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WHINSEC Captains Career Course students learn about US Civilian Institutions

By Milton Mariani RodriguezJuly 3, 2024

First hand experience of imparement
Colombian Army Capt Jorge E Moreno tests out the Drunk Busters Goggles, Impairment Goggle .08 - .15 BAC, as a member of the Columbus Police Department guides him during a sobriety test. (Photo Credit: Jorge Burgos-Villamil) VIEW ORIGINAL

COLUMBUS, GA – As part of the DoD Field Studies Program, members of the Maneuver Captains Career Course – WHINSEC took time away from their daily academic-classroom requirements and visited the Columbus Police Department and the National Civil War Museum on June 21. During their visit, students had a first-hand experience on how local Public Safety Services in the U.S. operates and how they engage with the community in a typical small to medium sized community.

WHINSEC Captains Career Course students visit Columbus Police Department
Columbus Police representative demonstrates one of their crime-fighting tools to Maneuver Captains Career Course – WHINSEC students. (Photo Credit: Jorge Burgos-Villamil) VIEW ORIGINAL

After lunch at a local, traditional fare, restaurant, they continued to the National Civil War Museum. Volunteers from the museum provided the students a historical perspective on naval warfare during the Civil War and its significance to the city of Columbus.

WHINSEC Captains Career Course students visit the National Civil War Naval Museum
National Civil Naval War museum volunteer explains exhibit to students during their Field Studies Program visit on Jun 21. (Photo Credit: Jorge Burgos-Villamil) VIEW ORIGINAL
WHINSEC Captains Course students visit National Civil Naval War Museum
National Civil Naval War museum volunteer explains exhibit to students during their Field Studies Program visit on Jun 21. (Photo Credit: Jorge Burgos-Villamil) VIEW ORIGINAL

The FSP affords an opportunity for the International Military Student to become familiar with the United States; its social, cultural, and political institutions; and its people and their ways of life. The program further increases the IMSs' awareness of the U.S. commitment to basic principles of internationally recognized human rights.