Papio-Missouri River NRD Manager Selected to Attend National Security Forum
Papio-Missouri River NRD Manager Selected to Attend National Security Forum
Papio-Missouri River NRD Manager Selected to Attend National Security Forum
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District General Manager, John Winkler, has been selected by the Secretary of the Air Force, Honorable Deborah Lee James, to attend the 63rd Annual National Security Forum May 4, 2016 at the U.S. Air Force’s Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Winkler, who was nominated by Bellevue Mayor Rita Sanders, is one of 150 distinguished civilian government leaders from around the country that will attend this year’s Air War College.
The National Security Forum was formed in 1954 and has provided hand selected candidates throughout the country and the world a unique opportunity to engage senior military and civilian leaders on national and international security topics.
“I am honored to be selected to attend this year’s National Security Forum and to represent the Natural Resources District and the State of Nebraska,” said Winkler. “Working collaboratively with the Air Force, Department of Defense and Offutt Air Force Base over the last few years on issues involving upgrades to Missouri River Levees has given me the opportunity to forge some great working relationships with the military,” he said.
Our nations evolving and dynamic security issues will be explored during the forum, giving participants a better understanding of perspectives and concerns of the defense community, strategic leadership, strategy, national security, decision making, war fighting and global security. In addition, to military leaders from America’s Armed Forces there will also be in attendance a diverse group of selected military officers from 45 other countries.
“One of the best lessons we have learned is we need to form stronger personal relationships and create more open lines of communication with not only Offutt Air Force Base but with personnel and leadership in the Pentagon and throughout the armed forces,” added Winkler. “The Air War College is the perfect forum to begin forging those relationships”.
Emmett J Egr, APR
Information/Education Coordinator
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District
8901 S 154th St, Omaha, NE 68138
402-315-1708
eegr [at] papionrd.org