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Gen. Robert Neller will teach a special course next week on lead­ership in the Marines. The former com­mandant of the Marine Corps will focus on examples of lead­ership invWorld War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The one credit class will meet in the evenings on Feb. 22 – 26. “The class will offer the stu­dents an oppor­tunity to con­sider their own lead­ership skills and styles in the context of how the U.S. Marine Corps teaches lead­ership and within a case study involving the Korean War,” Neller said in an email. Looking to mil­itary leaders, Neller said, is ...

Panel Selected to Determine New Honorees for Military Bases Named for Confederate Leaders On 2/12/21 at 6:24 PM EST Members of a panel to rename U.S. military bases currently named after leaders in the Confederate Army were announced Friday by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee. Calls to change the names of the military bases began as protests against systemic racism occurred in 2020. Former President Donald Trump did not support the idea. In December 2020, Trump vetoed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in part bec...

Austin's four nominees to the commission, announced by the Pentagon on Friday, include retired Adm. Michelle Howard, the former vice chief of naval operations and the highest-ranking woman and African American in the Navy's history. She is joined by retired Gen. Robert Neller, former Marine Corps commandant; Dr. Kori Schake, a widely respected military scholar and director of Foreign & Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute; and retired Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule, the professor emeritus of history at the American Enterprise Institute. Howard, who was previously named to Presid...

Retired Marine general, trailblazing Navy admiral among those to scrutinize bases with Confederate names Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Adm. Michelle Howard, vice chief of naval operations, addresses sailors at Naval Air Station Key West's Boca Chica Field.Mass Communication Spec. 1st Class Brian Morales/U.S. NavyShow MoreShow Less 2of3Gen. Robert Neller speaks during his promotion ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in the District on Sept. 24, 2015.Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/U.S. Marine CorpsShow MoreShow Less 3of3 WASHINGTON - Defense Se...

Congress created the panel as part of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act following the widespread debate over 10 Army posts such as Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Fort Hood, Texas, named after Confederate generals. Former President Trump opposed the effort to rename the bases and vetoed the NDAA, which was later overridden.  The commission members are expected to gather input from local communities before forwarding their renaming plan to the House and Senate armed services committee by October 2022. Mr. Austin must implement the plan by Jan. 1, 2024. The leaders of the Sena...