Thanks to the generous contributions from our corporate and individual donors we are able to support these programs.

Each year over 40 senior military officers from different countries are extended an invitation from the Chief of Staff of the United States Army to attend the U.S. Army War College. The academic year is full of studying, research, and fellowship as these officers are exposed to and instructed in areas ranging from military concepts and doctrine to national and theater level strategies. AWCF is pleased to help support the International Fellows Program. These funds make it possible for the family members of the International Officers to attend: English-as-a-Second-Language classes (ESL), trips to Washington, DC , Lancaster County , Hershey Amusement Park , and Philadelphia, PA. Without the support of the Army War College Foundation these programs would not be available for the International families to enjoy and experience our culture.

TURNING POINT Strategic Leadership Experience 

The Strategic Leader Development Program is a 3-day seminar designed to build leadership and teamwork.  The program can be customized to meet the specific needs of any group and includes a strategic leadership and decision-making lab on the Gettysburg Battlefield, which we call a staff ride.  The concept of a staff ride originated in the Army in the 1880's and was used to teach various aspects of tactics and leadership to aspiring staff officers. Visiting a Civil War battlefield (originally on horseback, thus the term "staff ride") brought to life the importance of terrain, the interaction of battlefield commanders, tactics, leadership techniques, and command decisions.  Also included are strategic topical seminars facilitated by U.S. Army War College faculty, and discussions covering the TURNING POINT concept, the U.S. Army War College and participants interests.

SSI Conferences

Each April, the Strategic Studies Institute of the Army war college hosts a three-day strategy conference at the Carlisle Barracks to discuss the subject of national security.  The purpose of their conference program is to establish and maintain an informed dialogue on national security issues between the Army and the community of academics, analysts and private citizens.  Past conference topics have included:

• Winning the War by Winning the Peace: Strategy for Conflict and Post-Conflict in the 21st Century
• "...to insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense..."
• Challenging the United states Symmetrically and Asymmetrically: Can America by Defeated?
• Russia's Future as a World Power
• China Into the 21st Century: Strategic Partner and...or Peer Competitor

The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) is the U.S. Army's institute for geo-strategic and national security research and analysis. SSI conducts strategic research and analysis to support the U.S. Army War College curricula, provides direct analysis for Army and Department of Defense leadership, and serves as a bridge to the wider strategic community. SSI is composed of civilian research professors, uniformed military officers, and a professional support staff. All have extensive credentials and experience. SSI is divided into three components: the Art of War Department focuses on global, trans-regional, and functional issues, particularly those dealing with Army transformation; the Regional Strategy and Planning Department focuses on regional strategic issues; and the Academic Engagement Program creates and sustains partnerships with the global strategic community. In addition to its organic resources, SSI has a web of partnerships with strategic analysts around the world, including the foremost thinkers in the field of security and military strategy.

SSI co-sponsors academic conferences to examine issues of importance to the Army, collaborating with some of the most prestigious universities in the country. Recent partners included Georgetown, Princeton, Harvard, MIT, Columbia, University of Chicago, University of Miami, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Johns Hopkins, Duke University, Florida International University and Queen's University in Canada.

To learn more about the Strategic Studies Institute go to their website - http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi

Thanks to the generous contributions from our corporate and individual donors we are able to support these programs.

Each year over 40 senior military officers from different countries are extended an invitation from the Chief of Staff of the United States Army to attend the U.S. Army War College. The academic year is full of studying, research, and fellowship as these officers are exposed to and instructed in areas ranging from military concepts and doctrine to national and theater level strategies. AWCF is pleased to help support the International Fellows Program. These funds make it possible for the family members of the International Officers to attend: English-as-a-Second-Language classes (ESL), trips to Washington, DC , Lancaster County , Hershey Amusement Park , and Philadelphia, PA. Without the support of the Army War College Foundation these programs would not be available for the International families to enjoy and experience our culture.

TURNING POINT Strategic Leadership Experience 

The Strategic Leader Development Program is a 3-day seminar designed to build leadership and teamwork.  The program can be customized to meet the specific needs of any group and includes a strategic leadership and decision-making lab on the Gettysburg Battlefield, which we call a staff ride.  The concept of a staff ride originated in the Army in the 1880's and was used to teach various aspects of tactics and leadership to aspiring staff officers. Visiting a Civil War battlefield (originally on horseback, thus the term "staff ride") brought to life the importance of terrain, the interaction of battlefield commanders, tactics, leadership techniques, and command decisions.  Also included are strategic topical seminars facilitated by U.S. Army War College faculty, and discussions covering the TURNING POINT concept, the U.S. Army War College and participants interests.

SSI Conferences

Each April, the Strategic Studies Institute of the Army war college hosts a three-day strategy conference at the Carlisle Barracks to discuss the subject of national security.  The purpose of their conference program is to establish and maintain an informed dialogue on national security issues between the Army and the community of academics, analysts and private citizens.  Past conference topics have included:

• Winning the War by Winning the Peace: Strategy for Conflict and Post-Conflict in the 21st Century
• "...to insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense..."
• Challenging the United states Symmetrically and Asymmetrically: Can America by Defeated?
• Russia's Future as a World Power
• China Into the 21st Century: Strategic Partner and...or Peer Competitor

The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) is the U.S. Army's institute for geo-strategic and national security research and analysis. SSI conducts strategic research and analysis to support the U.S. Army War College curricula, provides direct analysis for Army and Department of Defense leadership, and serves as a bridge to the wider strategic community. SSI is composed of civilian research professors, uniformed military officers, and a professional support staff. All have extensive credentials and experience. SSI is divided into three components: the Art of War Department focuses on global, trans-regional, and functional issues, particularly those dealing with Army transformation; the Regional Strategy and Planning Department focuses on regional strategic issues; and the Academic Engagement Program creates and sustains partnerships with the global strategic community. In addition to its organic resources, SSI has a web of partnerships with strategic analysts around the world, including the foremost thinkers in the field of security and military strategy.

SSI co-sponsors academic conferences to examine issues of importance to the Army, collaborating with some of the most prestigious universities in the country. Recent partners included Georgetown, Princeton, Harvard, MIT, Columbia, University of Chicago, University of Miami, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Johns Hopkins, Duke University, Florida International University and Queen's University in Canada.

To learn more about the Strategic Studies Institute go to their website - http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi