Symposium on the Role of Special Operations in US Strategy for the 1980s

 Symposium on the Role of Special Operations in US Strategy for the 1980s

Date	4 March 1983 - 5 March 1983
Participants	Edmond Abood, Mac C. Adams, Joseph H. Alexander, Patti Benner Antsen, Terrell E. Arnold, Peter F. Bahnsen, George Bailey, Edith M. Bairdain, E. Frederick Bairdain, Arthur D. Baker III, Frank R. Barnett, Gary Beck, Sara A. Begley, Stephen S. Beitler, Raymond E. Bell Jr, Kenneth B. Bergqust, Donald D. Blackburn, Douglas Blaufarb, Eric Bleicken, Carl Builder, Margo D. B. Carlisle, Robert D. Chapman, David Charters, E. L. Christensen, Joseph Cincotti, Richard Clark, Richard Clayberg, Angelo Codevilla, Benjamin E. Cummings, James T. L Dandridge III, Arnaud de Borchgrave, Major David Decker, Robert F. Delaney, Albert A. DeProspero, John J. Dziak, Harold J. Fraley, Owen V. Frisby, A. Lincoln German, Stephen P. Gibert, Roy Godson, Philip Gold, Henry G. Gole, Philip Goodhart, James Guest, Sterling S. Hart, Terry M. Haslam, Michael D. Healy, J.D.S. Henderson, Thomas L. Hendrix, William U. Hill, Robert T. Hilton, James V. Irons, Wayne P. Jackson, Donald F. B. Jameson, Lisa Jameson, John S. Jenkins, Phillip P. Katz, J. Michael Kelly, Robert C. Kingston, William A. Knowlton, William Kucewicz, Robert A. Kvederas, Ann Lawshe, John Lenczowski, Darrel W. Lunquist, Edward N. Luttwak, Joseph C. Lutz, William R. Maloney, Richard Maltz, Leroy J. Manor, John O. Marsh Jr, Francisco D. Medina, Michael G. Miller, John Norton Moore, Paul Morgan, Oliver North, Stanley Olchovik, William V. O'Brien, Stephen D. Olynyk, Bard E. O'Neill, Alfred H. Paddock Jr, John G. Pappageorge, Louis Pate, Stuart Perkins, Roger M. Pezzelle, John S. Pustay, Jeffrey H. Raker, Robert S. Redmond, E. T. Richards, Richard A. Rita, John R. Roberts, William Rodier, William A. Roosma, H.M. Rose, Marianee B. Rosel, Sam Sarkesian, Richard Scholtes, Henry J. Schroeder Jr, Robert L. Schweitzer, Harriet Fast Scott, William F. Scott, Theodore Shackley, Michael A. Sheehan, Richard H. Shultz, David W. Siegrist, Robert A. Silano, Viscount Slim, Terrance L. Smith, Daniel R. Southerland, Christopher Squire, Kenneth Steadman, Clarence L. Stearns, Sava Stepanovich, Richard G. Stilwell, Ray Stratton, McKim Symington, George K. Tanham, L. Thompson, Loren B. Thompsen, Philip Tinsley Jr, B. Hugh Tovar, Maurice Tugwell, Robert F. Turner, Walter Walker, Kenneth Warren, Samuel V. Wilson, William L. Yarborough, William P. Yarborough, Arthur A. Zuehlke Jr
Type	meeting
Description	Spooky conference attended by the US MICC

The Symposium on the Role of Special Operations in US Strategy for the 1980s was held on 4-5 March 1983. The event was sponsored by the National Strategy Information Center, the National Defense University and the National Security Studies Program at Georgetown University.

