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“We Change Lives and Save Lives!”

Foundation NewsAmmunition for the Mind

Number 56 | Spring 2008 |

Presentation of the 2008 Semper Fidelis Award

to Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III(L-R) Foundation Chairman, General Carl Mundy; 2008 Semper Fidelis

Award recipient, Mr. Robert Mueller; 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General P. X. Kelley; and

Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway.

Trustees 2

President and CEO’s Letter 2

PME Visit to Rwanda (cont.) 3

Semper Fidelis Award Dinner 4-5

Upcoming MCU Events 6

Meet Our Trustees 7

2007 Program Support Map 8-9

Have You Heard? 10-11

MCU Negotiations Instruction 12-13

Corporate Members 14

Friends of the Foundation 14

Professional Military education Visit to Rwanda Article by Dr. Paolo tripodi and Major Robert Rehder, UsMC

From March 17-22, 2008, Dr. Paolo Tripodi, the Marine Corps University Donald Bren Chair

of Ethics and Leadership sponsored by the Marine Corps University Foundation, and Major

Robert Rehder, USMC, a student at Command and Staff College (CSC), visited Rwanda to

undertake research on the United Nations (UN) mission in 1994 and the Rwanda Defense

Forces (RDF). The RDF was created in 2002 from the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), the exiled

Army established by Paul Kagame, currently the President of the Republic of Rwanda, and

General Fred Rwigema, the charismatic leader killed in action on October 2, 1990. At different

points in its history, the RDF has successfully performed insurgency and counterinsurgency

operations, and is now an extremely well respected peacekeeping force in Sudan. More than

3,500 Rwandan soldiers are deployed in the troubled Darfur region and in the capital city of

Khartoum. Dr. Tripodi and Major Rehder are studying the RDF in order to better understand

its unique ethos and document its adaptive ability to transition between and succeed in

multiple missions.

The RDF Chief of General Staff, General James Kabarebe, sponsored Dr. Tripodi and Major

Rehder during their visit. While in Rwanda, they participated in discussions with more than

a dozen members of the RDF, most of whom were refugee soldiers in Uganda’s National

Resistance Army (NRA) prior to forming the RPA and invading Rwanda to re-establish their

home in October 1990. These RPA soldiers struggled through a four-year insurgent war

against the forces of French backed Juvenal Habyarimana, whose assassination on April 6,

1994, sparked a horrific genocide. The RPA demonstrated superior diplomatic and tactical

skill, and eventually won a total victory against government and genocidal forces. Following

At the Rwanda Defense Forces Military Academy (L-R) Major Chryso Ngendahimana, Major Ndore Rurinda, Dr. Paolo Tripodi, Colonel Ephraime Rurangira, Colonel Aloys Muganga, and Major Robert Rehder

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M a r i n e C o r p s U n i v e r s i t y F o U n d at i o n , i n C .Supporting Active Duty Marines Since 1980

Thomas V. Draude

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Marine Corps University Foundation trustees

ChairmanGeneral Carl E. Mundy Jr., USMC (Ret)

Vice ChairmanMr. Guy P. Wyser-Pratte

President and Chief Executive OfficerBGen Thomas V. Draude, USMC (Ret)

Secretary and Chief Operating OfficerLtCol John R. Hales, USMC (Ret)

TreasurerMr. William J. Scott

General CounselBGen Francis E. Quinlan, USMCR (Ret)

Mr. B. P. AdamsMs. Kim T. AdamsonMr. David L. CarderLtGen George R. Christmas, USMC (Ret)MajGen Jerome G. Cooper, USMCR (Ret)Mr. Patrick J. Finneran, Jr.LtGen Wallace C. Gregson Jr., USMC (Ret)MajGen William C. Groeniger III, USMCR (Ret)Mr. Bruce H. HooperMr. Donald R. KnaussMr. Robert A. LutzMajGen Leslie M. Palm, USMC (Ret)Mr. Durwood W. “Skip” Ringo MajGen Michael D. Ryan, USMC (Ret)MajGen John J. Salesses, USMCR (Ret)SgtMaj Lonnie R. Sanders, USMC (Ret)Mr. Jason A. SantamariaMrs. Thomas A. Saunders, IIIMs. Alexis F. ThomasBGen George H. Walls Jr., USMC (Ret)Mr. Frederick L. Webber

