US Military Operations and the Evolution of War
| Date | Monday, December 3, 2007 |
| Location | Senate Capitol, Room SC 6 |
Colonel Thomas X. Hammes (USMC ret.), author of The Sling and the Stone: On War in the Twenty-First Century and frequent commentator on counterinsurgency operations, will join us for a discussion on the evolution of warfare and what the U.S. can do to overcome new and developing military challenges. U.S. forces have mastered the skills of maneuver warfare, but are facing asymmetric threats that are utilizing techniques that continue to trouble U.S. troops in Afgahnistan and Iraq. How can U.S. forces quickly and efficiently adapt their strategies, doctrine and structure to overcome these challenges? Has the U.S. found the right balance in training for both assymmetric and traditional threats? How can the U.S. be better prepared for future evolutions of warfare.