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September 7 , 2006

News Release

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Stephanie L. Tennyson
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Arlington , VA -- The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Chairman and CEO, Michael S. Swetnam, is pleased to announce the appointment of Colonel Randolph Gangle, USMC (Ret.) as a Potomac Institute Fellow at the Arlington-based think tank. Col. Gangle most recently served as the Executive Director of the Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities (CETO). CETO is a U.S. Marine Corps think tank dedicated to identifying, examining, and determining solutions to emerging national security threats in support of the Marine operating forces.

Mr. Gangle possesses over thirty years of executive level management experience in addition to hands-on expertise in concept development, experimentation, and wargaming design and execution. Prior to joining CETO, Mr. Gangle served as the senior advisor to experimental operations at the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) in Quantico, Va., a position he held since its inception in August 1995. In this role, Mr. Gangle developed and experimented with a variety of operational concepts for the extended, dispersed, and urban battlespaces.

Mr. Gangle’s active duty service includes thirty years as a Marine Corps officer commanding at all levels from platoon through regiment. His last active duty post was Chief of Staff of the 1st Marine Brigade. Prior to that, he was Head of the Plans and Policy Division of the U.S. Pacific Fleet—the only Marine officer ever to hold that position. Mr. Gangle also served as the commanding officer of the 5th Marine Regiment during Operation Desert Storm in 1990/91, commanding a regimental landing team of over 5,200 personnel. Following Desert Storm, Mr. Gangle served as the mission commander for the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Operation Sea Angel, the relief operation in Bangladesh.

He is a frequent lecturer on urban warfare at national symposiums. He also has written numerous published works on future military requirements and concepts, such as chemical/biological incident response, advanced tactical concepts for urban operations, and advanced courses for combat leadership and management.

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute. The Institute identifies and aggressively shepherds discussion on key science and technology issues facing our society. From these discussions and forums, we develop meaningful science and technology policy options and ensure their implementation at the intersection of business and government.

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