What skills, knowledge or behaviors do you possess that would uniquely qualify you to train in the desired opportunity or opportunities?

I am applying for the following Army Traditional Strategic Broadening Seminars. Answer the three questions below.

Seminar descriptions.
Seminar Title: United Kingdom Defense Academy – UK Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Land) (ICSC (L) a 6 week, Masters Level residential, generalist career course run at the UK Defense Academy. It provides training and education for all Army and Royal Marine majors across a range of subjects from Staff and Communication Skills; Command Leadership and Management; Global Effects on Defense; Higher Management of Defense Equipment Capability and Operations (including Land Warfare, Doctrine and Military Planning Processes). Delivered by UK military instructors and academics from King’s College London via central lectures, syndicate room discussion and time dedicated to self-reflection and study.

Seminar Title: Dense Urban Studies – Two-week program based at Fort Hamilton and other locations in New York City, helps participants understand the complex makeup and critical issues of operating in dense urban areas and megacities. As the trend of the world’s population continues to become increasingly concentrated into dense urban areas and megacities, the importance of understanding them is a critical component of global security and preparing for the future’s uncertainties, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenarios. The IDB DUS Strategic Broadening Seminar is an educational and experiential learning opportunity for students to explore and understand the critical infrastructures and urban geography and flow of cities, the technological and physical connectivity of city networks, and the culture and behavior of people and their environment. Learning takes place both in the classroom and through.

Seminar Title: National Security and Global Challenges – The McConnell Center’s Strategic Broadening Seminar is held at the University of Louisville in the City-Center, and a Washington DC Portion has now been added. This national security course gets participants up close and personal with the national security process in Washington while immersing themselves in the challenges unfolding in the Asia Pacific region. Guest faculty come from all over the United States and past classes have met with top members of Congress, local political leaders, and Fortune 500 corporate leaders. It all unfolds within an intellectual umbrella provided by an immersion into the great tradition of political philosophy and constitutional government in America. The capstone experience is provided in small team assignments and a briefing for high-level national security leadership.

Course Description: Indiana University: Cyber Risk Management – Basic cybersecurity literacy is becoming increasingly vital. Cyber attackers, ranging from hacktivists to organized crime networks and even nation states, are targeting vulnerable networks and are frequently successful in stealing funds, breaching critical infrastructure, as well as valuable intellectual property. There is a growing call from the White House, Congress, and industry groups to put in place cybersecurity best practices to better manage the multifaceted cyber threat facing the private sector. However, it is not always clear what those practices should be, or how to implement them in a dynamic, global regulatory environment. This program hosted by the Institute for Defense and Business in partnership with Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business is a spin-off of the IU-IDB Strategic Studies Program (2015 – 2018 SBS) and is designed to introduce participants to the multifaceted strategic cyber risks facing the United States with a special focus on harnessing the benefits, while mitigating the risks, of emerging technologies in the national security context from a non- military lens.

Course Description: IB2 – Information Operations – In this program designed for high-potential Officers in information operations and related areas, you will be presented the fundamentals of strategic communication, the cultures of the industries that utilize it, and the technologies for securing its infrastructure. Leveraging from a variety of non-military perspectives presented from leaders in the private sector and academia on topics from big data and the internet of things, to understanding and changing behavior, you will return to your organization with a broad set of best practices for direct application.

Great Power Competition INDOPACOM – In a period of global uncertainty against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability of (rising military) leaders to critically assess the key strategic and competitive challenges for the U.S. and its international partners in the Indo-Pacific region remains of paramount importance to U.S. national security. This course will focus on potential geographic flashpoints (e.g. Taiwan, the South China Sea, the Korean peninsula, and India) and thematic challenges including cyber warfare, information operations, and other tools of “unrestricted warfare.” It is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the strategic environment of the Indo-Pacific and enhance their policy development skills, and to provide the tools necessary to lead in the Indo-Pacific region.

Questions:

Question 1: What skills, knowledge or behaviors do you possess that would uniquely qualify you to train in the desired opportunity or opportunities? (Response is limited to 425 words)

Question 2: Where do you see yourself in 10 years? (Response is limited to 200 words)

Question 3: If selected, what will you bring to the Army from attending this opportunity? (If applying for more than one broadening program, answer the question as it relates to your first preference)? (Response is limited to 200 words)