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The Truman National Security Project is a national security and leadership development organization based in Washington, D.C. It is the nation's only organization that identifies, organizes, and positions next-generation American leaders to communicate, advocate, and lead on issues of national security and foreign policy. The organization is named after President Harry S. Truman.
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Truman Project programs
The Truman National Security Project is devoted to training progressives to deepen their understanding of national security issues and master the communications skills needed to make their case in the public square. The Truman Project trains policy experts, academics, elected officials, congressional staffers, veterans, and communications, media, and political professionals through a wide array of training programs. These programs include the one-year Truman Security Fellowship, which offers training in national security and access to a network of peers and leaders; the Congressional Security Scholars program, which provides progressive Congressional staffers with national security training; and national security bootcamps, one-day trainings tailored to states and localities which provide progressive leaders with the foundations of national security understanding, and training in talking about tough issues. The basic bootcamp has six segments:
Operation Free
Operation Free is a project of the Truman National Security Project that organizes military veterans to speak out on issues of climate change and sustainable energy security. Operation FREE has sent hundreds of veterans on a cross-country bus tour, and has arranged meetings between veterans and decision makers, including organizing a briefing for White House personnel on clean energy.