{"id":11158,"date":"2012-05-10T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T22:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=11158"},"modified":"2012-05-10T14:47:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T19:47:59","slug":"apsu-military-history-alum-earns-prestigious-fellowship-with-u-s-customs-and-border-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2012\/05\/10\/apsu-military-history-alum-earns-prestigious-fellowship-with-u-s-customs-and-border-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Military History Alum earns prestigious fellowship with U.S. Customs and Border Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin Peay State University<\/h2>\n

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Last year, Maj. Paul Witkowski of the United States Army was stationed on the Afghanistan\/Pakistan border, trying to keep enemy combatants and supplies from passing through the region. It was a tricky assignment, given the province\u2019s mountainous terrain and the absence of a fence or other obstruction between the two countries.<\/p>\n

Later this summer, he\u2019ll take what he learned in that war zone to Washington, D.C., where he\u2019ll spend a year with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency as part of an Interagency Exchange Program fellowship.But there\u2019s another item on Witkowski\u2019s resume, in addition to his experience in Afghanistan, which he believes helped him earn the distinguished assignment \u2013 the Master of Arts degree in military history he earned from Austin Peay State University.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did the security studies concentration at Austin Peay, and I think that was definitely a feather in my cap for the application,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The APSU M.A. in military history offers an optional certificate in security studies, which requires students to take six graduate courses that have current military applications, Dr. Dewey Browder, chair of the APSU Department of History and Philosophy, said. Those classes include \u201cThe Cold War I: 1945-1960,\u201d \u201cThe Cold War II: 960-1991,\u201d \u201cThe Battle for God: Jihad, Herem and Other Theologies of War and Peace,\u201d \u201cThe Military in Nontraditional Roles,\u201d
\n\u201cSpecial Operations Perspectives\u201d and \u201cUnconventional Warfare in History.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. (Christos) Frentzos had great classes on the cold war,\u201d Witkowski said. \u201cAlso, the unconventional warfare class was geared toward terrorism and national security, with a historical perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Witkowski will draw on the knowledge he gained from these classes during the next year at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited about it,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll look at synchronizing their assets a little better. I\u2019ll be headquartered out of Washington, D.C., but by trade I\u2019m an infantry officer, so hopefully I\u2019ll get out in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Interagency Fellowship Program is open to exceptional Army captains and majors, with the intent of increasing collaboration and interoperability between the military and government agencies.<\/p>\n

For more information on the APSU M.A. in military history, with an optional security studies certificate, contact the APSU Department of History and Philosophy at 931.221.7919.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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