Michele Willard

ADVANCED STRATEGIC ART PROGRAM

ASAP AY23 students and faculty at the Valley of the Temples in Sicily

The six-month curriculum of the Advanced Strategic Art Program (ASAP) is focused on developing national security professionals who can act as strategic advisors at the highest levels of the joint force and U.S. interagency. ASAP is a U.S.-only program delivered at up to the TS-SCI security clearance level. The program uses seminar discussion, guest speakers, case studies, war games, and staff-rides to improve students’ capacity for strategic analysis, problem solving, and both written and oral communication. Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign staff ride serves as the culminating event for the course on Military Strategy and Campaigning, while a week-long field study in Washington D.C. introduces the students to the U.S. interagency, non-governmental organizations, and the Washington think tank ecosphere. The capstone event for the program is a staff ride to Sicily and Normandy, where students walk the grounds of Operations Husky and Overlord. There they gain insights to the opportunities and challenges of coalition warfare and strategic leadership. An engagement at the Institute for Strategic Research in Paris affords an appreciation of multinational perspectives and engagement of a long-time NATO ally. U.S. Army and Air Force students completing the program earn the 6Z Strategic Studies Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) or its U.S. Air Force equivalent.

Click here for a podcast discussion between Lt. Col. Marcus Antonini (ASAP AY24) and Dr. Darrell Driver (ASAP Director) on the topic of Strategic Autonomy in International Security.

ASAP AY23 students on Omaha Beach during the annual staff ride to Normandy

ASAP AY24 class on the steps of the U.S. Capitol during the Unified Action Field Study in DC

ASAP Brochure

Complete details available at the Army War College’s site

Current points of contact are Dr. Doug Douds and Dr. Darrell Driver.

An academic program of the Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations

ADVANCED STRATEGIC ART PROGRAM (ASAP)
Army Leader Day focuses attention on leadership issues at the strategic level.

ARMY LEADER DAY
Created in 2016, ASEP plans, coordinates, and executes Professional Military Education for the entire population of Army General Officers across the total force.

ARMY STRATEGIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
The U.S. Army War College and CSA Senior Army Fellows represent the Army in 54 programs worldwide.

ARMY WAR COLLEGE FELLOWS
The Carlisle Scholars Program (CSP) integrates the seminar experience of traditional Professional Military Education with the autonomy of a self-directed fellowship.

CARLISLE SCHOLARS PROGRAM (CSP)
The Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL)’s areas of emphasis are experiential education, Senior Leader education, support to Army Senior Leader research, and support to both U.S. Army War College and Army Senior Leader strategic communication efforts.

CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP (CSL)
This rigorous elective program centers on current and provocative books and critical reasoning.

COMMANDANT’S READING PROGRAM
Corporate and defense industry leaders share insights and experiences that enhance the students’ understanding of the defense acquisition and support systems.

INDUSTRY DAY
Each year, approximately 80 senior international officers are invited to attend the U.S. Army War College.

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM
The USAWC Military Family Program focuses on the spouses and families of the current class, as well as spouses and families of USAWC graduates who deployed after graduation.

MILITARY SPOUSE & FAMILY PROGRAM
Includes post-doctoral fellows, visiting professors, and research assistants to contribute to the teaching mission.

FACULTY AUGMENTATION
PKSOI participates actively with the War College to provide the Army's future senior leader with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to plan, conduct and assess P&SO missions and to integrate P&SO doctrine, concepts and policy into Army strategy and operational missions.

PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INSTITUTE (PKSOI)
Funding is used for honoraria, course preparation, and supporting academic events related to the full scope of the USAWC's core curriculum.

PROVOST’S AND DEAN’S PROGRAMS
This program supports various events that enhance the current academic year classes, both Resident and Distance Education.

SPECIAL EVENTS SUPPORT
The Strategic Studies Institute hosts events and roundtables each year which support the Institute’s Academic Engagement Programs.

STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE (SSI)
An online journal with high-quality, concise, thought-provoking articles covering diverse topics.

USAWC-HOSTED WEB JOURNAL

ADVANCED STRATEGIC ART PROGRAM

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