In honor of Veterans’ Day, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation welcomed Colonel John Spencer to the stage. He discussed his book Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War.
In Connected Soldiers, Colonel Spencer addresses how the positives and negatives of instant connections and social media can impact the military’s ability to build cohesive teams and perform during and after combat. The lessons operating effectively in this new connected world apply as much to the military as they do to business, families, and our personal lives.
Watch the Program Here
When
November 9, 2022
Program Supporters
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum
About John Spencer
John Spencer is an award-winning scholar, professor, author, combat veteran, and internationally recognized expert and advisor on urban warfare and other military-related topics. He served as an advisor to the top four-star general and senior leaders in the U.S. Army as part of strategic research groups from the Pentagon to the United States Military Academy.
Colonel Spencer currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum. He currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project, and host of the Urban Warfare Project podcast. He also serves as a Colonel in the California State Guard with assignment to the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, as the Director of Urban Warfare Training. Learn more.
