{"65211":{"#nid":"65211","#data":{"type":"event","title":"CENTCOM Approaches to Counterterrorism","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\nCISTP Lecture with Brigadier Andrew Smith, AM discussing, \u0022CENTCOM Approaches to Counterterrorism\u0022.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E**\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?hl=en\u0026amp;formkey=dC1PdFd1RlQ1S0U0OEd4WGdGcmlQbnc6MQ#gid=0\u0022\u003ERSVP\u003C\/a\u003E is appreciated.\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBrigadier Andrew \u0022Boomer\u0022 Smith is a Combat Engineer. His postings as an Engineer officer have included a tour with the UN Mine Clearance Training Team and working with Afghan refugees in Peshawar, Pakistan in 1989-90. Brigadier Smith has also had specialist training and employment in the field of nuclear, biological and chemical defence (NBCD). These have included a range of courses and on-the-job training in North America and Europe, as well as service as a staff officer responsible for NBCD force development, policy development and research and development coordination. During 1999-2000 Brigadier Smith raised and commanded the Australian Defence Force\u0027s Joint Incident Response Unit (JIRU), consisting of 500 military, civilian and international specialists responsible for providing a range of high-end chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) response capabilities for the Sydney 2000 Games. He earned a PhD from the Department of Politics of the University College, Australian Defence Force Academy on the role of military forces in homeland security.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECISTP Lecture with Brigadier Andrew Smith, AM discussing, \u0022CENTCOM Approaches to Counterterrorism\u0022.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Lecture with Brigadier Andrew Smith, AM"}],"uid":"27184","created_gmt":"2011-03-29 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:54:38","author":"Jene Gladstone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-03-29T13:05:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2011-03-29T14:25:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-03-29T14:25:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-03-29 17:05:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-03-29 18:25:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-03-29 18:25:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cistp.gatech.edu\/flyers\/Brigadier Andrew Smith 29 March 2011.pdf","title":"See Flyer"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1286","name":"Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"12537","name":"Brigadier Andrew Smith"},{"id":"12536","name":"CENTCOM Approaches to Counterterrorism"},{"id":"795","name":"CISTP"},{"id":"999","name":"IAC"},{"id":"851","name":"INTA"},{"id":"2437","name":"lecture"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAngela Levin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECISTP\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=al101\u0022\u003EContact Angela Levin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-3199\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}