Fire or Fury: What a North Korean Conflict Could Mean for the World
Date & Time: March 23, 2018 | 08:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: 112 Lewis Katz Building
Join the School of International Affairs, the Penn State Law Center for Secuirty Research and Education, and the United States Army War College for a panel discussion featuring experts from the U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense, and Mongolian Armed Forces.
Learn more about the distinguished panelists who will offer their insight into this critical subject:
- LTC(P) KRISTOFER S. LABOWSKI is a U.S. Army Nuclear and Counter Proliferation Officer and a student at the US Army War College. He previously served on the Joint Staff in J3 Operations in the Nuclear Operations Division as the Branch Chief of Nuclear Surety and has extensive background in nuclear weapon and radiological planning, technology, and battlefield effects. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nuclear engineering from Pennsylvania State University, a masters of business administration from Webster University, and a master’s degree in applied physics from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and is level III certified as an acquisition officer in Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering. He is also certified as a senior level space professional under the Air Force Space Professional career standards.
- COL AMARBAYASGALAN SHAMBALJAMTS is an officer in the Mongolian Armed Forces and is currently a student at the US Army War College. He previously served as senior officer in the Foreign Cooperation Directorate, the Ministry of Defense of Mongolia and has extensive background in peacekeeping and foreign relations in the MAF. He is a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College. He has served in command and leadership positions include deputy battalion commander, chief of peace support division, J3, General staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces; Chief of peace support operations faculty at the National Defense University; and Deputy Chief of Foreign Cooperation Directorate, the Ministry of Defense of Mongolia. His operational deployments include Operation Enduring freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the UN mission in Sudan, the UN mission in Chad and CAR.
- JACKIE L. THOMPSON JR., Colonel, is a Judge Advocate attending the US Army War College. Prior to his selection to attend the War College, Colonel Thompson served as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for US Army Europe, Wiesbaden, FRG, the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for US Army Central, Shaw AFB, SC, the Southeast Regional Defense Counsel, Fort Bragg, NC, the Officer in Charge of Operational Law, Mission Command Training Program, Forth Leavenworth, KS and as a Brigade Judge Advocate, Fort Carson, CO. Colonel Thompson’s earlier developmental military assignments include service as the Chief of Administrative Law and Chief of Justice at Fort Jackson, SC, Senior Defense Counsel for US forces in Northern Iraq, Training Officer for the US Army Trial Defense Service in Arlington, VA and as Trial Counsel, Legal Assistance and Tax Attorney at Fort Sam Houston, TX. Colonel Thompson has three combat deployments for OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and INHERENT RESOLVE. He also served as an enlisted Military Policeman in the Illinois National Guard prior to entering active duty service. Colonel Thompson graduated from Illinois State University in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Northern Illinois University School of Law in 1997 with a Juris Doctor, the US Army Judge Advocate General’s School in 2007 with an LLM in Military Law and is a 2010 graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College.
- Mr. MATTHEW A. ROSE is a Department of Defense Civilian attending the US Army War College. Prior to enrolling at the War College, his portfolio included strategy, policy, and plans formulation. He joined the Department of Defense in January 2012 and has served in several positions in the National Capital Region, United States Africa Command, and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Prior to joining the Department of Defense, he was an analyst with the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration where he focused on surface transportation threats and statutory reports to Congress. Mr. Rose holds a Masters of Science of Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University and a Bachelors of Science from the University of Cincinnati.