ICAS | Discussion with RADM Jean-Mathieu Rey, Joint Commander French Armed Forces, in the Asia-Pacific
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 10:00 to 11:00
This Indo-Pacific Maritime Hour will feature Rear Admiral Jean-Mathieu Rey, Joint Commander French Armed Forces, in Asia-Pacific. France is a European state, with the core ability to deploy its capital assets worldwide from the mainland, but it is also a resident of the Indo-Pacific with military forces permanently stationed in its Indian Ocean and Pacific Territories. Since around 2014 the French Navy and the Air Force have clearly become more active in the region with more deployments and more engagements. Key strategic documents such as France’s 2018 Indo-Pacific Strategy paper and 2017 Defense and National Security Strategic Review reflect the thinking that is driving this enhanced engagement. Rear Admiral Jean-Mathieu Rey will provide his perspective on France’s maritime engagement with the region while reflecting on both the challenges and accomplishments of the recent past. He will then take your questions.
ICAS | LGBT Experiences in the Forward Deployed Navy: 10 Years After Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 19:30
In December 2010, President Obama signed legislation to end the 1993 policy commonly referred to as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” which technically lifted the U.S. military ban on LGBT servicemembers, but in practice continued to institutionalize discrimination. YCAPS is pleased to work with its partners to organize a panel discussion about the repeal, 10 years later. Leading LGBT Navy officers and civilians will describe their experiences both within the Navy and being forward-deployed, operating in an international community with widely varying policies and social norms.