The NDU Foundation Congratulates the Winners of the 2016 Writing CompetitionsThe NDU Foundation is proud to support the annual Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Joint Force Quarterly essay competitions. NDU Press hosted the final round of judging on May 12–13, 2016, during which 23 faculty judges from 14 participating professional military education institutions selected the best entries in each category. The First Place winners in each of the three categories are published in the following pages. Secretary of Defense National Security Essay CompetitionIn 2016, the 10th annual competition was intended to stimulate new approaches to coordinated civilian and military action from a broad spectrum of civilian and military students. Essays were to address U.S. Government structure, policies, capabilities, resources, and/or practices and to provide creative, feasible ideas on how best to orchestrate the core competencies of our national security institution. The NDU Foundation awarded the first place winner a generous gift certificate from Amazon.com. First Place Major Lee M. Turcotte, USAF Air Command and Staff College U.S. Army War College “Did the United States Lose China Again?”Third Place Lieutenant Colonel William H. Mengel, USA U.S. Naval War College “Untangling the Gordian Knot? The Socio-Cultural Challenge of Syria” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Essay CompetitionThis annual competition, in its 35th year in 2016, challenges students at the Nation’s joint professional military education institutions to write research papers or articles about significant aspects of national security strategy to stimulate strategic thinking, promote well-written research, and contribute to a broader security debate among professionals. The first place winners in each category received a generous Amazon.com gift courtesy of the NDU Foundation.First Place Lieutenant Colonel David A. Mueller, USMC Air War College
“Interwar-Period Gaming Today for Conflicts Tomorrow: Press Start to Play”Third Place Lieutenant Colonel Max Pearson, USAF National War College “Convenient but Dangerous: Understanding China's Defense”First Place Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Dean McCoy, USA U.S. Army War College ”Second Place Lieutenant Colonel Jaren Keith Price, USA U.S. Army War College “The Rebirth of Japan's Amphibious Forces: Regional Security Implications”Third Place Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin R. Jonsson, USAF U.S. Army War College “Terminating Conflict with the Islamic State” Joint Force Quarterly Maerz AwardsIn its inaugural year, the JFQ Maerz Awards, chosen by the staff of NDU Press, recognizes the most influential articles from the previous year's four issues of JFQ. Five outstanding articles were chosen for the Maerz Awards, named in honor of Mr. George C. Maerz, former writer-editor of NDU Press.Best Forum Articlend Quarter 2015)Best Features Articlend Quarter, 2015)Best JPME Today Articlest Quarter, 2015)Best Recall Articlend Quarter, 2015)Best Commentary Articlest Quarter, 2015)
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