CDR Matt Ledridge, USN
US Naval Attaché to Israel
W: +972-3-519-7337
Mobile:  +972-50-543-6625

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Good evening all,

I'm sorry for the delay in response, it was announced this week that our Commandant of the colleges will be promoted to a new position as a regional command commander so it has been hard to lock down dates.

We should be able to host the group, I'm just giving a heads up that, the change of command would probably happen on the week leading up to the visit or the week of it. And so the schedule might change a bit and it will be factored into the availability of the commanders of the colleges.

Having said that, if possible we would like to propose an initial meeting with the DAO team to get the ball rolling and a draft schedule sent to you.

My team will start preparing a general outline and we will run it by you, please let me know if there is anything that you would specifically like to have us focus on or try to coordinate.

I've Cc'd my deputy and the team on my end so, we can all assist.

I'll call Cdr ledridg tomorrow to set the meeting up.

Have a great evening,

MAJ Ido Soceanu

From: Oler, Adam (NWC)

Sent: Wednesday, 20 February, 18:57

Subject: RE: Hello from Nat'l War College

To: ido soceanu

Cc: siegal tobias, Oler, Adam (Col US NWC FAC), Adam Oler (adam_oler@yahoo.com)

Hi Ido -- I'm just touching base WRT the message below, needing to close the loop with you on the travel dates. (I've got the NWC Commandant traveling with our team this year, and owe a briefing to the school leadership in a few days. We're supposed to buy tickets this week as well. Our plan is to arrive from Amman on 1APR19 in the evening, and depart either late on the 5th or early on the 6th). BTW, we had a phenomenal meeting with Col Shlomi Binder on Friday. It really helped set the stage for the students' studies this spring. Thanks Ido -- I look forward to hearing from you. Take care! Best/Adam -----Original Message----- From: Ledridge, Matthew [mailto:LedridgeMJ@state.gov] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 3:56 AM To: Oler, Adam (NWC) ; ido soceanu Cc: Stein, James I. (CIV US NDU/NWC) ; Lichtman, Bruce (CIV US NWC STU) ; Bergin, Jeremy (Lt Col US NWC STU) ; siegal tobias ; Oler, Adam (Col US NWC FAC) ; Adam Oler (adam_oler@yahoo.com) Subject: RE: Hello from Nat'l War College Again deferring to Ido on ability to schedule events. One note though, the 5th is a Friday and a non-work day for Israel, so expect no official events that day. V/r, CDR Matt Ledridge, USN US Naval Attaché to Israel W: +972-3-519-7337 Mobile: +972-50-543-6625 -----Original Message----- From: Oler, Adam (NWC) Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 8:20 PM To: Ledridge, Matthew ; ido soceanu Cc: Stein, James I. (CIV US NDU/NWC) ; Lichtman, Bruce (CIV US NWC STU) ; Bergin, Jeremy (Lt Col US NWC STU) ; siegal tobias ; Oler, Adam (Col US NWC FAC) ; Adam Oler (adam_oler@yahoo.com) Subject: RE: Hello from Nat'l War College Matt, Ido -- Just to follow-up on correspondence from last week briefly, is it okay if our team arrives in Israel on 1APR19, and departs on 6APR19? This slides our arrival/departure plan to the right by a day, but is otherwise unchanged. We still have a lot of flexibility WRT the order of where we'll be, but ideally we'd like to spend two nights in TLV, one night up north, and two nights in Jerusalem. Thank you Gentlemen -- I'll stand by to hear from you. Best/Prof Oler -----Original Message----- From: Oler, Adam (NWC) Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 7:31 AM To: 'Ledridge, Matthew' ; ido soceanu Cc: Stein, James I. (CIV US NDU/NWC) ; Lichtman, Bruce (CIV US NWC STU) ; Bergin, Jeremy (Lt Col US NWC STU) ; siegal tobias ; Oler, Adam (Col US NWC FAC) Subject: RE: Hello from Nat'l War College Thanks Matt! Will stand-by to hear from Ido. Take care! BR/Adam -----Original Message----- From: Ledridge, Matthew [mailto:LedridgeMJ@state.gov] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 7:24 AM To: Oler, Adam (NWC) ; ido soceanu Cc: Stein, James I. (CIV US NDU/NWC) ; Lichtman, Bruce (CIV US NWC STU) ; Bergin, Jeremy (Lt Col US NWC STU) ; siegal tobias ; Oler, Adam (Col US NWC FAC) Subject: RE: Hello from Nat'l War College No particular issues with those dates, but over to Ido to comment. V/r, CDR Matt Ledridge, USN US Naval Attaché to Israel W: +972-3-519-7337 Mobile: +972-50-543-6625 Official UNCLASSIFIED From: Oler, Adam (NWC) Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2019 6:05 PM To: ido soceanu ; Ledridge, Matthew Cc: Stein, James I. (CIV US NDU/NWC) ; Lichtman, Bruce (CIV US NWC STU) ; Bergin, Jeremy (Lt Col US NWC STU) ; siegal tobias ; Oler, Adam (Col US NWC FAC) Subject: RE: Hello from Nat'l War College [Please Read in HTML] CDR Ledridge, Major Soceanu -- Good morning from Washington, DC. Over the weekend we received our provisional airline reservations. These are the same dates I sent last week, but with more detailed flight information. The good news is that we're approved (from our end) to depart Friday morning as hoped. I'd be grateful to know if these are okay with you (Ido, I know you needed to check your calendar). ARRIVE TLV FROM AMM RJ 344J 31MAR AMM TLV 525P 610P DEPART TLV FOR DCA UA 85 05APR TLV EWR 1215P 515P UA3659 05APR EWR DCA 829P 952P Thank you very much Gentlemen - I'll stand-by to hear from you. Best/ Adam -----Original Message----- From: ido soceanu [mailto:idoSoceanu@mail.gov.il] Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 2:11 PM To: siegal tobias >; Oler, Adam (NWC) > Cc: Stein, James I. (CIV US NDU/NWC) >; Lichtman, Bruce (CIV US NWC STU) >; Bergin, Jeremy (Lt Col US NWC STU) >; ledridgemj@state.gov Subject: Re: Hello from Nat'l War College Good afternoon sir, I hope this email finds you well, I've received your request from Dr. Kransa as well as from CDR Ledridge (Cc'd), the US Naval attaché. I'm out of the office this week so I'll only be able to officially respond (look at the IDF Colleges calendar) on Sunday but I'll do so as soon as possible. I recommend that we continue discussing over this thread as to keep everyone in the loop. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help, V/R MAJ Ido Soceanu Head of the International Fellowship and Cooperation Desk INDC and the IDF Colleges Get Outlook for Android On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 8:58 PM +0200, "Oler, Adam (NWC)" > > > wrote: Dear Captain Soziano -- Good afternoon from Washington, DC. I'm Professor Adam Oler from National War College, the faculty leader for a group of 9 U.S. students planning travel to Israel from March 31st until April 4th. I was referred to you by my friend and colleague, Dr. Josh Krasna, who I understand was in contact with you last week. I led a similar trip to Israel in 2017, and we had the opportunity to work closely with INDC both in preparing for the trip, and while in Israel. Among other activities, we were able to hold a seminar and combined student meetings on your campus, which my students found extremely informative. We also met with a number of your students while on their U.S. trip later that spring. During our visit we also visited the Golan and Metula with INDC's assistance as well. Our students are particularly interested in Israel's security challenges to its north--several are writing papers on Hezbollah. If possible, our student trip lead -- Mr. Bruce Lichtman -- and I would appreciate the chance to confer with you, and discuss potential coordination with our visit. Our itinerary is wide open, as we hope to speak with you before locking anything in. Thank you very much Captain Soziano. I look forward to hearing from you. Best/Adam Oler Adam Oler, JD Colonel (Ret), USAF Assistant Professor of Strategy National War College Roosevelt Hall (Bldg 61) Room 252 Fort Lesley J. McNair Washington, DC 20319-6000 Cell: 571-465-7354 adam.oler.civ@ndu.edu adam_oler@yahoo.com Official UNCLASSIFIED