. Thomas
BGen George H. Walls Jr., USMC (Ret)
Mr. Frederick L. Webber
Founding Chairman
The Honorable Anthony D. Marshall
Trustees Emeriti
General Robert H. Barrow, USMC (Ret)
Chairman Emeritus
Col G. F. Robert Hanke, USMCR (Ret)
Vice Chairman Emeritus
LtGen Anthony Lukeman, USMC (Ret)
Vice Chairman Emeritus
I began by reminding the BOV that I represent “our” Foundation – literally, theirs as well as mine. I
wanted to reinforce the fact that MCUF is the development arm for MCU, as well as for Marines serving in the
Operating Forces and Supporting Establishment. I then recapped General Gardner’s President’s Report with
each area of support MCUF has provided, ranging from establishing the Marine Corps University Journal to the
Case Studies initiative, to the funding of Academic Chairs. I finished by asking for the BOV’s assistance with
our fundraising efforts as we spread our focus across the United States.
This last area is one I also emphasized at the Foundation’s Board of Trustees’ Meeting on March
1st. The Foundation office is in need of an upgrade for our computer system at a cost of $25,000 and
an underwriter for our newsletter – like the one you are reading – for $30,000. I have been unsuccessful
in generating interest in funding either requirement. If you are able to help us, or know of anyone who
can underwrite these expenses, please let me know. I need the names of folks who can help us, and an
introduction to those contacts.
The March Board Meeting saw a major momentum shift toward fundraising through the newly energized
Development Committee. These fine men and women have stepped up to devote time, treasure, and talent to
our cause. The Committee’s new Chair, Ms. Alexis Thomas, has already begun pursuit of fundraising events in
areas far from our current locale. “Watch this space” as we used to say.
The Semper Fidelis Award Dinner was our best ever – as endorsed by various veterans. The Guest of
Honor, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, was a perfect choice as he compared his Bureau with the Marine
Corps, which had so thoroughly prepared him for his current leadership role. The Commandant of the Marine
Corps, General James Conway, had the perfect words for an enthusiastic crowd warmed up by the superb
Quantico Marine Band.
Later in March I joined the students from the School of Advanced Warfighting in Vietnam. I’ll provide
details and pictures of this wonderful PME in the Summer Foundation News.
The Semper Fidelis Golf Classic will be our next event in September – time and place TBD. The Board
of Trustees will meet again on October 22nd in New York City, preceding the Major General John H. Russell
Leadership Award Luncheon at The Union League Club. I hope to see you at golf and for lunch!
As always, thank you for your continued support.
Semper Fidelis,
Honorary Trustee
Col Charles J. Goode Jr., USMC (Ret)
Director of Business Operations
Ms. T. J. Walding
Thomas V. Draude
Brigadier General, USMC (Ret)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Director of Special Events
Ms. Patricia T. Monroe
M a r i n e C o r p s U n i v e r s i t y F o u n d at i o n , I n c .
Supporting Active Duty Marines Since 1980
Director of Program Support
Ms. Sherda K. Schmid
Administrative Coordinator
Ms. Carla H. Edmisten
Sav e T he Date
Semper Fidelis Golf Classic
Location TBD
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2
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Major General John H. Russell Leadership
Award Luncheon
The Union League Club
New York City
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their victory on July 4, 1994, the RPA engaged in two counterinsurgency offensives in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo that lasted from 1996 until the RPA became the
RDF in 2002. With the name change came efforts to downsize and professionalize the
forces. Those efforts have elevated the RDF’s overall status among African militaries
and brought the RDF great success in their recent peacekeeping efforts in Sudan.
During their week long stay, Dr. Tripodi
and Major Rehder visited the Training
Academy in Gako and the Military
Academy in Nyakinama. All of the
officers interviewed had some exposure
to peacekeeping. With a lean force of
just above 30,000, the current RDF
commitment of 3,500 troops to Sudan
means that most members of the RDF
Rwanda Defense Forces Chief of General Staff,
have either been involved with an actual
General James Kabarebe, presents the traditional
deployment or have provided training and
woven basket that signifies the keeping of
family/national secrets safe.
resource support to deploying forces. In
Gako, Dr. Tripodi and Major Rehder observed a typical training day of an RDF battalion
preparing for deployment in Darfur. The school’s commandant and several field officers
shared their experiences learned while fighting in the guerrilla war from 1990 to 1995
and in the counterinsurgency campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
from 1996 to 2002.
