Peacekeepers Roundtable
Thu, Sep 19
|National WWI Museum
Join us for a panel featuring international military officers currently studying at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, who will discuss their most challenging and rewarding experiences as U.N. peacekeepers. Keynote Speaker: Free Event.
Time & Location
Sep 19, 2024, 6:00 PM
National WWI Museum, 2 Memorial Dr, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
About The Event
Our keynote speaker: Captain Lonnie L. Fields, Jr., United States Navy Chief, Military Planning Service United Nations, Office of Military Affairs
Captain Lonnie L. Fields, Jr. hails from San Diego, California. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1994, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. He also earned a Master of Science degree from Johns Hopkins University in Systems Engineering in 2004. Upon completion of Officer Candidate School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in December 1995, he reported to flight training, and was designated a Naval Flight Officer (NFO)from 562nd Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas in February 1997.
Captain Fields’ operational command tour was with the Ironman Squadron, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron THREE (VQ-3) at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. His operational tours include: VQ-3 as Mission Commander, Airborne Communications Officer and Navigator Instructor; USS Nimitz as V-2 Division Officer and…