Founding ChairmanThe Honorable Anthony D. Marshall

Trustees EmeritiGeneral Robert H. Barrow, USMC (Ret) Chairman EmeritusCol G. F. Robert Hanke, USMCR (Ret) Vice Chairman EmeritusLtGen Anthony Lukeman, USMC (Ret) Vice Chairman Emeritus

Honorary TrusteeCol Charles J. Goode Jr., USMC (Ret)

Director of Business Operations Ms. T. J. Walding

Director of Special Events Ms. Patricia T. Monroe

Director of Program SupportMs. Sherda K. Schmid

Administrative CoordinatorMs. Carla H. Edmisten

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May 2008Dear Friends of the Foundation,

The Marine Corps University Board of Visitors (BOV) recently had its Spring Meeting where I had the privilege of updating the BOV regarding Foundation support of the Marine Corps University (MCU), past and future. I will continue to do so at their future meetings.

I began by reminding the BOV that I represent “our” Foundation – literally, theirs as well as mine. I wanted to reinforce the fact that MCUF is the development arm for MCU, as well as for Marines serving in the Operating Forces and Supporting Establishment. I then recapped General Gardner’s President’s Report with each area of support MCUF has provided, ranging from establishing the Marine Corps University Journal to the Case Studies initiative, to the funding of Academic Chairs. I finished by asking for the BOV’s assistance with our fundraising efforts as we spread our focus across the United States.

This last area is one I also emphasized at the Foundation’s Board of Trustees’ Meeting on March 1st. The Foundation office is in need of an upgrade for our computer system at a cost of $25,000 and an underwriter for our newsletter – like the one you are reading – for $30,000. I have been unsuccessful in generating interest in funding either requirement. If you are able to help us, or know of anyone who can underwrite these expenses, please let me know. I need the names of folks who can help us, and an introduction to those contacts.

The March Board Meeting saw a major momentum shift toward fundraising through the newly energized Development Committee. These fine men and women have stepped up to devote time, treasure, and talent to our cause. The Committee’s new Chair, Ms. Alexis Thomas, has already begun pursuit of fundraising events in areas far from our current locale. “Watch this space” as we used to say.

The Semper Fidelis Award Dinner was our best ever – as endorsed by various veterans. The Guest of Honor, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, was a perfect choice as he compared his Bureau with the Marine Corps, which had so thoroughly prepared him for his current leadership role. The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway, had the perfect words for an enthusiastic crowd warmed up by the superb Quantico Marine Band.

Later in March I joined the students from the School of Advanced Warfighting in Vietnam. I’ll provide details and pictures of this wonderful PME in the Summer Foundation News.

The Semper Fidelis Golf Classic will be our next event in September – time and place TBD. The Board of Trustees will meet again on October 22nd in New York City, preceding the Major General John H. Russell Leadership Award Luncheon at The Union League Club. I hope to see you at golf and for lunch!

As always, thank you for your continued support.

Semper Fidelis,

Thomas V. DraudeBrigadier General, USMC (Ret)

President and Chief Executive Officer

Semper Fidelis Golf ClassicLocation TBD

Wednesday, October 22, 2008Major General John H. Russell Leadership Award LuncheonThe Union League ClubNew York City

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their victory on July 4, 1994, the RPA engaged in two counterinsurgency offensives in

the Democratic Republic of the Congo that lasted from 1996 until the RPA became the

RDF in 2002. With the name change came efforts to downsize and professionalize the

forces. Those efforts have elevated the RDF’s overall status among African militaries

and brought the RDF great success in their recent peacekeeping efforts in Sudan.

During their week long stay, Dr. Tripodi

and Major Rehder visited the Training

Academy in Gako and the Military

Academy in Nyakinama. All of the

officers interviewed had some exposure

to peacekeeping. With a lean force of

just above 30,000, the current RDF

commitment of 3,500 troops to Sudan

means that most members of the RDF

have either been involved with an actual

deployment or have provided training and

resource support to deploying forces. In

Gako, Dr. Tripodi and Major Rehder observed a typical training day of an RDF battalion

preparing for deployment in Darfur. The school’s commandant and several field officers

shared their experiences learned while fighting in the guerrilla war from 1990 to 1995

and in the counterinsurgency campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

from 1996 to 2002.

