Live from Iraq: The Iraq War and Iraq Reconstruction

On Friday, April 24, The Keene State community has an unusual opportunity to pose questions to Keene native Major General David Perkins, director for Strategic Effects, CJ-9, Multi-National Force, during a video teleconference in the Markey Lecture Hall (Science 101), Science Center. A facilitated discussion moderated by Steve Clark (Psychology) and Jason Endacott (Education) is scheduled from noon–12:30 p.m. The video teleconference will run from 12:30–1:30 p.m.

As a career officer, Major General Perkins has commanded at the company, battalion, task force, brigade, and theater level in Germany, Macedonia, Iraq, and the United States. In July 2008, he became the Director for Strategic Effects, CJ-9, Multi-National Force-Iraq in Baghdad. In this capacity, he coordinates and implements political, economic, and communications activities on behalf of the MNF-I. MG Perkins also serves as a spokesman for MNF-I.