Voices from the Field Event Series

As members of the U.S. military and civilian agencies return from the front lines, they have unique and often invaluable insights to offer the policy-making community. Having witnessed the execution and effects of U.S. policy firsthand, these service members and civilians can offer field perspectives on best practices. By providing a platform for returning field grade officers and civilians the opportunity to speak and write, CNAS will help ensure that their experience informs the policy debate in Washington and the broader national security community.

SPEAKERS IN THE VOICES FROM THE FIELD EVENT SERIES

COL Joe Buche, USA
Chief of Staff
NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan

Col Patrick Hollrah, Maj Matthew Jones, and Capt Dustin Doyle, USAF
Operation Unified Response- Haiti

Col Gregory Breazile
Director of Communications at NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan

Majors Jin Pak and Kendric H. Robbins
U.S. Army

General Sir David Richards
British Chief of General Staff

1LT Russell L. Grant
U.S. Army Reserves

LT Joshua W. Welle
United States Navy

Sarah Chayes
Special Advisor to Commander of ISAF

Brigadier General John W. Nicholson, Jr.
U.S. Army
Deputy Commander - Stabilization, Regional Command South, International Security Assistance Force

Lieutenant General David Deptula
U.S. Air Force
Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance at Headquarters Air Force

Colonel Christopher D. Kolenda
Military Special Advisor to Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)
Senior Director for Counterinsurgency

Robert D. Kaplan
[1]CNAS Senior Fellow and Correspondent for The Atlantic

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yingling
1st Battalion 21st Field Artillery, 41st Fires Brigade

Colonel Thomas X. Hammes (Ret.)
U.S. Marine Corps

Brig Gen Darren W. McDew
Director of Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

John Anthony Gastright, Jr.
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs

Thomas E. Ricks
Former Military Correspondent, Washington Post

David Kilcullen
Former Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus and Special Advisor for Counterinsurgency to Secretary Rice