Above all, Dr. Tripodi and Major Rehder left Rwanda with a firm appreciation for the

remarkable levels of security and development the country is experiencing, and for

its overall beauty. Soldiers interviewed from the RDF were not surprised by Rwanda’s

amazing recovery. As Brigadier General Frank Rusagara, head of the RDF’s historical

division, pointed out, Rwanda is not evolving into something new, it is simply being

restored to its earlier prominence. “Rwanda is not defined by a geographical space,”

said the General, “Rwanda is a state of mind.” This same philosophy runs deep in

the RDF, and it fosters an extraordinary sense of responsibility across all ranks. The

resulting ethos fosters a close and powerful bond between RDF officers and their men,

a bond that lies at the key to the RDF’s success.

Major Ndore Rurinda, tasked by General

James Kabarebe to facilitate the visit,

acted as an outstanding guide. He made

sure that the schedule was respected and

was a great source of conversation that

provided enlightenment about Rwandan

culture and society. In the last meeting,

General James Kabarebe donated two

cultural symbols of Rwanda, a basket

made by Rwandan women, used to keep

the secrets of the family/nation, and

the shield used by the Rwandan fighters

to protect those secrets. In return, the

General was presented with a figurine of

the Marine Corps’ “Devil Dog.”

This was Dr. Tripodi’s second visit to

Rwanda and proved to be extremely

beneficial by improving his knowledge

about the moral dilemmas faced by the

UN troops in 1994. Dr. Tripodi has used

Rwanda as a case study for moral decision-

making and leadership at CSC and Marine

Corps War College. In addition, this year

he delivered his lecture to five Marine

units and College of Continuing Education

students in Okinawa. For Major Rehder,

Rwanda represented his ninth country

visited on the continent. He gathered

ground breaking research material and

successfully completed his Master of

Military Studies paper on the RPA and the

RDF. Both Dr. Tripodi and Major Rehder

are grateful for the kind invitation and

assistance offered by General Kabarebe.

However, without the support

of MCUF, such a unique and very

beneficial experience would not

have been possible.

Rwanda Defense Forces Chief of General Staff, General James Kabarebe, presents the traditional

woven basket that signifies the keeping of family/national secrets safe.

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Site of the killing of ten United Nations Belgian peacekeepers on April 7, 1994, in the city of Kigali.

Discussion on the upcoming Sudan mission with (L-R) Dr. Tripodi, Colonel Sadik Kamili, Academy Commandant, Lieutenant Colonels Agaba and

Rugigana, battalion commanders in training for their deployments, and Major Rehder

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Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of

Investigation, was the recipient of the Foundation’s 2008 Semper

Fidelis Award. Mr. Mueller holds a Bachelor’s Degree from

Princeton University, a Master’s Degree from New York University,

and a law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He

has served as a litigator in both the private and public sector. In

1967, he joined the Marine Corps where he served as an officer

for three years. He led a rifle platoon of the Third Marine Division

in Vietnam and is the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, two

Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart Medal, and the

Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James T. Conway,

was the Military Guest of Honor. Mr. Stephen R. Kappes, Deputy

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Sergeant Major

Carlton Kent, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps; General P. X.

Kelley, 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and 21 Marine

Corps General Officers were also guests at the event.

For the second year, The Clorox Company was the Dinner Sponsor.

Foundation Trustee, Mr. Donald R. Knauss, the Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer of Clorox, was the Dinner Chairman. The

evening began with a rousing patriotic concert featuring vocalists

from the Quantico Marine Band. A slide show of MCUF sponsored

education and leadership programs and dancing after dinner with

The Wright Touch added to the evening’s success.

2008 Semper Fidelis Award Presented to

Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III

(L-R) MCUF Chairman, General Carl Mundy; Semper Fidelis Award recipient, Mr. Robert Mueller; 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General P. X. Kelley;

and Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway

Mrs. Jason Santamaria; MCUF Trustee, Mr. Jason Santamaria; and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sergeant Major Carlton Kent

(L-R) Director of the FBI, Mr. Robert Mueller; MCUF Trustee, Mr. Rick Adams; Former MCUF Trustee, Mr. John Dowd; and Mrs. John Dowd

The Quantico Marine Corps Band

(L-R) MCUF Chairman, General Carl Mundy; Mrs. James Conway; MCUF Trustee, Mr. Patrick Finneran; CSC Student, Major Robert Finneran; and

Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway

Director of the FBI, Mr. Robert Mueller, and Deputy Director of the CIA, Mr. Stephen Kappes

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Above:Mrs. Donald Knauss;

MCUF Trustee and Dinner Chairman, Mr. Donald

Knauss; and MCUF Trustee, Ms. Kim Adamson

Left:Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Davis -

Mr. Davis is Vice President of Freeman Beverage

Company, the Dinner’s Wine Sponsor.