Site of the killing of ten United Nations Belgian peacekeepers on April 7, 1994, in the city of Kigali.
Above all, Dr. Tripodi and Major Rehder left Rwanda with a firm appreciation for the
remarkable levels of security and development the country is experiencing, and for
its overall beauty. Soldiers interviewed from the RDF were not surprised by Rwanda’s
amazing recovery. As Brigadier General Frank Rusagara, head of the RDF’s historical
division, pointed out, Rwanda is not evolving into something new, it is simply being
restored to its earlier prominence. “Rwanda is not defined by a geographical space,”
said the General, “Rwanda is a state of mind.” This same philosophy runs deep in
the RDF, and it fosters an extraordinary sense of responsibility across all ranks. The
resulting ethos fosters a close and powerful bond between RDF officers and their men,
a bond that lies at the key to the RDF’s success.
Discussion on the upcoming Sudan mission with
(L-R) Dr. Tripodi, Colonel Sadik Kamili, Academy
Commandant, Lieutenant Colonels Agaba and
Rugigana, battalion commanders in training for
their deployments, and Major Rehder
Major Ndore Rurinda, tasked by General
James Kabarebe to facilitate the visit,
acted as an outstanding guide. He made
sure that the schedule was respected and
was a great source of conversation that
provided enlightenment about Rwandan
culture and society. In the last meeting,
General James Kabarebe donated two
cultural symbols of Rwanda, a basket
made by Rwandan women, used to keep
the secrets of the family/nation, and
the shield used by the Rwandan fighters
to protect those secrets. In return, the
General was presented with a figurine of
the Marine Corps’ “Devil Dog.”
This was Dr. Tripodi’s second visit to
Rwanda and proved to be extremely
beneficial by improving his knowledge
about the moral dilemmas faced by the
UN troops in 1994. Dr. Tripodi has used
Rwanda as a case study for moral decisionmaking and leadership at CSC and Marine
Corps War College. In addition, this year
he delivered his lecture to five Marine
units and College of Continuing Education
students in Okinawa. For Major Rehder,
Rwanda represented his ninth country
visited on the continent. He gathered
ground breaking research material and
successfully completed his Master of
Military Studies paper on the RPA and the
RDF. Both Dr. Tripodi and Major Rehder
are grateful for the kind invitation and
assistance offered by General Kabarebe.
However, without the support
of MCUF, such a unique and very
beneficial experience would not
have been possible.
2008 Semper Fidelis Award
Presented to
Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III
Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, was the recipient of the Foundation’s 2008 Semper
Fidelis Award. Mr. Mueller holds a Bachelor’s Degree from
Princeton University, a Master’s Degree from New York University,
and a law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He
has served as a litigator in both the private and public sector. In
1967, he joined the Marine Corps where he served as an officer
for three years. He led a rifle platoon of the Third Marine Division
in Vietnam and is the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, two
Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart Medal, and the
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James T. Conway,
was the Military Guest of Honor. Mr. Stephen R. Kappes, Deputy
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Sergeant Major
Carlton Kent, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps; General P. X.
Kelley, 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and 21 Marine
Corps General Officers were also guests at the event.
For the second year, The Clorox Company was the Dinner Sponsor.
Foundation Trustee, Mr. Donald R. Knauss, the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Clorox, was the Dinner Chairman. The
evening began with a rousing patriotic concert featuring vocalists
from the Quantico Marine Band. A slide show of MCUF sponsored
education and leadership programs and dancing after dinner with
The Wright Touch added to the evening’s success.
(L-R) MCUF Chairman, General Carl Mundy; Semper Fidelis Award recipient, Mr.