Participant List

• Colonel Edmond Abood, USA (Ret.), Staff Member, Special Advisory Staff, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
• Dr Mac C. Adams, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, (Tactical Warfare Programs)
• Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC, Head, Joint Matters, Strategic Mobility Branch, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters, US Marine Corps
• Major Clinton J. Ancker III, USA, Instructor, Department of History, United States Military Academy
• Patti Benner Antsen, Defense Analyst, Science Applications, Inc.
• Terrell E. Arnold, International Affairs Advisor, National War College
• Lieutenant Colonel Peter F. Bahnsen, USA, Special Assistant for Special Operations, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Tactical Warfare Programs)
• George Bailey, Director, Radio Liberty
• Edith M. Bairdain, Chief Scientist, Applied Systems Science Technology, Inc.
• Dr E. Frederick Bairdain, Vice President and Program Manager, Applied Systems Science Technology, Inc.
• Arthur D. Baker III, Intelligence Analyst, Office of Program Appraisal, Department of the Navy
• Frank R. Barnett (Editor), President, National Strategy Information Center, Inc.
• Group Captain Gary Beck, RAAF, International Research Fellow, Research Directorate, National Defense University
• Sara A. Begley, Research Assistant, Council on Economics and National Security, National Strategy Information Center, Inc.
• Captain Stephen S. Beitler, USA, Defense Intelligence School, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Colonel Raymond E. Bell, Jr., USAR, Commander 5th Psychological Operations Group; Deputy Director, War Gaming and Simulation Center, National Defense University
• Kenneth B. Bergqust, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Reserve Affairs and Mobilization)
• Brigadier General Donald D. Blackburn, USA (Ret.), Former Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Special Activities
• Douglas Blaufarb, Former Chief of Station, Central Intelligence Agency
• Eric Bleicken, Program Manager, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Dr Carl Builder, Senior Researcher, Systems Science Department, The Rand Corporation
• Margo D. B. Carlisle, Staff Director, US Senate Republican Conference Committee
• Robert D. Chapman, Chapman Associates, Former Chief of Station, Central Intelligence Agency
• Dr David Charters, Deputy Director, Center for Conflict Studies, University of New Brunswick
• Captain E. L. Christensen, USN, Staff Member, Special Planning Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
• Colonel Joseph Cincotti, USA, Director, Special Forces School, US Army Institute for Military Assistance
• Colonel Richard Clark, USAR, Deputy Commander, 352nd Civil Affairs Command
• Richard Clayberg, Political-Military Analyst, Strategic Studies Center, SRI International
• Angelo Codevilla, Professional Staff Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Dr Benjamin E. Cummings, Chief, Special Projects Office, US Army Human Engineering Laboratory
• James T. L Dandridge III, Branch Information Officer, US Information Agency
• Arnaud de Borchgrave, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University
• Major David Decker, USA, Instructor, Department of Civil Affairs, School of International Studies, US Army Insitute for Military Assistance
• Robert F. Delaney, Faculty Member, Naval War College
• Colonel Albert A. DeProspero, USA, Chief, Special Operations Division, J-3 (Operations), Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Dr John J. Dziak,Senior Soviet Specialist, Soviet/Warsaw Pact Division, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Colonel Harold J. Fraley, USA, Commander 4th Psychological Operations Group
• Owen V. Frisby, Vice President, Government Relations, The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
• Colonel A. Lincoln German, USA, Chief, Unconventional Warfare Branch, Special Operations Division, J-3 (Operations), Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Dr Stephen P. Gibert, Professor of Government and Director, National Security Studies Program, Georgetown University
• Dr Roy Godson, Washington Office, National Strategy Information Center, Inc; Associate Professor of Government, Georgetown University
• Dr Philip Gold, Senior Fellow, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc.
• Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Gole, USA, Strategic Research Analyst, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College.
• The Honorable Sir Philip Goodhart, MP, Member of the House of Commons, United Kingdom
• Colonel James Guest, USA, Commander 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
• Sterling S. Hart, Director War Gaming and Simulation Center, National Defense University
• Lieutenant Colonel Terry M. Haslam, ARNG, Deputy Commander, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
• Major General Michael D. Healy, USA (Ret.), Former Commanding General, US Army John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance
• Colonel J.D.S. Henderson, Staff Officer, Minstry of Defense, United Kingdom
