Irregular Warfare Center

Hybrid CoE & US NPS Wargaming Courses (Basic & Advanced)
2023-08-14 - 2023-08-25 | Helsinki, Finland
The IWC is sponsoring a Wargaming course in conjunction with the US Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), with the Hybrid CoE hosting two courses in Helsinki to teach the tools and techniques of wargaming in a hybrid threat environment. An essential tool for planning and decision-making, the course for sponsors around the world has been conducted by NPS since 2006. The advanced course has been specifically designed for Hybrid CoE to examine hybrid threats in greater depth.

IW Medical Resiliency Wargame
2023-08-14 - 2023-08-16 | Bethesda, MD
IWC will host an IW Medical Resiliency Wargame event in Bethesda, MD with key U.S. Medical Stakeholders from the previous IW Medical Working Group. The Wargames will facilitate key leaders’ strategic austere medical decisions to validate capabilities, identify critical gaps and develop TTPs for operational medics with focus on survivability, restricted communications, clandestine evacuation, and prolonged field care.

TILT-C 23-6: 1st Special Forces Command G2
2023-08-07 - 2023-08-11
Registration: Closed
This is a by-invitation-only event

JS-IW Executive Steering Committee Meeting
2023-07-31
IWC leadership will meet with JS and IW Principles at the Pentagon to discuss critical policy and review strategy.

TILT-C 23-5: USSOCOM IW Medical Support
2023-07-24 - 2023-07-28

TILT-C 23-4: USASOC
2023-07-18 - 2023-07-21

Joint Staff Irregular Warfare Working Group
2023-07-13, 2023-06-22, 2023-05-25, 2023-04-20, 2023-03-16, 2023-02-16
The IWC is participating in the JS IW-SFA WG collaborative monthly meeting with stakeholders from DoD, IA, and Allies to address and coordinate IW policy, doctrine, and other critical IW issues relevant to US National Security.

FY24 SOD-A Education and Engagement Planning
2023-07-11 - 2023-07-12
IWC staff will coordinate with staff and commander of SOD-A on IW linked education and events that are critical engagements for FY24 and to enhance our efforts across the continent of Africa.

Comprehensive Defense Working Group
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-12 | Moldova
IWC, in partnership with SOCEUR, will facilitate a 3-day comprehensive defense working group for the Moldovan interagency.

Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups’ 2023 Maritime Symposium
2023-06-27 - 2023-06-28 | Newport, RI
A leadership team of IW subject matter experts representing the Irregular Warfare Center is scheduled to attend the Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups (CIWAG) Symposium at the Wyndham Newport Hotel in Middletown, R.I. from June 27-28, 2023. The Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups’ 2023 Maritime symposium will explore our IW maritime strategies and provide policy recommendations for the future.

Special Operations Forces Integration Course (SOFIC)
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-30 | Oberammergau, Germany
The IWC in partnership with the NATO School Oberammergau will conduct a revised version of the week long SOFIC course for a multinational group of conventional and special forces senior leaders.

East and Southeast Asia Interagency Law Enforcement Retrainer
2023-06-25 - 2023-06-29
The IWC will participate in an interagency retrainer event for law enforcement agencies from across East and Southeast Asia. IWC staff will be presenting on the relevance of IW concepts and tools to address law enforcement problems in the region.

APCSS Irregular Warfare Concentration for the Comprehensive Security Cooperation 23-2 Course
2023-06-20 - 2023-06-23
The Daniel K. Inouye Center for Asia Pacific Security Studies (APCSS) has invited the IWC to contribute to its Irregular Warfare Concentration for the Comprehensive Security Cooperation 23-2 Course. The IWC Research Co-chair will be delivering lectures and participating in panels, presenting the latest research into IW concepts to national security professionals from partner nations across the Indo-Pacific.

Partnership for Peace Consortium Strategic Leadership in Global Societal Security Programme
2023-06-20 - 2023-06-23 | Stockholm, Sweden
The Partnership for Peace Consortium has invited the IWC to provide a subject matter expert to contribute to the development of content for the Ukrainian SLP with a goal of enhancing Ukraine’s Irregular Warfare/Hybrid Threats (IWHT) and Resilience capabilities.

