Pedagogy for the Long War

From 29 October through 1 November 2007, Commanding General, Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) convened the conference “Pedagogy for the Long War: Teaching Irregular Warfare,” at the Alfred M. Gray Research Center at Marine Corps Base Quantico. The conference’s purpose was to identify specific problems and recommendations for TECOM and attending organizations, with a focus on the conceptual, structural, intellectual, and methodological aspects of teaching and learning skills for the long War, in both the schools and operating forces of the military, and at both the officer and enlisted level. The conference was also intended to introduce the Marine Corps’ new Center for Irregular Warfare to the service and joint community.