“The Three Amigos”(L-R) MCU Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Jerre Wilson; MCU

Director of Enlisted Professional Military Education, Colonel J. D. Walker; and Former MCU Chief of Staff, Colonel Leo Mercado

(L-R) Director of the FBI, Mr. Robert Mueller; MCUF Trustee and Dinner Chairman, Mr. Donald Knauss; Mrs. Donald Knauss; Mrs. Robert Mueller; Mrs. James Conway; MCUF President and CEO, Brigadier General Thomas Draude; and Commandant of the Marine Corps,

General James Conway

The Marine Corps University Foundation thanks the following

Corporate Members, Table Sponsors, and Friends for their support of the

2008 semper Fidelis Award Dinner

Dinner SponsorThe Clorox Company

Benefactor Tables – $10,000Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Mr. John M. DowdKuka

Patron Tables – $5,000Major General J. Gary Cooper, USMCR (Ret)

EDS* Colonel G. F. Robert Hanke, USMCR (Ret)

Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.Mr. Guy P. Wyser-Pratte

Supporter Tables – $3,500Ms. Kim T. Adamson

Flir SystemsGE - Aviation

Colonel John E. Greenwood, USMC (Ret)* Lieutenant General Wallace C. Gregson, USMC (Ret)

Maersk Line, LimitedThomas Associates Inc.

Brigadier General George H. Walls Jr., USMC (Ret)Mr. Frederick L. Webber

Corporate Member TablesCommandant’s Council

BAE SystemsThe Clorox CompanyGeneral Dynamics

Officers’ Equipment CompanyTextron Inc.

Leadership CouncilThe Boeing Company

Friedman Billings Ramsey GroupLockheed Martin Corporation

Meggitt Defense Systems FATS/CaswellRaytheon Company

Semper Fidelis CouncilFirst Command Financial Planning

Sprint Government Systems Division

* Denotes Non-Attending Contribution in support of the event.

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Upcoming Marine Corps University events

May 6, 2008

General Graves B. Erskine Distinguished Lecture

H. E. ambassador Hamid al-Bayati, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United

Nations, will be the speaker at the Spring General Graves B. Erskine Distinguished Lecture.

His timely topic, “No Better Friend than America: Progress in Iraq,” will be of great interest to

the audience of 600 Marine Corps University students, faculty, and Foundation guests.

May 13, 2008

Sergeant Walter K. Singleton Distinguished Lecture

Sergeant Major George H. Mason, USMC, Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps

Forces Command, Norfolk Virginia, will be the speaker at the annual Sergeant Walter K.

Singleton Distinguished Lecture. Sergeant Major Mason will discuss leadership with students

attending the Quantico Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy and invited MCU guests.

Several members of the Singleton family will also attend the event.

May 20–22, 2008

Russell Leadership Conference

The Russell Leadership Conference, organized by the Marine Corps University’s Lejeune

Leadership Institute, will be held at the General Alfred M. Gray Research Center Archives

and Libraries and Ellis Hall. The focus of the revamped, interactive conference will center on

the noncommissioned officer ranks as illustrated by its title, “NCOs Will Win This War.” 250

Corporals and Sergeants from Marine Corps units worldwide are expected to attend this year’s

event. The attendees will be directed to examine leadership and ethics in relation to climate

and culture, instead of only character.

General James Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sergeant Major

Carlton Kent, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, will speak at the conference. The core

aspect of the conference will center on many small group seminars in which each Marine will

participate. The end state of this ambitious conference is for the NCOs to take the new ideas

back to their units, which will then accelerate organizational viewpoints on leadership and

ethics and solidify Marine Corps core values throughout the NCO ranks and beyond.

Ambassador Al-Bayati

Sergeant Major Mason

General Conway

Sergeant Major Kent

Watch for details of these events in the 2008 Summer Foundation News.