Robert Mueller; 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General P. X. Kelley;
and Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway
(L-R) Director of the FBI, Mr. Robert Mueller; MCUF Trustee, Mr. Rick Adams;
Former MCUF Trustee, Mr. John Dowd; and Mrs. John Dowd
Director of the FBI, Mr. Robert
Mueller, and Deputy Director of
the CIA, Mr. Stephen Kappes
Mrs. Jason Santamaria; MCUF Trustee, Mr. Jason Santamaria; and
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sergeant Major Carlton Kent
(L-R) MCUF Chairman, General Carl Mundy; Mrs. James Conway; MCUF
Trustee, Mr. Patrick Finneran; CSC Student, Major Robert Finneran; and
Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway
The Quantico Marine Corps Band
The Marine Corps University Foundation
thanks the following
Corporate Members, Table Sponsors,
and Friends for their support of the
2008 Semper Fidelis Award Dinner
Dinner Sponsor
The Clorox Company
Above:
Mrs. Donald Knauss;
MCUF Trustee and Dinner
Chairman, Mr. Donald
Knauss; and MCUF Trustee,
Ms. Kim Adamson
Left:
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Davis Mr. Davis is Vice President
of Freeman Beverage
Company, the Dinner’s
Wine Sponsor.
Benefactor Tables – $10,000
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Mr. John M. Dowd
Kuka
Patron Tables – $5,000
Major General J. Gary Cooper, USMCR (Ret)
EDS
* Colonel G. F. Robert Hanke, USMCR (Ret)
Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.
Mr. Guy P. Wyser-Pratte
Supporter Tables – $3,500
Ms. Kim T. Adamson
Flir Systems
GE - Aviation
Colonel John E. Greenwood, USMC (Ret)
* Lieutenant General Wallace C. Gregson, USMC (Ret)
Maersk Line, Limited
Thomas Associates Inc.
Brigadier General George H. Walls Jr., USMC (Ret)
Mr. Frederick L. Webber
Corporate Member Tables
“The Three Amigos”
(L-R) MCU Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Jerre Wilson; MCU
Director of Enlisted Professional Military Education, Colonel J. D. Walker;
and Former MCU Chief of Staff, Colonel Leo Mercado
Commandant’s Council
BAE Systems
The Clorox Company
General Dynamics
Officers’ Equipment Company
Textron Inc.
Leadership Council
The Boeing Company
Friedman Billings Ramsey Group
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Meggitt Defense Systems FATS/Caswell
Raytheon Company
Semper Fidelis Council
(L-R) Director of the FBI, Mr. Robert Mueller; MCUF Trustee and Dinner
Chairman, Mr. Donald Knauss; Mrs. Donald Knauss; Mrs. Robert
Mueller; Mrs. James Conway; MCUF President and CEO, Brigadier
General Thomas Draude; and Commandant of the Marine Corps,
General James Conway
First Command Financial Planning
Sprint Government Systems Division
* Denotes Non-Attending Contribution in support of the event.
Upcoming Marine Corps University Events
M ay 6 , 2008
General Graves B. Erskine
Distinguished Lecture
H. E. Ambassador Hamid Al-Bayati, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United
Nations, will be the speaker at the Spring General Graves B. Erskine Distinguished Lecture.
His timely topic, “No Better Friend than America: Progress in Iraq,” will be of great interest to
the audience of 600 Marine Corps University students, faculty, and Foundation guests.
Ambassador Al-Bayati
M ay 1 3 , 2008
Sergeant Walter K. Singleton
Distinguished Lecture
Sergeant Major George H. Mason, USMC, Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps
Forces Command, Norfolk Virginia, will be the speaker at the annual Sergeant Walter K.
Singleton Distinguished Lecture. Sergeant Major Mason will discuss leadership with students
attending the Quantico Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy and invited MCU guests.
Several members of the Singleton family will also attend the event.
Sergeant Major Mason
M ay 2 0 – 22, 2008
Russell Leadership Conference
General Conway
The Russell Leadership Conference, organized by the Marine Corps University’s Lejeune
Leadership Institute, will be held at the General Alfred M. Gray Research Center Archives
and Libraries and Ellis Hall. The focus of the revamped, interactive conference will center on
the noncommissioned officer ranks as illustrated by its title, “NCOs Will Win This War.” 250
Corporals and Sergeants from Marine Corps units worldwide are expected to attend this year’s
event. The attendees will be directed to examine leadership and ethics in relation to climate
and culture, instead of only character.
General James Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sergeant Major
Carlton Kent, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, will speak at the conference. The core
aspect of the conference will center on many small group seminars in which each Marine will
participate. The end state of this ambitious conference is for the NCOs to take the new ideas
back to their units, which will then accelerate organizational viewpoints on leadership and
ethics and solidify Marine Corps core values throughout the NCO ranks and beyond.
