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IAP 2016 Activities by Sponsor - MIT Security Studies Program



Contemporary Military Topics (series)

Joli Saraf

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Contemporary Military Topics (series of five sessions)

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Security Studies Program
Contact: Elina Hamilton, 253-7529, elinah@mit.edu


Owning the Invisible: Electronic Warfare

Jan/14 Thu 10:30AM-12:00PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

Electronic Warfare (EW) represents the most versatile and advanced capability to execute national security objectives in an increasingly technical battlefield. Robust awareness, utilization, denial, and exploitation of the electromagnetic spectrum is central to offsetting capabilities in the future battlespace. We cover EW history & future, EW & stealth, and Electronic Attack capabilities in the USAF & other US forces.

 

Jason Eckberg


Identity Intelligence

Jan/19 Tue 01:30PM-03:00PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

Identity Intelligence: Removing the Anonymity Behind the Threat

Overview of challenges facing the US & allies, as well as methods & capabilities to reduce/eliminate threats.  We  address hybrid warfare, terrorism, use of anonymity to protect assailants' or organizations' identity, & US & Alliance countermeasures via use of all-source intelligence, forensics, cyber, etc, to identify/target the source of the threat.   

 

Stephen Gabavics


The USSC in Jerusalem

Jan/21 Thu 10:30AM-12:00PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

Supported by the Quartet Powers (US, EU, UN, Russia), Sec'y Rice in '05 announced creation of the US Security Coordinator (USSC) in the US Consulate in Jerusalem to oversee rebuilding of the Palestinian Security Forces (PASF) into a gendarmerie-like force to help meet objectives of the Road Map to end the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. We focus on role & organization of the USSC &  the training milestones of the PASF. 

Jeff McCoy


The USMC and Special Operations Forces

Jan/26 Tue 02:00PM-03:30PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

Presentation on US Marine Corps & Special Operations Command roles, missions, capabilities, and how these forces facilitate & support each other in global operations.  Guest speaker presentation with Q&A followed by static displays of USMC and Special Operations personnel, weapons, & equipment.  

 

Joel Schmidt


Overview of The Navy's Newest Destroyer

Jan/27 Wed 10:30AM-12:00PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

The Navy's newest and most advanced warship, DDG-1000 is about to enter the fleet and its array of sensors, weapons and stealthy engineering makes it the most technologically advanced warship that has ever sailed the oceans. From guns that can shoot a projectile over 80 miles to a radar that can detect objects at extraordinary ranges, DDG-1000 will be a powerful force multiplier for the United States Navy.

 

John Krisciunas