Phoenix Challenge
2023-06-20 - 2023-06-23 | Atlanta, GA
Members from the IWC will be attending the 2023 Phoenix Challenge at Georgia Tech University.
The Phoenix Challenge is a series of events to elevate the importance of cross-government, academia, and private sector collaboration in addressing challenges to operations in the information environment. Phoenix Challenge events are led by the University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), with support from the Information Professionals Association (IPA) on behalf of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.

AWS Defense Day
2023-06-07 - 2023-06-08 | Washington, DC
Members of the IWC will be attending the Amazon AWS Summit and National Defense Day in Washington, DC on June 7-8.

TILT-C 23-3 : DTRA/SIB
2023-05-15 - 2023-05-19 | Reston, VA
Registration: Closed

NDU-CISA Irregular Warfare Forum
2023-05-01 - 2023-05-03 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina
A leadership team of IW subject matter experts representing the Irregular Warfare Center is scheduled to attend the Irregular Warfare Symposium at Fort Bragg, N.C., from May 1-3, 2023. The event is hosted by the National Defense University (NDU) and College of International Affairs (CISA) in conjunction with the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
For more information please download the Info PDF here.

University Day
2023-04-25 - 2023-04-26 | DSCU, Arlington, VA, United States
Irregular Warfare Center’s Research & Grants Program
The IWC is pleased to announce two University Days for civilian academic institutions to learn more about the Center’s programs and initiatives and meet IWC leadership to directly discuss future partnerships, research, publishing and grant opportunities.
Who: Civilian academic institutions with programs interested in partnerships, research and grant opportunities
What: The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Secretary of Defense to establish the IWC with the authorities to reach out and create partnerships and collaborations with civilian institutions of higher learning to ensure the Center fully addressed strategic competition below the threshold of armed conflict.
Where: Defense Security Cooperation University
*DSCA directs, administers, and provides guidance to the DoD Components and DoD representatives to U.S. missions, for the execution of DoD SC programs for which DSCA has responsibility.
When: Each institution will only participate in one day. Please register for April 25th or April 26th. Availability is first-come, first serve.
Why: Civilian academic institutions will have the opportunity to meet IWC leadership and directly discuss opportunities for partnerships, research and funding.
To minimize travel costs, each academic institution will only participate in one day of meetings, so please only register for either Tuesday, April 25th or Wednesday, April 26th. To learn more about this event or register please use this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iwc-university-day-tickets-520450961837

CAN’T ATTEND IN PERSON? WE’RE OFFERING LIMITED VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE THROUGH THE LINK BELOW.
(Both days offer the same experience so please only register for one or the other)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iwc-university-day-virtual-attendance-tickets-602796629947

TILT-C 23-2 : SOCOM
2023-04-03 - 2023-04-07 | Tampa, FL
ACTUAL DATE TBD
Registration: Closed

Georgetown IW Seminar
2023-03-23 | Washington, DC
In partnership with Georgetown University, the IWC will host a two-hour seminar on the establishment of the Center, explore the definition of IW and examine a Ukranian case-study with ROTC Cadets, Cadre, Military Graduate students from DoD, Veteran Students and University Professors. Attendees will have the chance to hear from IWC leadership and network with other academics and professionals in the IW community after the seminar concludes.

IWC International Irregular Warfare Week
2023-03-16 - 2023-03-17 | Arlington, VA
This working group is a follow-up for the survey and interviews conducted by the IWC Integration and Engagement department with the intent to compare and contrast the conceptualization of IW between different European institutions. This event will expose the National Capital Region IW community to the European conceptualization of IW to better understand differences and potential connection points enabling more effective international cooperation.
Agenda
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TILT-C 23-1 : US Interagency
2023-03-06 - 2023-03-10 | Washington, DC
Registration: Accepting Waitlist
Event is currently full, but US government employees with TS/SCI clearances wishing to be added to the waitlist can submit their names, title, organization, and contact info to info@irregularwarfarecenter.org, subject: Waitlist Request for TILT-C 23-1.

IW Medical Resiliency Workshop
2023-02-22 - 2023-02-24 | Bethesda, MD
The IW Medical Resiliency Workgroup is the Irregular Warfare Center’s initial working group for Irregular Warfare Medicine curriculum development. It will bring together US and FVEY surgeons to discuss medical coverage in contested or non-permissive environments in facilitated break-outs to identify capabilities and gaps and share findings to support the IWC’s medical security cooperation efforts.
