{"id":2349,"date":"2026-05-08T10:46:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:46:44","slug":"honors-at-international-loac-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/05\/honors-at-international-loac-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadets Earn Honors at International LOAC Competition, Participate in Intelligence Simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cadets-earn-honors-at-international-loac-competition-participate-in-intelligence-simulation\">Cadets Earn Honors at International LOAC Competition, Participate in Intelligence Simulation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>Cadets traveled to Sanremo, Italy, in March to compete in the Law of Armed Conflict Competition for Military Academies, hosted by the Institute of Humanitarian Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cadet Amanda Wolford tied for a bronze medal, becoming the first Citadel cadet to earn an individual medal in five years of participation in the competition. She placed in the top five out of 105 military academy cadets and was selected as the emcee for the presentation of the annual Spirit of Sanremo award, which went to the team from Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Cadets Alexis Van Brocklin and Phipps Fiore tied for silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the mixed team category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Intelligence and Security Studies hosted Day of Intrigue, an immersive, fast-moving intelligence simulation that challenged students to lead through uncertainty, competing narratives, and real-world institutional complexity. Rather than a traditional classroom exercise, the simulation placed students inside a live, simulated national security crisis, forcing them to make decisions with incomplete information, coordinate across teams, manage public messaging, and adapt as events changed around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event brought together leadership, intelligence analysis, ethics, strategic communication, diplomacy, law, business risk, and public policy in a high-impact learning environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/ninja-forms\/2\/Day-of-Intrigue-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two cadets stand in front of a digital map giving a presentation at a conference table during the Department of Intelligence and Security Studies Day of Intrigue.\" class=\"wp-image-2346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/ninja-forms\/2\/Day-of-Intrigue-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/ninja-forms\/2\/Day-of-Intrigue-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/ninja-forms\/2\/Day-of-Intrigue-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/ninja-forms\/2\/Day-of-Intrigue-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/ninja-forms\/2\/Day-of-Intrigue-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cadets Earn Honors at International LOAC Competition, Participate in Intelligence Simulation Cadets traveled to Sanremo, Italy, in March to compete in the Law of Armed Conflict Competition for Military Academies, hosted by the Institute of Humanitarian Law. 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