Staff Ride - Antietam Battlefield Guides

[Pages:2]Options and Pricing: All Staff Rides are customized to your group's objectives, and include the pre-work, field study and integration phases facilitated by NPS certified Antietam Battlefield Guides. The park entrance fee is waived for Staff Rides upon submission of request form.

Six-Hour Antietam Staff Ride: Includes all key areas of engagement on the battlefield. 1 guide: $215.00 2 guides: $430.00 3 guides: $645.00

Eight-Hour Option: Includes additional hikes to explore the action at Lee's center and the Final Attack. 1 guide: $285.00 2 guides: $570.00 3 guides: $855.00

Logistics: - For the Field Study phase at Antietam, recommend groups of ~ 20 participants per guide.

- Successful Staff Rides involve maximum participation from group members. Completing the pre-work Battle Analysis is highly recommended for full engagement on the field.

- Lunch & restroom breaks are on the itinerary. You can pack lunches, or your guide can help you coordinate a local option.

- All study materials and maps required for a successful Staff Ride will be provided electronically, along with advice if additional reading is desired.

Antietam National Battlefield

Staff Ride

Leader Development for Defense Professionals

"Properly conducted, (Staff Rides) bring to life, on the very terrain where historic encounters took place, examples, applicable today as in the past, of leadership tactics and strategy, communications, use of terrain, and, above all, the psychology of the men in battle." ? Gen. John Wickham, Jr.

The Past is Prologue...

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To book a Staff Ride: Call Antietam Battlefield Museum Store at (301) 432-4329, or

AntietamTours@easternnational.or g

An Antietam Battlefield Staff Ride is a powerful tool...

Although today's battles differ from those of the past, they remain a human endeavor. Antietam Staff Rides explore:

? Military decisions made during the carnage of America's bloodiest day

? Today's doctrinal elements as applied in the past

? Applications to winning future battles

Your Staff Ride will be customized for your group's goals, objectives, and experience level.

Antietam Staff Rides follow the U.S. Army Center of Military History three-phased model of Preliminary Study (Pre-Work), Field Study and Integration. Materials and facilitation provided by NPS certified Antietam Battlefield Guides.

Developed by Veterans: Antietam Battlefield Guides include retired military officers and non-commissioned officers (NCO's), graduates of the U.S. Army War College, Industrial College of the Army Forces, the Advanced NCO Course, and Battle Staff NCO course.

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