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MR. PatRICK J. FINNERaN, JR.

trustee, Mr. Patrick Finneran, was born

in Pensacola, Florida, and is Vice President

of Operations and Supplier Management,

Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing

Company.

Mr. Finneran is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and

holds a Master’s Degree from East Carolina University. He is an

honor graduate of The Basic School, Marine Corps Amphibious

Warfare School, Air Force Command and Staff College, and

a graduate of the National War College. In 2006, the Marine

Corps Law Enforcement Foundation honored him with its Most

Distinguished American Award.

Mr. Finneran is the Chairman of the Advisory Council for Graduate

Studies and Research at the University of Notre Dame. He is a

Trustee of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and a Fellow of

the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Mr. and Mrs. Finneran reside in St. Charles, Missouri.

MaJOR GENERal WIllIaM C. GROENIGER III, USMCR (REt)

trustee, Major General William Groeniger,

graduated from the University of California,

Berkeley, in 1952 and served on active duty

in the Marine Corps as a Naval Aviator until

1956. He then joined the Marine Corps Reserves where he

held a variety of command and staff assignments. He retired

as a Major General in 1987.

After release from active duty, General Groeniger started Groeniger

and Company, (which evolved into Marden Susco, Incorporated)

a distributor of products used in irrigation, fire protection, and

sanitation projects in California and Hawaii. He retired as the

Chairman and Director of Marden Susco.

Active in many civic and Marine Corps organizations, General

Groeniger has served as the Chairman of the Marine Corps

Reserve Officers Association, Deputy Commander of the Marine

Corps Aviation Association, and Chairman of the Board of the

Marine Toys For Tots Foundation.

General and Mrs. Groeniger reside in Indian Wells, California.

MaJOR GENERal J. GaRy COOPER, USMCR (REt)

trustee, Major General Gary Cooper,

graduated from the University of Notre Dame

in 1958 and was commissioned a second

lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He served on

active duty for 12 years and was the first black Marine Officer to

lead an infantry company into combat.

In 1970, he joined the Individual Ready Reserve and commanded:

13th Force Reconnaissance Company; 4th Battalion, 14th

Marines, 4th Marine Division; and Marine Corps Base, Camp

Lejeune. He was promoted to Major General and returned to

active duty as Director of Personnel, HQMC. He retired in 1993.

General Cooper has served in the Alabama House of

Representatives, as Commissioner of the Alabama Department

of Human Resources, as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for

Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations, and Environment, and

as Ambassador to Jamaica.

General and Mrs. Cooper reside in Mobile, Alabama, where he

retired as Chairman and CEO of Commonwealth National Bank.

lIEUtENaNt GENERal WallaCE C. “CHIP” GREGSON, USMC (REt)

trustee, lieutenant General “Chip”

Gregson, graduated from the United States

Naval Academy in 1968. He is also a graduate

of the Army Officers Advanced Course, the Marine Corps

Command and Staff College, the Naval War College, and served

as a Military Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. He

holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Planning from the Naval

War College, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Public

Service from the University of Maryland.

During his Marine Corps career, General Gregson had command

at every level. He was the Director of Asia and Pacific in the

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and from

2000 until his retirement in 2005, served in the Pacific as the

Commander of the 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary

Force, and Marine Corps Forces Japan.

General and Mrs. Gregson reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Our Foundation’s accomplishments are due in large part to the dedicated and untiring support of our Trustees – both past and present. They are the distinguished men and women who do the work of our Foundation. These Trustees are successful in their chosen professions and take enormous pride in supporting professional military education and leadership programs that

instill in today’s Marines the enduring qualities to which they attribute their success.

Meet our trustees

aFRICa 18 Unit Libraries1 Staff Development Opportunity

UNItED StatES 208 Unit Libraries54 Battlefield Studies45 Staff Development Opportunities36 Visiting Speaker Events13 Conferences/Symposia3 Preservation of Historical Military Documents Requests5 Student Research Opportunities5 MCU Endowed Academic Chairs

EUROPE13 Unit Libraries6 Battlefield Studies

SOUtH aMERICa4 Unit Libraries

2007Program Support

$1.1 Million Provided Around The World

7th Communications Battalion Okinawa, Japan

School of Advanced Warfighting European Campaign Ride

Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment visit to Washington, D.C.

