Great Power Competition – Space

Speaker - Charles Galbreath, Director and Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center

Join Mr. Galbreath as he examines how space capabilities are reshaping strategic competition among major powers. Drawing on deep expertise in military space operations and policy, Galbreath will explore emerging threats, deterrence, resilience, and the critical role of space in maintaining U.S. and allied strategic advantage in an increasingly contested and competitive security environment.

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NDBS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This award was established by the National Defense Briefing Series, Inc. and will be presented at the Military Order of the World Wars Christmas party on December 1st, 2026. The dinner and award ceremony will be at the Park City Club, 5956 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX. In addition to the award, NDBS will establish the Allen B. Clark Legacy Matching Fund, a targeted one-year effort designed to support DFW area veterans service organizations.

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Future of the All-Volunteer Force

October 13, 2024

The All-Volunteer Force (AVF) is now in its 51st year and by most measures has been successful, producing a high quality, combat-effective force that has performed superbly across the spectrum of conflict, from the waning days of the Cold War, to the short, high-intensity conflict of Desert Storm to the prolonged low-intensity wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. With the emphasis now shifting back to global peer competition with the growing possibility of major regional conflicts, there is no reason to think that the AVF would not continue to perform superbly from a military perspective.

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CIA PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS

July 28, 2024

In addition to its role as the primary collector of human intelligence (HUMINT) for the United States, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) maintains and fields paramilitary forces that can lead and manage Covert Action programs and collect foreign intelligence vital to national security policymakers. After 9/11, CIA paramilitary operations officers were the first Americans into Afghanistan and, in conjunction with Army Special Forces and aided by U.S. air power, led the defeat of Al-Qaeda and Taliban forces. The book Horse Soldiers and the movie 12 Strong are popular accounts of the action on the ground, but the back story that explains how they got there within days of the attacks is less well known and goes to the core missions of the CIA.

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MIDDLE EAST PERSPECTIVES

April 14, 2024

General Buzz Moseley provided a perspective on the Middle East. He concluded his 40+ year military career in 2008 as the 18th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, where he was the nation’s senior airman and a principal military advisor to the President of the United States. During his career, he flew combat and commanded forces in many of the world’s hot spots.

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The National Defense Security Briefing Series is a program of quarterly discussions on issues and areas of the world where US vital national interests are at stake in the 21st Century. The series is jointly sponsored by the Dallas Chapters of the Navy League, the Air & Space Forces Association, the Association of the US Army, the Military Order of the World Wars, and the Jewish War Veterans. While we all support our individual programs and charities, this program is designed to bring us together in support of the issues we share in common.

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Praise for the Series

"I am impressed with how five local military organizations have joined together to give us the National Defense Briefing Series.

The briefing on July 27 was the most impressive one yet. Two speakers from the Institute for the Study of War gave an informed presentation on the challenges America faces as it tries to stay dominant in various parts of the world. Both speakers projected a great command of facts gathered from various intelligence sources.

While the takeaway they hoped for was that we would be more understanding of the present day world, the audience was left for themselves to decide on their own plans of action.

I was reminded of the importance of solid allies throughout the world that are committed to the same ideals as America. We ust transcend a dependence on economic transactions to build solid relationships with other countries. We must foster a willingness to stand against those who put personal power and nationalism ahead of a peaceful world order."

– John Stettler, Dallas/Lochwood