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Sergeant Major Kent
Watch for details of these events in the 2008 Summer Foundation News.
Meet Our Trustees
Our Foundation’s accomplishments are due in large part to the dedicated and untiring support of our Trustees – both past
and present. They are the distinguished men and women who do the work of our Foundation. These Trustees are successful in
their chosen professions and take enormous pride in supporting professional military education and leadership programs that
instill in today’s Marines the enduring qualities to which they attribute their success.
M ajor General J. G a ry
C ooper , USMCR (R et)
Trustee, Major General Gary Cooper,
graduated from the University of Notre Dame
in 1958 and was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He served on
active duty for 12 years and was the first black Marine Officer to
lead an infantry company into combat.
In 1970, he joined the Individual Ready Reserve and commanded:
13th Force Reconnaissance Company; 4th Battalion, 14th
Marines, 4th Marine Division; and Marine Corps Base, Camp
Lejeune. He was promoted to Major General and returned to
active duty as Director of Personnel, HQMC. He retired in 1993.
General Cooper has served in the Alabama House of
Representatives, as Commissioner of the Alabama Department
of Human Resources, as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations, and Environment, and
as Ambassador to Jamaica.
Mr. Patrick J. Finneran, Jr.
Trustee, Mr. Patrick Finneran, was born
in Pensacola, Florida, and is Vice President
of Operations and Supplier Management,
Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing
Company.
Mr. Finneran is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and
holds a Master’s Degree from East Carolina University. He is an
honor graduate of The Basic School, Marine Corps Amphibious
Warfare School, Air Force Command and Staff College, and
a graduate of the National War College. In 2006, the Marine
Corps Law Enforcement Foundation honored him with its Most
Distinguished American Award.
Mr. Finneran is the Chairman of the Advisory Council for Graduate
Studies and Research at the University of Notre Dame. He is a
Trustee of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and a Fellow of
the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Mr. and Mrs. Finneran reside in St. Charles, Missouri.
General and Mrs. Cooper reside in Mobile, Alabama, where he
retired as Chairman and CEO of Commonwealth National Bank.
Lieut enan t G eneral
Wall ace C. “C hip ”
G regson , USMC (R et)
Trustee, Lieutenant General “Chip”
Gregson, graduated from the United States
Naval Academy in 1968. He is also a graduate
of the Army Officers Advanced Course, the Marine Corps
Command and Staff College, the Naval War College, and served
as a Military Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. He
holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Planning from the Naval
War College, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Public
Service from the University of Maryland.
During his Marine Corps career, General Gregson had command
at every level. He was the Director of Asia and Pacific in the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and from
2000 until his retirement in 2005, served in the Pacific as the
Commander of the 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, and Marine Corps Forces Japan.
General and Mrs. Gregson reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Major General William C.
Groeniger III, USMCR (Ret)
Trustee, Major General William Groeniger,
graduated from the University of California,
Berkeley, in 1952 and served on active duty
in the Marine Corps as a Naval Aviator until
1956. He then joined the Marine Corps Reserves where he
held a variety of command and staff assignments. He retired
as a Major General in 1987.
After release from active duty, General Groeniger started Groeniger
and Company, (which evolved into Marden Susco, Incorporated)
a distributor of products used in irrigation, fire protection, and
sanitation projects in California and Hawaii. He retired as the
Chairman and Director of Marden Susco.
Active in many civic and Marine Corps organizations, General
Groeniger has served as the Chairman of the Marine Corps
Reserve Officers Association, Deputy Commander of the Marine
Corps Aviation Association, and Chairman of the Board of the
Marine Toys For Tots Foundation.
General and Mrs. Groeniger reside in Indian Wells, California.
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Program
7th Communications Battalion
Okinawa, Japan
$1.1 M illion P rovided
School of Advanced Warfighting
European Campaign Ride
EUROPE
13 Unit Libraries
6 Battlefield Studies
Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
visit to Washington, D.C.
UNITED STATES
208 Unit Libraries
54 Battlefield Studies
45 Staff Development
Opportunities
36 Visiting Speaker Events
13 Conferences/Symposia
3 Preservation of Historical
Military Documents Requests
5 Student Research Opportunities
5 MCU Endowed Academic Chairs
Weapons Training Battalion, MCB Quantico, battle
field study of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
AFRICA
18 Unit Libraries
1 Staff Development
Opportunity
South America
4 Unit Libraries
“W e C hange L ives
Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity
Camp Pendleton, California
007
m Support
d
s
Headquarters Company, 8th Marine Regiment visit
to Washington, D.C.
