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

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