USC Military News

• USC Rossier grads team up to reimagine military training March 23, 2023
  Victor Castro and Richard DiNinni are creating educational programs at West Point that blend VR and game-based training technologies with research-based concepts.
• What are tactical nuclear weapons? September 29, 2022
  A USC international security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine.
• USC’s Warrior Scholar Project puts service members on the front line in the classroom September 22, 2022
  The college preparatory program helps prepare veterans and transitioning service members to succeed in higher education.
• Naval officer trades his wings for academic pursuits and teaching opportunity August 5, 2022
  Pilot Jack Tribolet will pursue a master’s in public diplomacy at USC Annenberg and teach naval history and science in USC’s highly competitive Navy ROTC program.
• USC Price, Viterbi schools prepare military experts to coordinate policy and technology June 21, 2022
  As the war in Ukraine underscores the need for a multidisciplinary approach to defense, the Executive Global Space and Defense Program couldn’t be more timely.
• ‘We were young, they say. We have died. Remember us.’ May 27, 2022
  USC Dornsife alumnus and retired Navy Capt. Chris Isleib helped create the first national memorial for World War I veterans, part of a long career spent telling the stories of America’s military.
• USC helps Army veteran and counterintelligence officer deepens his expertise in defense May 19, 2022
  COMMENCEMENT 2022: Working in intelligence, John Esparza he knew a deeper understanding of the law would be beneficial to his career. That’s where USC Gould’s online Master of Studies in Law program comes in.
• They met on their first day at USC; now they’re Army officers and run a near-million-dollar startup May 10, 2022
  COMMENCEMENT 2022: This month, Brian Femminella and Lucy Schafer will receive their diplomas, become military officers and continue to work on their music therapy app.
• What is a war crime? A former U.S. State Department foreign affairs officer provides a primer May 9, 2022
  Jeffrey Fields of international relations at USC Dornsife discusses the definition and origin of the term, and assesses President Biden’s allegations against Russia.
• Alexander Vindman shares expertise on Ukraine war April 27, 2022
  The former National Security Council director for Eastern Europe will deliver this year’s commencement address to USC Price School of Public Policy graduates.
• USC celebrates its military, veterans and ROTC — in person, at last March 30, 2022
  Featured speaker retired Air Force Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski headlined a lively evening of tradition and celebration of USC’s long partnership with the military.
• USC joins U.S. Space Force’s University Partnership Program February 28, 2022
  The university’s diversity, commitment to the military and wealth of research made it an ideal fit for this agreement, which begins a formal partnership.
• Actor, pilot and engineer: USC Viterbi senior does it all January 24, 2022
  From gymnastics to the U.S. Air Force ROTC, USC senior Natalie Smith built her life on asking, “Why not?”