• Captain Thomas L. Hendrix, USA, Instructor, Department of History, United States Military Academy
• William U. Hill, Administrative Assistant to US Senator Malcolm Wallop
• Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Hilton USA, Commander, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion
• James V. Irons, Staff Member, BDM Corporation
• Major General Wayne P. Jackson, USAR, Commanding General, 97th Army Reserve Command
• Donald F. B. Jameson, Vice President, RAI Inc.; Former Covert Action Specialist, Soviet Division, Central Intelligence Agency
• Lisa Jameson, Deputy for Non-Russian Broadcasting, USSR Division, the Voice of America
• John S. Jenkins, Assistant Dean, George Washington University School of Law, Former Judge Advocate General, US Navy
• Phillip P. Katz, Editor, Asia-Pacific Defense Forum
• J. Michael Kelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower Resources and Military Personnel)
• Lieutenant General Robert C. Kingston, USA, Commander-in-chief, US Central Command
• General William A. Knowlton, USA (Ret.), Former US Representative to the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
• William Kucewicz, Editorial Page Writer, The Wall Street Journal
• Colonel Robert A. Kvederas, USA, Chief, Special Operations Division (Operations, Readiness and Mobilization Directorate), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Headquarters, Department of the Army.
• Ann Lawshe, Legislative Assistant, Office of US Representative Hank Brown
• John Lenczowski, Staff Member, National Security Council Staff
• Darrel W. Lunquist, Vice President, Planning, US Synthetic Fuels Corporation
• Edward N. Luttwak, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University.
• Brigadier General Joseph C. Lutz, USA, Commanding General, 1st Special Operations Command (Airborne)
• Lieutenant General William R. Maloney, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters, US Marine Corps
• Richard Maltz, Defense Systems Analyst, Crusie Missile Department, VITRO Laboratory
• Lieutenant General Leroy J. Manor, USAF (Ret.), Executive Vice President, Retired Officers Association; Former Chief of Staff, US Pacific Command
• The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr, Secretary of the Army
• Command Sergeant Major Francisco D. Medina, USA, Command Sergeant Major, Special Forces School, US Army Institute for Military Assistance
• Captain Michael G. Miller, USAF, Staff Member, Presentations Division, Office of the Assistant Director for JCS Support, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Dr John Norton Moore, Director and Walter L. Brown Professor of Law, Center for Law and National Security, University of Virginia Law School; Chairman, Standing Committee on Law and National Security, American Bar Association.
• Lieutenant Colonel Paul Morgan, USA, Staff Officer, Special Operations Branch (J-3), Headquarters, US Central Command
• Major Oliver L. North, USMC, Staff Member, National Security Council Staff
• Colonel Stanley Olchovik, USA, Commander, Joint Unconventional Warfare Task Force, Atlantic
• Dr William V. O'Brien, Professor of Government, Georgetown University
• Lieutenant Colonel Stephen D. Olynyk, USAR, Staff Officer, Psychological Operations Branch, Special Operations Division, J-3 (Operations), Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Lieutenant Colonel Bard E. O'Neill, USAF, Faculty Member, Department of Military Strategy, National War College
• General Alfred H. Paddock, Jr, USA, Former chairman, Department of National and International Security Studies, US Army War College, now Member of Policy PlanningStaff,Department of State.
• Colonel John G. Pappageorge, USA, Staff Member, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
• Louis Pate, US Information Agency Advisor, Advisory Group, 1st Special Operations Command (Airborne)
• Colonel Stuart Perkins, USA, Senior Research Fellow, Research Directorate, National Defense University.
• Colonel Roger M. Pezzelle, USA (Ret.), Former Chief, Special Operations Division, J-3 (operations), Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Lieutenant General John S. Pustay, USAF, President National Defense University
• Command Sergeant Major Jeffrey H. Raker, USA, Command Sergeant Major, US Army Institute for Military Assistance
• Colonel Robert S. Redmond, USA, Staff Officer, (Development, Engineering, and Acquisition Directorate), Headquarters, US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command
• Colonel E. T. Richards, USA, Commander, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
• Lieutenant Richard A. Rita, USCG, Coast Guard Liason Officer, Naval Ocean Surveillance Information Center, Navy Field Operational Intelligence Office.
• Colonel John R. Roberts, USAF, Chief, Special Operations Group, Directorate of Operations, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Department of the Air Force
• William Rodier, Office of Global Issues, Central Intelligence Agency
• Colonel William A. Roosma, USA, Executive Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Army
