Spring 2008 Board Meeting Highlights
The JINSA 2008 Spring Board Meeting held June 1 in Washington, D.C., featured a panel discussion on the "Lessons Learned from Iraq and Lebanon." U.S. Army Colonel Kenneth R. Dahl led off the talk. Dahl, Assistant Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Middle East) of the Joint Staff, discussed emergent defense issues since the 2003 invasion of Saddam's Iraq under three areas: counter-insurgency, indigenous security and interagency coordination.
Read the full article here
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UK's Shadow Defence Secretary
Addresses JINSA in NYC
On June 18, Dr. Liam Fox, the Shadow Defence Secretary of the British government, addressed an audience more than 100 JINSA members and supporters at the University Club in New York City. Fox, a leading Member of Parliament from the opposition Conservative Party, currently serves as Shadow Defence Secretary and, as such, closely follows the ruling Labour Party Defence Secretary whilst simultaneously developing alternative policies. Read about the event here
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Camp Pendleton Visited by JINSA Leaders
JINSA was invited to Camp Pendleton to observe the newest tactics and equipment employed by our Marines. The June visit was hosted by Maj. Gen. Michael Lehnert, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West, and escorted by 2008 JINSA Flag and General Officer Trip to Israel alumnus Maj. Gen. Mark Lott, USMC (ret). Read the full article by David Justman
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U.S. Marine Colonel T.X. Hammes
Addresses JINSA at Europe Project Forum
Hammes, author of The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (Zenith Press, 2006) and an expert on insurgent warfare spoke to a group of JINSA members and supporters in Washington, DC on June 16, 2008. Read about the event here
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