151103-N-PX557-052 NEWPORT, R.I. (Nov. 3, 2015) U.S.

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NEWPORT, R.I. (Nov. 3, 2015) U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Theater Security Decision Making (TSDM) students participate in a group panel discussion with Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Oliver Jr., representing U.S. Africa Command, Air Force Col. Shawn E. Teagan, representing U.S. European Command, Capt. Andy Westerkom, representing U.S. Southern Command, and Jim Cook, moderator and NWC professor, during the TSDM final exercise and course capstone. The TSDM final exercise requires students to demonstrate their ability to provide an executive-level strategic estimate of the future security environments over the next eight years; develop an outline of a theater strategy that defends U.S. national interests; and determine what capabilities are needed to implement the strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James E. Foehl/Released)