by Curator | Apr 27, 2023 | Living Histories
It Came Without Warning By Tech. Sgt. Brian Christiansen, USAF (Ret.) April 27, 2011 – Kabul, Afghanistan My office sits behind a 60-person auditorium on the second floor of what looks like an old hanger. Our office could have been a projection room and storage area...
by Commander | Apr 5, 2023
David Tyson will give a firsthand account of the deployment of CIA’s Team Alpha (8 men) into Afghanistan immediately after September 11, 2001. The team was inserted behind enemy lines to link up with Afghan warlords and prosecute the war against Taliban and al-Qaida...
by Janis | Apr 5, 2023 | Guest Speaker Program
CIA Senior Intelligence Officer David Tyson will share his experiences leading the CIA response to the 9/11 attacks Tyson was instrumental in helping the US get its first foothold in Afghanistan after 9/11. He was the partner of Mike Spann, the first U.S. casualty in...
by Commander | Mar 24, 2023 | Guest Speaker Program
Combat Service in Iraq and Afghanistan Eastman’s 10 years of military service included two combat deployments, one in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the other in support of Operation Enduring Freedom In Afghanistan. She started her military career in the enlisted...
by Commander | Apr 3, 2022 | Guest Speaker Program
Ukraine Crisis 2022: Origins, Impact, and Challenges for the West. On Thursday, July 14, at 3:00 p.m., in the Rogow Room, in the Transylvania County Library, Friedrich K. Jeschonnek, airborne Colonel (Ret.) of the German Army, will present the free program “Ukraine...
