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U.S. Military Forces & Operations

CNAS projects on U.S. Military Forces and Operations go beyond the battlefield and examine the force structure, roles, missions, and overall health and wellness of America's military to help ensure our forces are prepared for the demands of 21st century conflict.

Projects include Future of the U.S. Military, Special Operations Forces, Contracting in Conflicts, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Voices from the Field.

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  • The Devil in the Deep Blue Detail
    Type: News Item
    Source: The Economist

    February 4, 2012 — The Economist's Banyan column cites the recent CNAS report, "Cooperation from Strength: the U.S., China and the South China Sea," discussing the use of the sea as an argument for a naval build-up in the region.

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  • In Winding Down War, a Fundamentally Different Challenge in Afghanistan than in Iraq
    Type: News Item
    Source: The Washington Post

    February 2, 2012 — In The Washington Post, CNAS Senior Advisor LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) and Senior Fellow Andrew Exum comment on the uncertain outcome in Afghanistan as U.S. troops transfer the bulk of the country's security to local forces.

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  • Panetta Comment Prompts Questions, Concerns in Afghanistan
    Type: News Item
    Source: The Washington Post

    February 2, 2012 — CNAS Visiting Fellow MAJ Fernando Lujan, (USA) is interviewed by The Washington Post, commenting that Afghan army leaders take pride in assuming a larger role in the maintaining the country's security.

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  • Iran Well Prepared for the Worst
    Type: News Item
    Source: Asia Times

    January 31, 2012 — In Asia Times, Patrick Cronin, the CNAS Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, comments on the possibility of closing the Strait of Hormuz and its consequences on the global economy.

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  • Experts Divided on Pentagon's Proposed Cuts
    Type: News Item
    Source: CNN

    January 27, 2012 — Patrick Cronin, the Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at CNAS, talks to CNN about a declining U.S. military presence and its possible transformation into a minor middle power.

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  • Pentagon Budget Ends Post-9/11 Era, Ushers in Pacific Era
    Type: News Item
    Source: U.S. News and World Report

    January 26, 2012 — CNAS Bacevich Fellow Travis Sharp comments in U.S. News and World Report on the challenges of implementing defense cuts that reflect President Obama's vision of a smaller and more agile military force.

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  • Obama Has Had Rare Run of Luck with Elite SEAL Operations
    Type: News Item
    Source: USA Today

    January 26, 2012 — In USA Today, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow COL Robert Killebrew, USA (Ret.) comments on President Obama's willingness to take risks through the use of special operations forces.

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  • The Pentagon's Way Forward
    Type: News Item
    Source: The National Interest

    January 26, 2012 — LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.), Nora Bensahel and Travis Sharp write in The National Interest, advising Congress to set aside sequestration and for DOD to focus on operational adjustments for the military.

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  • With More Details Coming, Analysts Split on New DOD Strategy
    Type: News Item
    Source: Stars and Stripes

    January 25, 2012 — CNAS Senior Advisor LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) is interviewed in Stars and Stripes, discussing the shift in the Obama Administration's defense strategy from a robust military force abroad towards a growing focus on special operations and counterterrorism.

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  • For Somalia Rescue, Look to Legacy of Iran
    Type: News Item
    Source: BBC News

    January 25, 2012 — In light of the recent rescue mission in Somalia, CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum writes in BBC News on the U.S. military's investment on special forces capabilities.

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  • Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea
    Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea
    January 10, 2012 - 9:00am - 11:30am
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    At an event on January 10, 2012, from 9:00-11:30 a.m., the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will release a report by CNAS experts Dr. Patrick Cronin and Robert D. Kaplan titled Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea, which examines the future of U.S. strategy in the South China Sea. The event will feature a keynote address by Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations. RSVP here or call (202) 457-9427.

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  • Community Models Working Group
    Community Models Working Group
    December 6, 2011 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
    St. Regis Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On December 6, the Center for a New American Security hosted a Joining Forces working group including representatives from non-profit and philanthropic organizations and academic institutions to discuss how communities across the country are leveraging nonprofit, civic and private resources to promote successful integration of service members, veterans and military families.

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  • Veteran Employment Best Practices Summit
    Veteran Employment Best Practices Summit
    November 30, 2011 - 8:00am - 5:30pm
    The Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum
    New York, New York

    On November 30, the Center for a New American Security, in partnership with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families, hosted a conference on best practices for supporting veterans and military families. Representatives from over 30 industry-leading companies from various sectors openly discussed motivations, major challenges, innovative practices and philanthropic engagement associated with corporate support for veterans and military families.

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  • Losing the Battle
    Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide
    November 1, 2011 - 4:30pm - 6:00pm
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom
    Washington, District of Columbia

    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. military with a distinguished panel of experts, including the author of the CNAS report, Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide, Dr. Margaret Harrell, who is a Senior Fellow at CNAS and Director of the Joining Forces Initiative; General Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; Juliette Kayyem, national security columnist for The Boston Globe and a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University; and Dr. Jan Kemp, National Mental Health Program Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  • “Wellness” Index Working Group
    “Wellness” Index Working Group
    October 28, 2011 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
    The Jefferson Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On October 28, the Center for a New American Security hosted a Joining Forces working group to inform its research on the "wellness" of service members, veterans and their families. Academics, policymakers, service members, service providers and other stakeholders participated to discuss the meaning and attributes of "wellness."

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  • Veteran Employment Working Group
    Veteran Employment Working Group
    October 27, 2011 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On October 27, the Center for a New American Security held a Joining Forces working group on veteran employment. Participants discussed challenges veterans face when seeking employment in the private sector. 

