[151] Military Guidelines Author Discusses Warfare On WMOT-FM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 19, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

MILITARY GUIDELINES AUTHOR DISCUSSES WARFARE ON WMOT-FM
Director of U.S. Army Military History Institute Guest on ‘MTSU on the Record’

(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Conrad Crane, director of the United States Army Military History Institute, will discuss the development and application of a new counterinsurgency doctrine to guide military leaders at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Oct. 24, on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Crane, who is slated to speak at MTSU on Tuesday, Nov. 2, was the lead author for the new Army-U.S. Marine Corps counterinsurgency manual, which was released in December 2006. In November 2007, he visited Iraq at the request of Gen. David Petraeus to evaluate the new doctrine in action.
A veteran of 26 years of military service, Crane holds a bachelor’s degree from the U. S. Military Academy and master’s and doctorate degrees from Stanford University.
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.


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