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Michael Studeman

Michael William Studeman (born September 10, 1966) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office and commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence from August 1, 2022 to July 2023. He most recently served as the Director of Intelligence of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from July 3, 2019 to July 2022, and previously was the Director of Intelligence of the United States Southern Command. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Studeman graduated from Langley High School in 1984. He attended the College of William & Mary, earning a B.A. degree in 1988. Studeman later completed an M.A. degree in national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in March 1998. His master's thesis was entitled Dragon in the Shadows: Calculating China's Advances in the South China Sea. Studeman also graduated from the National War College in 2016. At the Sea, Air, and Space Conference in Washington, DC, April 5, 2023, Studeman explained how the PRC might use supposedly noncombatant vessels such as fishing trawlers to attack both military and civilian shipping and aviation in international waters. These attacks may include ramming of opponents’ vessels and using lasers to blind pilots of opponents’ civilian and military aircraft.…

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Michael William Studeman (born September 10, 1966) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office and commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence from August 1, 2022 to July 2023. He most recently served as the Director of Intelligence of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from July 3, 2019 to July 2022, and previously was the Director of Intelligence of the United States Southern Command. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Studeman graduated from Langley High School in 1984. He attended the College of William & Mary, earning a B.A. degree in 1988. Studeman later completed an M.A. degree in national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in March 1998. His master's thesis was entitled Dragon in the Shadows: Calculating China's Advances in the South China Sea. Studeman also graduated from the National War College in 2016. At the Sea, Air, and Space Conference in Washington, DC, April 5, 2023, Studeman explained how the PRC might use supposedly noncombatant vessels such as fishing trawlers to attack both military and civilian shipping and aviation in international waters. These attacks may include ramming of opponents’ vessels and using lasers to blind pilots of opponents’ civilian and military aircraft.…

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  1. date of birth: 1966-09-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1966-09-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352493350

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