Wooden plaque, 10 x 11 inches, with an image of the Inter-American Defense College. The Defense College is an advanced-studies institute for senior officers of the member nations of the Inter-American Defense Board. The officers study world alliances and the international situation, the inter-American system and its role, strategic concepts of war, and engage in a planning exercise for hemispheric defense. The college has been at Fort McNair since 1962. Presented during the visit of Class XXXIV at the Forum on Hispanic Affairs.