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Past Event
Seminar

For the Common Defense, Military Seminar Series: Special Operations and Tactical Leadership: Planning for contingencies and dealing with the unexpected

Open to the Public

Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Edwards will share some of his experiences with planning and executing special operations.  For the Common Defense is a weekly seminar on defense issues run by the students and fellows of the Harvard Kennedy School.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

About

Lieutenant Commander Edwards has been on five combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq and worked with foreign partners throughout the Middle East and Africa.  Leading tactical elements as small as four and as large as sixty, he will share some of his experiences from planning and executing special operations.

For the Common Defense is a weekly seminar on defense issues run by the students and fellows of the Harvard Kennedy School. Each week, a different subject is explored, providing insights for students and fellows with no prior military background as well as for those who want to become better professionals in their military service.

Seminars are co-sponsored by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and are held in the Belfer Center Library, room L369. Sessions are open to the public but are “off the record,” meaning nothing said can be quoted outside the session. For more information contact John Chambers, John_Chambers@hks16.harvard.edu.