1E FORUM tha& ceta TACKLING COMPLEX TOPICS n oet GREAT HAPPENINGS AT THE U.S.AIR FORCE ACADEMY CADETS, EXPERTS DISCUSS DOD'S ROLE IN MODERN CONFLICT The second panel focused on natural and social systems involved in current military missions, and the third centered on how the Department of Defense cares for people accomplishing those missions. Heads spun at the 61st Air Force Academy Assembly, an annual cadet-run conference that pits cadets and subject-matter experts against complex problems and tough questions. The Academy Assembly has been an annual event at the school since 1959 Kennis said the roundtable discussions are The assembly touches on the questions the Academy was built to answer: how to the heartbeat of the conference. "Cadets and experts dive deeper in the single problems from the panels," he said. "This is the most engaging and popular part As a military officer, an important part is leading your aimen and another important part is accomplishing the mission. Part of good officership is understanding on a deeper level what caused the problems and potentially mitigating the problem from rising in the future. advance as leaders of humans and as a technologically superior service branch," said Cadet 1st Graham Kennis, the assembly's director. The Academy's political science department organized three assembly panels. "The first panel examined how the military's current missions are changing involving space, remotely piloted aircraft, unmanned aerial aircraft, cyber technology and nuclear deterrence," Kennis said. To learn more about the impact cadets are having on our community and the U.S. Air Force, visit www.usafa.edu This sponsored feature provided through a joint venture between: THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY ENDOWMENT HE CCORADO TY CROUP 1E FORUM tha& ceta TACKLING COMPLEX TOPICS n oet GREAT HAPPENINGS AT THE U.S.AIR FORCE ACADEMY CADETS, EXPERTS DISCUSS DOD'S ROLE IN MODERN CONFLICT The second panel focused on natural and social systems involved in current military missions, and the third centered on how the Department of Defense cares for people accomplishing those missions. Heads spun at the 61st Air Force Academy Assembly, an annual cadet-run conference that pits cadets and subject-matter experts against complex problems and tough questions. The Academy Assembly has been an annual event at the school since 1959 Kennis said the roundtable discussions are The assembly touches on the questions the Academy was built to answer: how to the heartbeat of the conference. "Cadets and experts dive deeper in the single problems from the panels," he said. "This is the most engaging and popular part As a military officer, an important part is leading your aimen and another important part is accomplishing the mission. Part of good officership is understanding on a deeper level what caused the problems and potentially mitigating the problem from rising in the future. advance as leaders of humans and as a technologically superior service branch," said Cadet 1st Graham Kennis, the assembly's director. The Academy's political science department organized three assembly panels. "The first panel examined how the military's current missions are changing involving space, remotely piloted aircraft, unmanned aerial aircraft, cyber technology and nuclear deterrence," Kennis said. To learn more about the impact cadets are having on our community and the U.S. Air Force, visit www.usafa.edu This sponsored feature provided through a joint venture between: THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY ENDOWMENT HE CCORADO TY CROUP