Weapons Training Battalion, MCB Quantico, battle field study of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Camp Pendleton, California

“We Change Lives and save Lives!”8

aFRICa 18 Unit Libraries1 Staff Development Opportunity

EUROPE13 Unit Libraries6 Battlefield Studies

aSIa 31 Unit Libraries9 Battlefield Studies1 Visiting Speaker Event

aUStRalIa aND NEW ZEalaND2 Unit Libraries

MIDDlE EaSt33 Unit Libraries

2007Program Support

$1.1 Million Provided Around The World

Operations Section, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group battlefield study of Yorktown, Virginia

Command and Staff College battlefield study of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Headquarters Company, 8th Marine Regiment visit to Washington, D.C.

4th Marine Regiment battlefield study of Corregidor, Philippines.

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 – Iraq

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We are pleased to welcome Ms. Carla H. Edmisten,

the Foundation’s new administrative Coordinator.

She is a graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax,

Virginia, with a degree in Psychology. In addition to her

upbeat personality and sense of humor, she brings

a wealth of experience and talent to the Foundation

Staff. Carla, her husband Jeff, a realtor and former

Marine, and their children Shelby (age 13) and logan

(age 9), reside in Spotsylvania, Virginia.

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MCUF President and CEO, Brigadier

General thomas V. Draude, USMC

(Ret), surprised Ms. Patricia

(Pat) Monroe by recognizing her

at the March Semper Fidelis Award

Dinner for her 15 years of service

as the Foundation’s Director of

Special Events.

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The topic for the 2008 Mutter

Marines Command and Control

Symposium at Expeditionary

Warfare School was “Command

and Control in the Current

Operating Environment.” Panelists

for the March 4th event included:

lieutenant Colonel James a.

Vohr, USMC, Deputy Director of the

School of Advanced Warfighting;

lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey P. Davis,

USMC, student at the Marine Corps War

College; lieutenant Colonel James

D. Davis, USMC, Commanding Officer,

Instructor Battalion, The Basic School;

and Major George Benson, USMC,

Training Advisor for the First Iraqi Army

Brigade. The symposium is sponsored

through the generosity of “The Mutter

Marines,” lieutenant General Carol

a. Mutter, USMC (Ret) and Colonel

James M. “Jim” Mutter, USMC (Ret).

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Students participating in the Masters of Military Studies program at Command

and Staff College (CSC) must write a research paper. In addition to writing the paper,

the student must defend his/her research and findings in an hour-long oral defense in

front of a panel of military and civilian academic mentors. On March 4th, Brigadier

General thomas V. Draude, MCUF President and CEO; Major General Donald R.

We bid a fond farewell

to Colonel William

R. Ball, USMC (Ret)

who recently stepped

off the Board of

Trustees. As a long-

time Trustee, Colonel

Ball gave freely of his

time, talent, and treasure. We wish him

and his wife, Donna, continued good

health, fair winds, and following seas as

they continue to enjoy their retirement in

Coronado, California.

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trustees Ms. Kim t. adamson and

Ms. alexis F. thomas will share

the funding for the Marine Corps

University Journal. Thanks Kim

and Alexis for your generosity and for

making this worthwhile project a reality!

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We send our best wishes for a full and

speedy recovery to Nancy Groeniger

(wife of our Trustee, Major General William

Groeniger) and Charlene Marshall (wife

of our Founding Chairman, Ambassador

Anthony Marshall.)

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at&t Government Solutions and

Sprint Government Systems Division

have renewed their membership in

the Semper Fidelis Council of our

Corporate Member Program. We also

welcome a new Corporate Member,

First Command Financial Planning,

to the Semper Fidelis Council. With

the generous support of our Corporate

Members, we will continue to fund

education and leadership programs

that “Change Lives and Save Lives!”

have You heard?

Colonel William Ball

Ms. Carla Edmisten

MCUF President and CEO, Brigadier General Thomas Draude; MCUF Director of

Special Events, Ms. Pat Monroe; and Pat’s husband, Colonel J. P. Monroe, Jr.

