MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors chairman has greater insight on national security matters after attending a military forum.
Marian McBryde, who received a personal invitation from the Secretary of the Air Force, attended the 63rd annual National Security Forum May 3-5 at Air War College on Maxwell Air Force Base.
The event exposed influential citizens to senior U.S. and international officers and civilian equivalents. They exchanged ideas and perspectives on Air Force, national and international security issues. McBryde attended lectures, met in seminars for in-depth discussions and participated in social events.
Approximately 160 U.S. civilian business, education and government leaders met with senior military leaders to explore national security issues. The NSF provided an opportunity for an open, candid exchange of ideas among these guests, senior military and civilian leaders, and Air War College students.
The Air War College is the senior professional development school in the Air Force officer education system as a part of Air University. AWC educates selected senior officers to lead at the strategic level in the employment of air and space forces. Its curriculum focuses on coalition warfighting and national security issues, with emphasis on the effective employment of aerospace forces in joint and combined combat operations.
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