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  • General Norton A. Schwartz with CNAS Fellows
    Discussion with General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force
    October 19, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On October 19, the Center for a New American Security hosted a lunchtime discussion at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel with General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The discussion was part of CNAS’ ongoing National Security Leaders Forum series.

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  • lieutenant general mark hertling, cnas, nate fick, europe, army, nato
    Roundtable Discussion with Lieutenant General Mark P. Hertling
    October 11, 2011 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
    Center for a New American Security
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On October 11, the Center for a New American Security hosted a roundtable discussion with Lieutenant General Mark P. Hertling, Commander of U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army.  LTG Hertling discussed the U.S.’s ongoing strategic interests in Europe and the resources required to successfully secure those interests.

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  • Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity
    October 7, 2011 - 8:30am - 10:30am
    The Newseum's Knight Conference Center
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On October 7, 2011, CNAS released Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity at an event featuring a discussion with the report authors - LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel and Travis Sharp - and leading defense and budget experts Gordon Adams and Tom Donnelly.

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  • Assistant Secretary of State Andrew Shapiro
    Roundtable Discussion with Assistant Secretary of State Andrew Shapiro
    September 27, 2011 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm
    Center for a New American Security
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On September 27th, the Center for a New American Security hosted a roundtable conversation with Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro to discuss the future of United States security assistance efforts, the lessons learned from recent events, and the case for establishing the new Fund.

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  • General Amos
    General James F. Amos, USMC
    Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, USMC

    On October 22, 2010 General James F. Amos assumed the duties of Commandant of the Marine Corps. General Amos was born in Wendell, Idaho and is a graduate of the University of Idaho. A Marine Aviator, General Amos has held command at all levels from Lieutenant Colonel to Lieutenant General.  

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  • Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)
    Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow

    General Barno, a highly decorated military officer with over 30 years of service, has served in a variety of command and staff positions in the United States and around the world, to include command at every level. He served many of his early years in special operations forces with Army Ranger battalions, to include combat in both the Grenada and Panama invasions.  In 2003, he was selected to establish a new three-star operational headquarters in Afghanistan and take command of the 20,000 U.S. and Coalition Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom.  For 19 months in this position, he was responsible for the overall military leadership of this complex political-military mission, devising a highly innovative counterinsurgency strategy in close partnership with the U.S. embassy and coalition allies.

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  • Dr. Nora Bensahel
    Dr. Nora Bensahel
    Deputy Director of Studies and Senior Fellow

    Nora Bensahel is Deputy Director of Studies and a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.  She recently co-authored Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity.  Her other research interests include stability operations, counterinsurgency, civilian capacity for operations abroad, and coalition and alliance operations. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, where she teaches M.A.

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  • Nancy Berglass
    Non-Resident Senior Fellow

    Nancy Berglass is a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at CNAS, the Director of the Iraq Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund, and Principal of Berglass Community Investment Consulting.

    Widely respected as among the nation’s leading strategists for the independent sector, Nancy Berglass has worked for over 25 years to address the needs of families, children, low-income communities, troops and veterans, women and other underserved populations through a variety of leadership positions in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.

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  • MG Jeffrey Buchanan, USA
    Major General Jeffrey Buchanan, USA
    Director of Strategic Effects, J9, United States Forces-Iraq

    In September 2010, Major General Jeffrey S. Buchanan became the Director for Strategic Effects, J9, United States Forces-Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq.  In this capacity, he coordinates and implements political, economic and communications activities on behalf of USF-I.  Major General Buchanan also serves as the USF-I spokesman.  Major General Buchanan’s most recent assignment was as the Deputy Chief of Staff G3/5/7, U.S. Army Reserve Command, from August 2009 to August 2010.

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  • Ashton Cartor
    Ashton B. Carter

    Today’s constrained economic environment demands that taxpayer dollars be prioritized to meet the demands of the 21st century.  On February 22, a week after the defense budget was submitted to Congress, Dr. Ashton B. Carter delivered a keynote address on the Pentagon’s Defense Efficiency Initiative, which was launched to reduce the Department of Defense's overhead expenditures and improve efficiency.  Following Dr. Carter’s remarks was a question and answer period with the audience. CNAS also took questions from Twitter @CNASdc.

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  • Steve Coll
    Steve Coll
    President, New American Foundation

    Steve Coll is president of New America Foundation, and a contributor at The New Yorker magazine. Previously he spent 20 years as a foreign correspondent and senior editor at The Washington Post, serving as the paper's managing editor from 1998 to 2004. He is the author of six books, including The Deal of the Century: The Break Up of AT&T (1986); The Taking of Getty Oil (1987); Eagle on the Street, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the SEC's battle with Wall Street (with David A.

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  • Dr. Patrick Cronin
    Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program

    Patrick Cronin is a Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).  Previously, he was the Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at National Defense University and has had a 25-year career inside government and academic research centers, spanning defense affairs, foreign policy, and development assistance.

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  • Robert Leslie Deak
    Robert Leslie Deak
    Board of Directors, National Defense University

    Robert Leslie Deak is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bittachon Holdings, Inc, a firm based out of Rye, New York, that develops and manages companies in the United States and the broader Middle East. Previously, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American National Bank of New York from 1985 to 1991 and before that was President and CEO of Deak-Perera US, Inc., from 1973 to 1985.

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  • Lieutenant Colonel Anthony DeMartino, USA
    Lieutenant Colonel Anthony DeMartino, USA
    Senior Military Fellow

    Lieutenant Colonel Anthony G. DeMartino hails from Brooklyn, New York.  His first deployment was as a Platoon Leader in Desert Shield/Storm in 1991.  Two years later he deployed to the Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai, Egypt as a captain in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). 

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