Kim AdamsonAlexis Thomas

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Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates recently announced that the

President made the following nominations: lieutenant General James F. amos,for

appointment as the assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and appointment

to the rank of General; lieutenant General Richard F. Natonski, for appointment

as the Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command and for

reappointment to the rank of lieutenant General; Major General Duane D.

thiessen, for appointment as the Deputy Commandant for Programs

and Resources and for appointment to the rank of lieutenant General; Major

General John M. Paxton Jr., for appointment as the Director, Strategic Plans and

Policy, J-5, Joint Staff and for appointment to the rank of lieutenant General;

Major General Dennis J. Hejlik, for appointment as the Commanding General,

II Marine Expeditionary Force and for appointment to the rank of lieutenant

General. Congratulations!

• • •

the Basic School (tBS)

received eight custom built

sand tables funded by

donations to MCUF from

tBS Class 1-67. These

tables, ranging in size from

four feet by eight feet to

twelve feet by sixteen feet,

have become an essential

training and educational tool

for the student officers.

• • •

Second lieutenant Richard K. Sala received the 2-08 Major General Edwin B.

Wheeler Award for infantry excellence and the Lieutenant Colonel Vic Taylor Award

for the Distinguished Graduate at the Infantry Officer Course at The Basic School.

Gardner, President, Marine Corps

University; Dr. Mark a. Moyar, the Kim T.

Adamson Chair of Insurgency and

Terrorism at MCU; Mr. James Davis,

the CIA Chair at MCU; and Dr. John W.

Gordon, Professor of National Security

Affairs at CSC, were the panel members

as Major Edward t. Nevgloski defended

his paper entitled: “an analysis of the

Special landing Force During the

Vietnam War from 1965 to 1969.”

Brigadier General Draude, Major General

Gardner, Mr. Davis, and Dr. Gordon all

served in Vietnam, and Dr. Moyar is

the author of two books on the war.

Major Nevgloski chose the topic because

his cousin, Lance Corporal Edward S.

Day, a member of Third Battalion, Third

Marines, was posthumously awarded the

Navy Cross for service in Vietnam in 1968.

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On September 17, 2008, a one-day

international symposium to enhance

the overall understanding of Iran will

be hosted by Marine Corps University’s

Dr. Amin Tarzi, Director of Middle East

studies, and the Marine Corps University

Foundation. The symposium, “the

Iranian Puzzle Piece: Understanding

Iran in the Global Context,” will

explore Iran’s internal dynamics,

regional perspectives, and extra-regional

factors. It will also examine Iran’s near-

term political and strategic options and

the potential impact on the course of

action for the United States and the

Marine Corps.

have You heard?

Lieutenant General James Amos

Lieutenant General Richard Natonski

Major General Duane Thiessen

Major General John Paxton

Major General Dennis Hejlik

TBS Second Lieutenants use the sand tables to facilitate their discussions on tactics and strategy.

M C U F C O M M a N D S U P P O R t P R O G R a Mto date, funding for the Foundation’s Command Support Program totals $82,000.

Professional Reading Program (PRP) - $38,400125 PRP requests supporting over 41,000 Marines

Professional Military Education (PME) Programs - $43,60017 PME requests supporting over 900 Marines including:

4 units visited the battlefields of Belleau Wood and Normandy France 4 units toured the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Washington, D.C.

Lecture and battlefield study of Pelilieu by MCU’s Dr. Craig SwansonLecture by MCU’s CIA Chair, Colonel Jim Davis, on the USS Mayaguez rescue and the Koh Tang Island assault

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What are these CSC students excited about? The

Negotiations Block of Instruction toward the end of the academic

year ties together cultural training, language instruction,

and a series of negotiation lectures and practical exercises.

To understand this part of the curriculum it is useful to look

at how it came about, what it consists of, and what the future

might hold.

In 2005, CSC Director Brigadier General John Toolan (then a

Colonel) initiated important curriculum changes based on his

recent experience as Commanding

Officer, Regimental Combat Team 1.

His experiences in Iraq, operating in

an environment where the population

is the key to success, convinced him

that today’s officers needed a broader

educational experience.

A new emphasis on cultural

understanding and the introduction

of language training were two

of those changes implemented

at CSC. Another less publicized

addition was negotiation instruction.

General Toolan saw that Marines

were expected to negotiate with key

members of the population every day,

and that these negotiations were

integral to operational success;

however, Marines were not provided formal training or instruction

to prepare them for these events. From the beginning, the

College’s Negotiations Block was created to remedy this

operational shortcoming.

