I'm going to see if I can't make it, if only for the last presentation.
Major Dave Young, a member of the Kansas Air National Guard who heads the Integrated Initiatives Office of The Adjutant General's Department, also will present an important program at 11 a.m. on the "Economic, Military and Technological Threats" to the United States, with special emphasis on how the need for payment on the national debt and how entitlement programs will impact the military and the future of this county as a world power.
I asked the Kansas Guard Bureau Public Affairs contact if this was going to be Major Young's personal views or an official presentation of the Kansas National Guard. If it is official, it is an interesting foray into things impinging on national politics and policy.
All of it should be interesting, especially given Cannoneer #4's post referenced elsewhere today, on how the National Guard isn't really the militia anymore, nor has it been for a long time. But this presentation, at least as written up, should prove interesting:In a special "Saturday at the Museum," the Museum of the Kansas National Guard will host a Threat Symposium on Jan. 31 at the Museum. The event is free and open to the public.
At 9 a.m., Major Greg Edson and Master Sergeant James Fenton, who served on an Embedded Training Team in Afghanistan, will give a visual presentation on the Army's mission in Afghanistan and missions for future deployments in that country.
At 10 a.m., a panel of 35th Division soldiers who recently returned from Kosovo, chaired by Colonel Russ Conrad, will detail the peacekeeping missions for which the Kansas Guard had responsibility in Kosovo.
Maj. Dave Young, a member of the Kansas Air National Guard who heads the Integrated Initiatives Office of The Adjutant General's Department, also will present an important program at 11 a.m. on the "Economic, Military and Technological Threats" to the United States, with special emphasis on how the need for payment on the national debt and how entitlement programs will impact the military and the future of this county as a world power.
Coffee and donuts will be served, beginning at 8 a.m., and a chili dinner served at noon, with donations accepted.
Admission to the Museum is free. The Museum is located at 6700 SW Topeka Ave, the main entrance to Forbes Field. For more information, call 785.862.1020.
Major Dave Young, a member of the Kansas Air National Guard who heads the Integrated Initiatives Office of The Adjutant General's Department, also will present an important program at 11 a.m. on the "Economic, Military and Technological Threats" to the United States, with special emphasis on how the need for payment on the national debt and how entitlement programs will impact the military and the future of this county as a world power.
I asked the Kansas Guard Bureau Public Affairs contact if this was going to be Major Young's personal views or an official presentation of the Kansas National Guard. If it is official, it is an interesting foray into things impinging on national politics and policy.
Bet you will run a little too late to catch the talk, but still get there in time to chow down!
Hey, last item on the agenda is coffee and donuts!
*shrug*
Cops...