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Panelists talked about unit cohesion in the military and the ways the concept has been instrumental in excluding women from combat. They focused on research showing that camaraderie can take…

Rear Admiral Joseph Tofalo talked about nuclear deterrence requirements in the 21st century and ways the Navy was addressing nuclear threats. Topics included replacing the aging U.S. submari…

Panelists talked about the ways members of Congress had been tracking combat integration. Congressmen Sanchez and McSally spoke by pre-recorded videos about their support for integration…

Panelists gave firsthand accounts of women who had participated in combat, including as part of Cultural Support Teams. Gayle Lemmon was the author Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team o…

Panelists discussed the different approaches military organizations had taken to setting and validating gender-neutral occupational standards for combat. “Getting Standards Right” was pa…

Pentagon representatives assessed the status of integrating women into combat roles since the 2013 rescission of the Defense Department’s ground combat policy that automatically excluded U.S…

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) spoke at the Reserve Officers Association National Security Symposium and responded to questions submitted by members of the audien…

General David Petraeus, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, and Michael O’Hanlon spoke at the Reserve Officers Association Symposium. They talked about meeting national security challenges in…

Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michelle Flournoy spoke at the Reserve Officers Association Symposium. In her remarks she praised President Obama for initiatives to get returning veterans …

Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters (Ret.) talked about his book Never Quit the Fight, published by Stackpole Books. During this keynote address at the Reserve Officers Association’s annual conference,…

U.S. Air Force Colonel Thomas Royals talked about treatment of prisoners of war, his experiences as a prisoner of war in Korea, and about life after prison camp. He also talked about prepari…

Reserve officers spoke about the role of the reserves in fighting terrorism, potential involvement in action against Iraq, and personnel issues. Following their remarks they answered questio…

President Bush spoke to military officers and supporters about increasing the defense budget to meet the needs of conflicts against terrorism and modernizaton.

General Colin Powell talked about national security concerns in the upcoming decades at the Mid-Winter Total Readiness Conference held by the Reserve Officers Association of the United State…

The Reserve Officers association held an event on Total Force in Readiness.

President Ronald Reagan addressed the Reserve Officers Association in Washington D.C. President Reagan talked about his time in the reserves, the improvements to reserve corps over his time …