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War Council — America’s Unknown Wars in Africa

Name: War Council — America’s Unknown Wars in Africa
Start: 2017-11-13T12:50:00-05:00
End: 2017-11-13T13:45:00-05:00
Location: Washington Hall 5006

November 13, 2017 @ 12:50 pm - 1:45 pm

Around 400 US special operations forces are training Somali troops in their fight against the militant group al-Shabaab. About 800 other US servicemembers are based in Niger, where four Green Berets were killed in October. Join MWI for an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the expanding US military role in Africa. Panel participants: Mr. John Melkon, CSCMO; MAJ Ben Griffin, History; MAJ Alex Deep, SOSH; Dr. Jason Warner, Combating Terrorism Center; CPT Enoch Obeng, DSS.

Details

Date:: November 13, 2017
Time:: 12:50 pm - 1:45 pm

Venue

: Washington Hall 5006