• Colonel H.M. Rose, Serving Officer, c/o Office of the Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
• Lieutenant Commander Marianee B. Rosel, USN, Assistant for Strategic C3, Naval Communications Division (OP-941), Department of the Navy
• Dr Sam Sarkesian, Professor of Political Science, Loyola University; chairman, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society
• Major General Richard Scholtes, USA, Commander Joint Special Operations Command
• Brigadier General, Henry J. Schroeder, Jr., USA (Ret), Manager, Defense Policy and Strategy Studies, The Futures Group, Inc.
• Major General Robert L. Schweitzer, USA. Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (Joint Operations), Headquarters, Department of the Army
• Dr Harriet Fast Scott, Senior Research Fellow, Advanced International Studies Institute
• Dr William F. Scott, Adjunct Professor, Russian Area Studies Program, Georgetown University
• Theodore Shackley, President , RAI, Inc.; Former Associate Deputy Director for Operations, Central Intelligence Agency
• Captain Michael A. Sheehan, USA, Detachment Commander, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, (Airborne)
• Dr Richard H. Shultz (Editor), Research Associate, National Strategic Information Center, Inc.; Associate Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
• Dr David W. Siegrist, National Security Public Information Fellow, National Security Studies Program, Georgetown University
• Robert A. Silano, Executive Director, Council on Economics and National Security, National Strategy Information Center, Inc.
• Colonel the Viscount Slim, OBE, Member of the House of Lords, United Kingdom; Former Commander, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment
• Major Terrance L. Smith, USMC, Staff Officer, Command Center and Operations Branch, Operations Division, Headquarters, US Marine Corps
  • Daniel R. Southerland, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor
• Christopher Squire, Deputy for Russian Broadcasting, USSR Division, The Voice of America.
• Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Steadman, USA, Special Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, US Central Command
• Colonel Clarence L. Stearns, USA (Ret.) Former Chief Special Operations Division, J-3 (Operations), Organisation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• Lieutenant Colonel Sava Stepanovich, USA, Staff Member, Special Planning Directorate, Officeofthe Assistant Secretary of Defence]] (International Security Affairs)
• General Richard G. Stilwell, USA (Ret.), Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
• Colonel Ray Stratton, USAF, Director, US Air Force Special Operations School
• McKim Symington, National Security Studies Program, Georgetown University
• George K. Tanham, The Rand Corporation
• Colonel L. Thompson, USAR, Commander, 7th Psychological Operations Group
• Loren B. Thompsen, Associate Director, National Security studies Proram, Georgetown University
• Colonel Philip Tinsley, Jr, USA, Assistant to the President, National Defense University
• B. Hugh Tovar, (Editor), Research Associate, National Strategy Information Center, Inc.
• Maurice Tugwell, Director, Centre for Conflict Studies, University of New Brunswick
• Robert F. Turner, Counsel, President's Intelligence Oversight Board
• General Sir Walter Walker, KCB, CBE, DSO, Former General Officer Commanding, Northern Command
• The Honorable Kenneth Warren MP, member of the House of Commons, United Kingdom
• Lieutenant General Samuel V. Wilson, USA (Ret.), Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
• William L. Yarborough, Staff Member, Emergency Planning Directorate, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Policy
• Lieutenant General William P. Yarborough, USA (Ret.), Former Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff, US Army Pacific
• Arthur A. Zuehlke, Jr., Deputy Chief, Political Military Affairs Branch, Soviet/Warsaw Pact Division, Defense Intelligence Agency

 

Known Participants

16 of the 129 of the participants already have pages here:

Participant	Description
Arnaud de Borchgrave	Spooky journalist
Angelo Codevilla	Staff in Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Professor of international relations. Proponent of the Strategic Defense Initiative. Defender of the Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.
John J. Dziak
Roy Godson
Philip Goodhart	UK deep state actor. Attended Le Cercle.
Lisa Jameson
John Lenczowski	Spooky founder of the IWP
Edward Luttwak	Neoconservative military strategist, author of Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook
Oliver North	Carried the can for the Iran-Contra affair.
Theodore Shackley	A key member of the US deep state, involved in a huge list of deep events from the JFK assassination, Iran Contra, Arms for Libya and possibly also 9-11
Richard Stilwell
Hugh Tovar	A spook involved in Vietnam and Indonesia
Maurice Tugwell	UK officer who headed the black propaganda Information Policy unit in Northern Ireland 1971-73
Walter Walker
Kenneth Warren
William Yarborough

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