Workshop B2

Military Commanders and Risk

   

WORKSHOP LEADER(S)

Colonel Will Gildner, US Air Force

   

WORKSHOP SYNOPSIS

Professional military commanders face the hard reality of war through extensive training, initiative and flexibility. The workshop will examine these traits to show how commanders mitigate strategic and tactical risk while at war.

   

MAIN TOPICS TO BE COVERED

1 Military Commanders and the wasteful business of war

 

2 Train as you intend to fight, fight like you train

 

3 Tactical Risk for Strategic Effect

   

CURRENT POSITION AND COMPANY

Air Attaché, US Embassy, London

   

BACKGROUND

Colonel, US Air Force, over 24 years active duty military

Graduate, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

BS, Aerospace Engineering; MBA, Aviation Management

Over 2,800 flight hours in F-14, F-15, B-2

B-2 Squadron Commander

Staff Officer: Air Combat Command and Joint Chiefs of Staff

Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College

National Security Fellow, JFK School of Government, Harvard University