The students receive a series of lectures and briefings on the

fundamentals of negotiations, negotiation styles, preparation,

strategies, use of interpreters, communications and the basics

of mediation from professionals with the Federal Mediation and

Conciliation Service (FMCS), who have decades of experience

practicing the art in countries worldwide. Lectures are only a

part of the block, however. The majority of instruction is spent

in a series of increasingly complex exercises that reinforce the

negotiations training.

The first exercise is a simple one with two negotiators. What many

students do not realize is that they can get exactly what they

want by understanding the interests that underlie their respective

positions; the key is to ask questions, not merely advocate a

position. This “interest based” approach underlies the Negotiations

Block, and it is a well-developed

concept from the professionals at the

Program on Negotiation, a university

consortium with Harvard University,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

and Tufts University.

The next exercise is similar to

the familiar Meyers — Briggs

personality test, except that it is

focused on identifying negotiation

or bargaining styles. After

identifying their primary approach

to negotiations, the students learn the

benefits of different approaches to

varying situations. As in many areas,

adaptability is critical to success.

After that, the students go through

three different scenarios with cultural overtones. The first

involves people from two different fictional countries. One country

is populated by people who prefer direct communications, quick

results, informal relationships, and value the “bottom line.” The

other party’s negotiators are from a culture that favors a more

collective approach where formalities are valued, questions are

asked indirectly, relationships are valued above all else, and

passivity is frequently displayed. The second cultural exercise

introduces a mediator to assist representatives from the Muslim

and Christian populations in a town to work through differences

negotiations Block of Instruction at Command and staff College (CsC)Article by: Commander Joseph Arleth, USN

“this is stuff I can use. Well done!” “Most outstanding thing we have done all year.” “this is the only course that I have

rated every category as outstanding.” “this was a marvelously climactic integration of several course components.”

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and reestablish peace after violence has broken out. The third

exercise involves a situation with a Marine Advisor Team Leader, in

a village northwest of Al Qa’im, in a meeting with the Iraqi Battalion

Commander, his Deputy, the local Sheik, some merchants, and

a key school teacher, trying to work through issues surrounding

repairs to a water treatment plant, smuggling of insurgents, and

reopening the local school. As can be imagined, for this third

situation there is no prescribed answer for the situation. In all

the exercises, the learning takes place by going through the

negotiations and discussing the options and alternatives after the

scenario is complete.

The entire program ends with the nexus of each of the lines of

instruction mentioned earlier - language, culture, and negotiations.

For this event, each individual student is given a situation in

the Middle East, Francophone Africa, South Korea or China,

depending on the language he/she studied. The scenario requires

the students to negotiate with a Sheik, Province Governor, Tribal

Chief, Port Authority, or some other culturally correct personality

in a scenario appropriate to the setting. When they walk into the

room, they are expected to use their foreign language skills to

establish credibility and rapport. Then, when necessary, they are to

seamlessly transition to using an interpreter to continue to pursue

their interests. In the end, they are given feedback on their cultural

awareness, use of language and interpreter, and negotiation skills.

It is truly a capstone event.

The negotiation portion of this program has been so popular it

has been exported to I Marine Expeditionary Force. FMCS started

teaching there about six months after CSC’s initial iteration. To

date, FMCS has trained more than 87 Marine Corps Advisor

Teams with about 1,000 Marines represented in 26 sessions.

Feedback drawn from the operational theatre indicates that this

course is a major part of a transition team’s non-kinetic arsenal.

Today, under the leadership of Colonel Thomas C. Greenwood,

the language and culture programs have been expanded at

CSC. There are now four languages (Arabic, French, Chinese,

and Korean) offered vice the original one. Additionally, more

students are given the opportunity for an expanded palette of

immersion trips (Egypt, Tunisia, China, and South Korean

respectively). The Negotiations Block continues on with

updates and improvements each year. MCUF has played a

critical role by funding FMCS participation and texts.

Throughout this effort, it has become increasingly

obvious that negotiation skills are a core competency that

transcend current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

By developing the negotiation skills of the future

leaders of our Armed Forces, those officers are better

prepared to deal with the complex problems they will

face in the Joint, Interagency, and Combined world of

tomorrow’s operations.

“Marine Corps University Foundation has played a critical role by funding Federal Mediation Conciliation Service

participation and texts.”

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