A round T he W orld
4th Marine Regiment battlefield study of
Corregidor, Philippines.
ASIA
31 Unit Libraries
9 Battlefield Studies
1 Visiting Speaker Event
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Squadron 1 – Iraq
Middle East
33 Unit Libraries
Australia and
New Zealand
Operations Section, Marine Corps Embassy Security
Group battlefield study of Yorktown, Virginia
2 Unit Libraries
A nd S ave L ives !”
Command and Staff College battlefield study of
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Have You Heard?
We bid a fond farewell
to Colonel William
R. Ball, USMC (Ret)
who recently stepped
off the Board of
Trustees. As a longtime Trustee, Colonel
Colonel
Ball gave freely of his
William Ball
time, talent, and treasure. We wish him
and his wife, Donna, continued good
health, fair winds, and following seas as
they continue to enjoy their retirement in
Coronado, California.
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Trustees Ms. Kim T. Adamson and
Ms. Alexis F. Thomas will share
the funding for the Marine Corps
University Journal. Thanks Kim
and Alexis for your generosity and for
making this worthwhile project a reality!
Alexis Thomas
Kim Adamson
•••
We send our best wishes for a full and
speedy recovery to Nancy Groeniger
(wife of our Trustee, Major General William
Groeniger) and Charlene Marshall (wife
of our Founding Chairman, Ambassador
Anthony Marshall.)
•••
AT&T Government Solutions and
Sprint Government Systems Division
have renewed their membership in
the Semper Fidelis Council of our
Corporate Member Program. We also
welcome a new Corporate Member,
First Command Financial Planning,
to the Semper Fidelis Council. With
the generous support of our Corporate
Members, we will continue to fund
education and leadership programs
that “Change Lives and Save Lives!”
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We are pleased to welcome Ms. Carla H. Edmisten,
the Foundation’s new Administrative Coordinator.
She is a graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax,
Virginia, with a degree in Psychology. In addition to her
upbeat personality and sense of humor, she brings
a wealth of experience and talent to the Foundation
Staff. Carla, her husband Jeff, a realtor and former
Marine, and their children Shelby (age 13) and Logan
Ms. Carla Edmisten
(age 9), reside in Spotsylvania, Virginia.
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MCUF President and CEO, Brigadier
General Thomas V. Draude, USMC
(Ret), surprised Ms. Patricia
(Pat) Monroe by recognizing her
at the March Semper Fidelis Award
Dinner for her 15 years of service
as the Foundation’s Director of
Special Events.
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MCUF President and CEO, Brigadier General Thomas
The topic for the 2008 Mutter
Draude; MCUF Director of
Marines Command and Control
Special Events, Ms. Pat Monroe; and Pat’s husband,
Colonel J. P. Monroe, Jr.
Symposium
at
Expeditionary
Warfare School was “Command
and Control in the Current
Operating Environment.” Panelists
for the March 4th event included:
Lieutenant Colonel James A.
Vohr, USMC, Deputy Director of the
School of Advanced Warfighting;
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey P. Davis,
USMC, student at the Marine Corps War
College; Lieutenant Colonel James
D. Davis, USMC, Commanding Officer,
Instructor Battalion, The Basic School;
and Major George Benson, USMC,
Training Advisor for the First Iraqi Army
Brigade. The symposium is sponsored
through the generosity of “The Mutter
Marines,” Lieutenant General Carol
A. Mutter, USMC (Ret) and Colonel
James M. “Jim” Mutter, USMC (Ret).
•••
Students participating in the Masters of Military Studies program at Command
and Staff College (CSC) must write a research paper. In addition to writing the paper,
the student must defend his/her research and findings in an hour-long oral defense in
front of a panel of military and civilian academic mentors. On March 4th, Brigadier
General Thomas V. Draude, MCUF President and CEO; Major General Donald R.
Gardner, President, Marine Corps
University; Dr. Mark A. Moyar, the Kim T.
Adamson Chair of Insurgency and
Terrorism at MCU; Mr. James Davis,
the CIA Chair at MCU; and Dr. John W.
