It’s time once again to feature some of the smart conversations that occur around the country through the Eisenhower Series College Program. For over 50 years, the Eisenhower Program has reached out to colleges and town halls across the nation to introduce War College students to audiences that are often unfamiliar with members of the U.S. military. This episode features Don Mozer and Luis Peral as they examine the current efforts of the U.S. military support to the ongoing drug interdiction mission of the nation. With the benefit of Don’s recent tour in NORTHCOM and Luis’s decades of law enforcement and prosecutorial experience between them, they share their perspectives with podcast host Ron Granieri. Their conversation aims to understand the nature of a very real threat to national security as well as consider possible strategies to combat that threat in the present and well into the future.
I looked at what I call the unholy trinity, and that is production, distribution and demand…and you’ll see that’s the ongoing theme in my presentation: ‘What are we doing to address production and distribution, but more importantly, as the solution, what about the demand?’
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Don Mozer is a seasoned logistics officer and a colonel with 20+ years in the military, commissioned in 2000 at UNC Charlotte. He is a graduate of the AY24 Resident Course at the U.S. Army War College and a member of the Eisenhower Series College Program. Colonel Mozer is currently the Garrison Commander at White Sands Missile Range.
Luis F. Peral is a judge advocate officer and a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. With over 23 years of combined military and prosecutorial experience, Lieutenant Colonel Peral has served in various organizations and overseas assignments. He is a graduate of the AY24 Resident Course at the U.S. Army War College and a member of the Eisenhower Series College Program.
Ron Granieri is Professor of History at the U.S. Army War College and the Editor of A BETTER PEACE.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.
Photo Description: A U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team-South member stacks bales of illegal narcotics offloaded from USCGC Margaret Norvell (WPC 1105) at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, April 5, 2024. The cutter and TACLET-South crews offloaded 30 bales of cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately $24.3 million.
Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Sherbs