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Michele Willard

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Distance Education Class of 2020

 

COL Robert Thompson  – Seminar 19

LTC Christopher Creaghe  – Seminar 5

COL Stuart Tyner – Seminar 12

AWC Foundation President & CEO, Ruth Collins, briefed the Class on July 14, 2020.
DDE 2020 PDF SRC Brief
Meet the Staff
Michele Willard, Amy Lippert, Donna Gellert, Linda Caton, Ruth Collins, Kaitlyn Sands, Tracy Hillebrand, Harry Leach, Donna Bullis  (left to right)

Although we will miss seeing you in person for SRC and graduation, the Army War College Foundation team is here to assist you.  Your upcoming graduation will solidify your position alongside many prestigious alumni and we greatly enjoy keeping track of your successes.  We hope this continues to be a long, mutually beneficial relationship between you and the Army War College Foundation.  You can contact us at alumni@usawc.org or 717-243-0884 anytime with questions.

Shop the online store for your Class of 2020 items!     Limited supply available.

The Foundation Gift Shop’s online shopping experience is available to serve you.  We have a limited supply of Class of 2020 items remaining!  Need some USAWC items to display in your office or want some apparel to display your USAWC pride?  All of the in-store merchandise is available at shop.usawc.org.  And a special note:  Foundation membership affords you a 20% discount on most items at checkout.  Contact us if you need the code before placing an order. 

Keep up with the news of the College and our Alumni!

Looking for news about the College, its programs and institutes as well as its graduates? Our Army War College Foundation & Alumni News magazine is a great resource.  In addition to the articles keeping you informed about College programs and institutes, we also feature a “mailbag” section with individual updates on alumni appointments and promotions.  Note:  Members of the Foundation receive the printed version of this publication with a special member insert in the mail two times a year.

Our entire website provides a great visual of the support the Foundation is able to give to the U.S. Army War College to enrich, enhance, and encourage the students and alumni experience.  Check out our website pages about the Alumni Memorial, Class Reunions, Scholarship Program, Regional Alumni Events, and the annual Lewin Memorial lecture to name just a few!

ONLINE MEMBERSHIP LINK

Distance Education Class of 2020
Foundation Membership Seminar Levels

As of 17 July 2020 at 1230

Join during SRC and receive the print copy of the latest issue of our magazine with a special feature on COVID-19 response worldwide by alumni.

If you elect to become a LIFETIME MEMBER, you will also receive this lapel pin.

Mart de Kruif, IF Netherlands, RES ‘03

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Mart de Kruif, IF Netherlands, RES ‘03

As a former USAWC student and member of the IF Hall of Fame, I learned about the incredible strength of our soldiers.  It pushed me to bring the fifth Invictus Games to The Netherlands in May this year.  With a great team, we were ready to cross the Line of Departure, until COVID-19 hit us.  But this is not the end. We will work incredibly hard to have the Invictus Games in The Hague in 2021, and we will succeed.  Because we are the Masters of our fate, the Captains of our soul!

The Invictus Games bring together over 500 competitors from 19 nations to compete in a series of adaptive sports.  It is the only international, adaptive, multi-sport event in which wounded, injured, or sick armed services personnel and veterans take part in sports including wheelchair basketball, seated volleyball, and indoor rowing.  Originally held in London in 2014 as a one-time event, but since then in Orlando in 2016, Toronto in 2017, and Sydney in 2018, the Games use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation, and generate a wider understanding and respect of all those who serve their country.

LGen (Ret) Mart C. de Kruif
Resident Class of 2003, Seminar 8
Royal Netherlands Army
The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 Chairman

Petrus Hagenaars, IF Netherlands, DDE ‘14

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Petrus Hagenaars, IF Netherlands, DDE ‘14

After graduating from the DDE Class of 2014, I continued to serve as the Netherlands Liaison Officer at HQ, TRADOC at Fort Eustis, Virginia until the summer of 2015.  After that posting, I became the Deputy Commander of 43 Mechanised Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army until the summer of 2018.  In that position, I also was the Regional Military Commander North, responsible for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the north of the Netherlands.  In that period, I developed, with others, the plan to rebuild a territorial headquarters for the Army, something that was lost following many budget cuts in 2003.

I established the Territorial Operations Centre (TOC) reaching Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in February, just in time to support the USAREUR-led exercise DefenderEurope20.  On March 10, when the first ship with material of a U.S. Army mechanized brigade arrived in a Dutch port, it became clear that DefenderEurope20 would be significantly scaled down because of the COVID-19 crisis.  At the same time, the centre was tasked to direct the Army response to COVID-19.  Personnel from all services are now present in the TOC, all working hard fighting this virus.

These have been hectic weeks changing focus to this new task, directing medical detachments to hospitals and care homes, as well as sending logistic and medical planners to a wide range of organisations.  Military advice has been particularly effective, for example, establishing a national coordination mechanism for distributing Intensive Care patients using experience from our Afghanistan-mission.  At this moment it seems that the spread of the virus is slowing down; however, we need to be prepared for all scenarios.  It has been very rewarding to contribute to fighting COVID-19 with dedicated colleagues and seeing concrete results.

COL Petrus J. Hagenaars
Distance Class of 2014
International Fellow – Netherlands

Mike Manning, USAWCF ‘20

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LTC Mike Manning is one of four Army War College Fellows at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, who provided COVID-19 response support to Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center in March 2020.  University President Tony Monaco and Tufts Medical Center President Mike Apkon requested support with crisis action planning and response, and the Fellows volunteered.  Their support included advice and expertise in:  Incident Command Center set up; establishing battle tracking and reporting requirements; lab optimization and capacity planning; surge staffing and facilities planning support; support logistics and procurement connections with university alumnus; and long-term recovery planning support.  The Fellows lent their experience in crisis action planning and decision making, leadership, and CBRNE clean/dirty operation planning for the ICU and medical center writ large.

Scott Seidel, USAWCF ’20

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COL Scott Seidel is one of four Army War College Fellows at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, who provided COVID-19 response support to Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center in March 2020. University President Tony Monaco and Tufts Medical Center President Mike Apkon requested support with crisis action planning and response, and the Fellows volunteered. Their support included advice and expertise in: Incident Command Center set up; establishing battle tracking and reporting requirements; lab optimization and capacity planning; surge staffing and facilities planning support; support logistics and procurement connections with university alumnus; and long-term recovery planning support. The Fellows lent their experience in crisis action planning and decision making, leadership, and CBRNE clean/dirty operation planning for the ICU and medical center writ large.

Sue Gannon, USAWCF ‘20

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LTC Sue Gannon is one of four Army War College Fellows at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, who provided COVID-19 response support to Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center in March 2020.  University President Tony Monaco and Tufts Medical Center President Mike Apkon requested support with crisis action planning and response, and the Fellows volunteered.  Their support included advice and expertise in:  Incident Command Center set up; establishing battle tracking and reporting requirements; lab optimization and capacity planning; surge staffing and facilities planning support; support logistics and procurement connections with university alumnus; and long-term recovery planning support.  The Fellows lent their experience in crisis action planning and decision making, leadership, and CBRNE clean/dirty operation planning for the ICU and medical center writ large.