Gordon, Professor of National Security
Affairs at CSC, were the panel members
as Major Edward T. Nevgloski defended
his paper entitled: “An Analysis of the
Special Landing Force During the
Vietnam War from 1965 to 1969.”
Brigadier General Draude, Major General
Gardner, Mr. Davis, and Dr. Gordon all
served in Vietnam, and Dr. Moyar is
the author of two books on the war.
Major Nevgloski chose the topic because
his cousin, Lance Corporal Edward S.
Day, a member of Third Battalion, Third
Marines, was posthumously awarded the
Navy Cross for service in Vietnam in 1968.
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On September 17, 2008, a one-day
international symposium to enhance
the overall understanding of Iran will
be hosted by Marine Corps University’s
Dr. Amin Tarzi, Director of Middle East
studies, and the Marine Corps University
Foundation. The symposium, “The
Iranian Puzzle Piece: Understanding
Iran in the Global Context,” will
explore Iran’s internal dynamics,
regional perspectives, and extra-regional
factors. It will also examine Iran’s nearterm political and strategic options and
the potential impact on the course of
action for the United States and the
Marine Corps.
Lieutenant General
James Amos
Lieutenant General
Richard Natonski
Major General
Duane Thiessen
Major General
John Paxton
Major General
Dennis Hejlik
Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates recently announced that the
President made the following nominations: Lieutenant General James F. Amos,for
appointment as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and appointment
to the rank of General; Lieutenant General Richard F. Natonski, for appointment
as the Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command and for
reappointment to the rank of Lieutenant General; Major General Duane D.
Thiessen, for appointment as the Deputy Commandant for Programs
and Resources and for appointment to the rank of Lieutenant General; Major
General John M. Paxton Jr., for appointment as the Director, Strategic Plans and
Policy, J-5, Joint Staff and for appointment to the rank of Lieutenant General;
Major General Dennis J. Hejlik, for appointment as the Commanding General,
II Marine Expeditionary Force and for appointment to the rank of Lieutenant
General. Congratulations!
•••
The Basic School (TBS)
received eight custom built
sand tables funded by
donations to MCUF from
TBS Class 1-67. These
tables, ranging in size from
four feet by eight feet to
twelve feet by sixteen feet,
have become an essential
training and educational tool
TBS Second Lieutenants use the sand tables to facilitate their
discussions on tactics and strategy.
for the student officers.
•••
Second Lieutenant Richard K. Sala received the 2-08 Major General Edwin B.
Wheeler Award for infantry excellence and the Lieutenant Colonel Vic Taylor Award
for the Distinguished Graduate at the Infantry Officer Course at The Basic School.
M C U F C omm a nd S uppor t P rogr a m
To date, funding for the Foundation’s Command Support Program totals $82,000.
Professional Reading Program (PRP) - $38,400
125 PRP requests supporting over 41,000 Marines
Professional Military Education (PME) Programs - $43,600
17 PME requests supporting over 900 Marines including:
4 units visited the battlefields of Belleau Wood and Normandy France
4 units toured the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Washington, D.C.
Lecture and battlefield study of Pelilieu by MCU’s Dr. Craig Swanson
Lecture by MCU’s CIA Chair, Colonel Jim Davis, on the USS Mayaguez rescue and the Koh Tang Island assault
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Negotiations Block of Instruction at
Command and Staff College (CSC)
Article by: Commander Joseph Arleth, USN
“This is stuff I can use. Well done!” “Most outstanding thing we have done all year.” “This is the only course that I have
rated every category as outstanding.” “This was a marvelously climactic integration of several course components.”
What are these CSC students excited about? The
Negotiations Block of Instruction toward the end of the academic
year ties together cultural training, language instruction,
and a series of negotiation lectures and practical exercises.
To understand this part of the curriculum it is useful to look
at how it came about, what it consists of, and what the future
might hold.
In 2005, CSC Director Brigadier General John Toolan (then a
Colonel) initiated important curriculum changes based on his
recent experience as Commanding
Officer, Regimental Combat Team 1.
His experiences in Iraq, operating in
an environment where the population
is the key to success, convinced him
that today’s officers needed a broader
educational experience.
A new emphasis on cultural
understanding and the introduction
of language training were two
of those changes implemented
at CSC. Another less publicized
addition was negotiation instruction.
