A VIEW OF THE AFGHAN WITHDRAWAL FROM THE TOP
and OTHER INTELLIGENCE EXPERIENCES
FROM ONE WHO WAS THERE!
COL ALLAN D. BURALL
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Cocktails: 11:30 a.m.
Program: 12:00 noon
Lunch to follow
Philadelphia Club
1301 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Cost:
$ 60 in advance
$ 65 at the door with reservation
$ 70 walk-ins (if there is room)
COAT AND TIE REQUIRED! (Mufti or Uniform) The EQUIVALENT FOR LADIES
COL Allan D. Barall, who recently transferred to The Pennsylvania Commandery - MOFW, is a retired Military Intelligence officer, whose active duty assignments included Afghanistan, Bosnia, Germany, and the Republic of Georgia.
Besides the bungled withdrawal, he plans to cover a number of subjects, including some experiences working with General Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Intel work in Afghanistan (from inside and outside the wire); Iran as a Risk Management Problem; and Inventing Techniques in Targeting.
COL Barall served for 31 years as a U.S. Army military intelligence officer, both on active duty and in the U.S. Army Reserve. He has international tactical and operational experience in intelligence leadership, subject matter expert roles, and in combat. Allan was the Director for Strategic Planning and Assessment on the National Security Council staff at the White House from 2018 – 2020, where he designed and facilitated national strategies for regional security challenges across myriad functional subjects. He was also responsible for all wargaming and red-teaming at the National Security Council. He then served the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon’s National Military Command Center as a chief of operations and then managing director for global operations and integration. He was also on the staff of the US Army War College’s strategic wargaming department.
Allan earned BS and MBA degrees in finance and statistics from NYU and also holds a graduate level certificate in wargaming. He received numerous military awards, decorations, and campaign medals including the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Presidential Service Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, Combat Action Badge, and military parachutist wings from the U.S., German, and Royal Netherlands armed forces. He has also been recognized with a Knowlton Award, the highest honor of the US Army’s Military Intelligence Corps.
Our speaker’s impressive civilian career has meshed well with his military service. He is a principal in the Intelligence Policy & Strategy practice at The MITRE Corporation, where he serves as a senior advisor in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. He was previously a director and senior program manager in the enterprise risk management department of Citigroup. Before that, he was a senior executive and program manager with the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.
Allan lives with his wife, Karen, their two children, and a rescued beagle in Potomac, Maryland.
We encourage you to invite spouses, adult children, and friends, especially those that may be eligible to be Hereditary or Veteran Companions, to hear this extremely knowledgeable officer, who has served at the highest levels.
Please fill out and mail the attached reservation form with your cheque, payable to:
“The PA Commandery – MOFW” to MAJ James Mallinson, PO Box 627, Paoli, PA 19301. Please try to mail it by Saturday, November 9. The cost for the event is $60 per person if we receive your cheque in advance. If you reserve in advance but do not send a cheque, you may pay $65 at the door, preferably by cheque. Walk-ins, if there is room, will be charged $70. If you do not send your reservation in time but wish to attend, call or text Jim at 610-457-0003, or email him at MOFWPA@gmail.com . We regret having to bill no-shows if they do not cancel their reservation by Monday, November 11.
FUTURE EVENTS (Please mark your calendars!)
Wednesday, December 18 at 6:00 p.m.: Annual Joint Christmas Party with Radnor Hunt Veterans at Radnor Hunt. Cocktails at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m. Black Tie with Decorations or Mess Dress. Further details will be announced.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.: Speaker-Luncheon at the Philadelphia Club with Commander John D. Hooper, USCG (ret.) He is a Naval/Defense Analyst, Naval Historian, and Adjunct Professor, U.S. Naval War College. He is also Commander of the Hampton Roads Virginia Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States. More details will follow.
We shall keep you informed via e-mail and our up-to-date website: mofw-pa.org .
Fraternally,
Alvan Markle IV
Commander, The Pennsylvania Commandery – MOFW
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