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2nd Annual Symposium on Modern Warfare

06 October 2017
International Cultural Center - Lubbock, TX

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Friday, October 6th

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[ICC Auditorium]
8:00 AM-10:00 AM. Session 1: Session 1

  •   Welcoming Remarks
  •   Fifty Nifty Islamic States: An Analysis of Inter-Jihadist Relations
  •   'Hit 'em in the Mind!' Air Defense Missiles as an Insurgent Weapon
  •   The Iraqi Surge Campaign: New Findings and Interpretations
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10:30 AM-12:00 PM. Session 2: Session 2

  •   Credibility and Reliability: The Building Blocks of Legitimacy
  •   Impediments to a Successful Counterinsurgency Campaign in Northeastern Afghanistan
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12:00 PM-1:00 PM. : Keynote Address

  •   The Way We Were: Forward Air Controller War Stories at the Beginning of the Two Longest Wars in Our History
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1:00 PM-2:30 PM. Session 3: Session 3

  •   Building a Strong Alliance with Local Armed Forces in Counterinsurgency: Lessons Learned from Vietnam Veterans’ First-hand Accounts
  •   The Problem of Local Knowledge in COIN: The American Defense Architecture and the Struggle with the ‘Human Terrain’ in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Beyond
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3:00 PM-4:30 PM. Session 4: Session 4

  •   Five Guys Talk About Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
  •   Five Guys Talk About Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
  •   Five Guys Talk About Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
  •   Five Guys Talk About Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
  •   Five Guys Talk About Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
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4:30 PM-5:00 PM. : Closing Remarks

  •   Closing Remarks