General Toolan saw that Marines
were expected to negotiate with key
members of the population every day,
and that these negotiations were
integral to operational success;
however, Marines were not provided formal training or instruction
to prepare them for these events. From the beginning, the
College’s Negotiations Block was created to remedy this
operational shortcoming.
The students receive a series of lectures and briefings on the
fundamentals of negotiations, negotiation styles, preparation,
strategies, use of interpreters, communications and the basics
of mediation from professionals with the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service (FMCS), who have decades of experience
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practicing the art in countries worldwide. Lectures are only a
part of the block, however. The majority of instruction is spent
in a series of increasingly complex exercises that reinforce the
negotiations training.
The first exercise is a simple one with two negotiators. What many
students do not realize is that they can get exactly what they
want by understanding the interests that underlie their respective
positions; the key is to ask questions, not merely advocate a
position. This “interest based” approach underlies the Negotiations
Block, and it is a well-developed
concept from the professionals at the
Program on Negotiation, a university
consortium with Harvard University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
and Tufts University.
The next exercise is similar to
the familiar Meyers — Briggs
personality test, except that it is
focused on identifying negotiation
or
bargaining
styles.
After
identifying their primary approach
to negotiations, the students learn the
benefits of different approaches to
varying situations. As in many areas,
adaptability is critical to success.
After that, the students go through
three different scenarios with cultural overtones. The first
involves people from two different fictional countries. One country
is populated by people who prefer direct communications, quick
results, informal relationships, and value the “bottom line.” The
other party’s negotiators are from a culture that favors a more
collective approach where formalities are valued, questions are
asked indirectly, relationships are valued above all else, and
passivity is frequently displayed. The second cultural exercise
introduces a mediator to assist representatives from the Muslim
and Christian populations in a town to work through differences
and reestablish peace after violence has broken out. The third
exercise involves a situation with a Marine Advisor Team Leader, in
a village northwest of Al Qa’im, in a meeting with the Iraqi Battalion
Commander, his Deputy, the local Sheik, some merchants, and
a key school teacher, trying to work through issues surrounding
repairs to a water treatment plant, smuggling of insurgents, and
reopening the local school. As can be imagined, for this third
situation there is no prescribed answer for the situation. In all
the exercises, the learning takes place by going through the
negotiations and discussing the options and alternatives after the
scenario is complete.
The entire program ends with the nexus of each of the lines of
instruction mentioned earlier - language, culture, and negotiations.
For this event, each individual student is given a situation in
the Middle East, Francophone Africa, South Korea or China,
The negotiation portion of this program has been so popular it
has been exported to I Marine Expeditionary Force. FMCS started
teaching there about six months after CSC’s initial iteration. To
“Marine Corps University Foundation has played a critical
role by funding Federal Mediation Conciliation Service
participation and texts.”
depending on the language he/she studied. The scenario requires
the students to negotiate with a Sheik, Province Governor, Tribal
Chief, Port Authority, or some other culturally correct personality
in a scenario appropriate to the setting. When they walk into the
room, they are expected to use their foreign language skills to
establish credibility and rapport. Then, when necessary, they are to
seamlessly transition to using an interpreter to continue to pursue
their interests. In the end, they are given feedback on their cultural
awareness, use of language and interpreter, and negotiation skills.
It is truly a capstone event.
date, FMCS has trained more than 87 Marine Corps Advisor
Teams with about 1,000 Marines represented in 26 sessions.
Feedback drawn from the operational theatre indicates that this
course is a major part of a transition team’s non-kinetic arsenal.
Today, under the leadership of Colonel Thomas C. Greenwood,
the language and culture programs have been expanded at
CSC. There are now four languages (Arabic, French, Chinese,
and Korean) offered vice the original one. Additionally, more
students are given the opportunity for an expanded palette of
immersion trips (Egypt, Tunisia, China, and South Korean
respectively). The Negotiations Block continues on with
updates and improvements each year. MCUF has played a
critical role by funding FMCS participation and texts.
Throughout this effort, it has become increasingly
obvious that negotiation skills are a core competency that
transcend current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
By developing the negotiation skills of the future
leaders of our Armed Forces, those officers are better
prepared to deal with the complex problems they will
face in the Joint, Interagency, and Combined world of
tomorrow’s operations.
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