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The support operations office, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment conducted a staff ride to Nuremberg, Germany, in order to analyze how the Army Values and Profession of Arms relate to the transformation of the German government and the Nuremberg Trials, May 9, 2018.
The Nuremberg Trails, held after the end of World War II, set an international precedent for international laws and the prosecution of international crimes. This led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court in 1998.
Prior to the staff ride, the SPO office conducted four leader professional development sessions that focused on the Army Values and Profession of Arms. The LPD’s incorporated topics such as Tuskegee Airmen, the Goering Brothers, the Abu Ghraib scandal and dishonesty in the workplace in the forum of different readings.
“The discussions about the Profession of Arms, conduct, ethics and Just War Theory were perfect lead-ins to the Nuremberg Trials at the end of World War II,” explained Sgt. 1st Class Errol Kaaa, Medical Logistics NCO, RSS.
The LPDs’ culminating event was a staff ride to Nuremberg and two museum visits to learn firsthand about the Trials. This visit continues a new LPD battle rhythm in which the SPO office incorporates professional development discussions and how the topics tie into the past and present.
The key focus of the trip was to analyze the historical shift in German government and society between 1930 and 1941, the actions of the military during the war and the significance of the Nuremberg Trials and how they influenced current international laws. For Kaaa, and others, the trip highlighted the importance of learning from history and the impact it has on how we do business today.
Seven members of the SPO office, including their liaison officer from the 16th Sustainment Brigade, began the trip with a visit to the Documentation Center, which sits on the campus of the old Nazi Party Rally Grounds. The construction of the Congress Hall was never finished after the start of World War II, and many other buildings on the campus have been destroyed or altered.
The Documentation Center Museum, which sits in part of the Congress Hall, covers the transformation of the government and society in Germany between 1930 and 1941.
“This museum really highlighted the consequences of making small immoral compromises and judgements, which is the acceptance of larger immoral compromises and judgements,” commented 1st Lt. Elizabeth Sims, liaison officer, 16th Sustainment Brigade.
The group then traveled to the Nuremberg Trials Museum, which covered the end of World War II and the process of the first, and subsequent, trials. A small section also covers the establishment, membership and proceedings of the International Criminal Court that was founded in 1998.
In the upcoming month, the SPO office will be focusing on Saber Strike 18 planning operations and sustainment analytics. They will begin a new LPD topic in the fall.
| Date Taken: | 05.14.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.23.2018 05:36 |
| Story ID: | 278044 |
| Location: | ROSE BARRACKS, BY, DE |
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