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I would like to turn the program over to dr. Patrick spero executive director of the washing john president ial library. Pat joined mt. Vernon in june. Comes to us after serving as library and and director of the library and museum of the american phyllis affordable society in philadelphia to a library founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 and homemore than 14 million pages of manual groups, including franklins personal papers. We are thrilled that p is here with us and leading the special library dedicated to the father of our country dr. Earned his b. A. From ph. D. From the university of pennsylvania. He is the author of several books including frontier country the politics of war in early pennsylvania. Frontier rebels the fight for independence in the american west. A winner of the winner of, the philadelphia atheneum literary award and a finalist for best book by the journal of the american revolution. His new book botany and betrayal, Andre Michaud Thomas Jefferson and the kentuck
Next, a forum on global security, this Panel Focused on a recent reviews by the navy. We heard testimony from the vice chief of Naval Operations. Its two hours. Im going to ask everyone to come back in and take your seats. Weve had two excellent keynote briefs this morning. Both our speakers spoke to the comprehensive review the u. S. Navy issued the comprehensive review of the issues at sea, that occurred within the last year. One cruiser that grounded another that was involved in a collision with a chinese ship. And two destroyers that collides with large merchant ships that resulted in a loss of life that comprehensive review was conducted over the past well, it took about 60 days and was reported out about 30 days ago, and presented and we thought wed invite a few folks in here today to talk about the extent of it the adequacy of it, and perhaps the meaning of it we have three experienced warfare officers, three individuals who have stayed close to the profession, either through th
Id like to ask everybody to come back in and take your seats. Okay. Well, weve had two excellent key note briefs this morning. Both our speakers spoke to the comp reense haddive review. The u. S. Navy issued the comprehensive review of the recent incidents at sea that occurred within the last year. Almost all obviously forward in the western pacific. One cruiser that grounded and another involved in the collision with a chinese ship and two destroyers that collided with large merchant ships that resulted in a loss of life. 17 total sailors. That comp are reense haddive review was conducted over the past well, it took about 60 days and reported out approximately 30 days ago and presented. And we thought wed invite a few folks in here today to talk about the extent of it, theed a ksy of it and perhaps the meaning of it. We had two experienced Surface Warfare officers who had command at sea. Three individual whose have stayed close to the profession, either through their government activi
Id like to ask everybody to come back in and take your seats. Okay. Well, weve had two excellent key note briefs this morning. Both our speakers spoke to the comp reense haddive review. The u. S. Navy issued the comprehensive review of the recent incidents at sea that occurred within the last year. Almost all obviously forward in the western pacific. One cruiser that grounded and another involved in the collision with a chinese ship and two destroyers that collided with large merchant ships that resulted in a loss of life. 17 total sailors. That comp are reense haddive review was conducted over the past well, it took about 60 days and reported out approximately 30 days ago and presented. And we thought wed invite a few folks in here today to talk about the extent of it, theed a ksy of it and perhaps the meaning of it. We had two experienced Surface Warfare officers who had command at sea. Three individual whose have stayed close to the profession, either through their government activi