Each year, students from all U.S. service academies travel to Washington, D.C., for the Joint Service Academies Mass Atrocity Prevention Symposium, held at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The symposium brings together students interested in the Holocaust, genocide, and atrocity prevention to share research, engage with experts, and build cross-service connections. Participants examine their moral and legal responsibilities as future military leaders and explore approaches to preventing mass violence.

The Mass Atrocity Education Workshop, held in partnership with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, convenes faculty from the U.S. service academies and professional military education institutions. The workshop explores themes in Holocaust and genocide studies and supports the development of interdisciplinary curricula that strengthen ethical awareness and leadership in military education.
Past themes include:

The Mass Atrocity Prevention Practicum is a one to three day simulation designed to give students hands on experience navigating emerging or ongoing mass atrocity scenarios. Conducted in partnership with institutions such as Binghamton University’s Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention and Yale’s Genocide Studies Program, MAPP brings together students from service academies and civilian universities.
Mixed teams assume the roles of governments, NGOs, international organizations, and local actors, responding to fast moving crises under conditions of uncertainty and competing strategic interests. Past scenarios have focused on:

Originally developed by a senior CIA officer who served on the Obama Administration’s Atrocity Prevention Board, the exercise continues to evolve, most recently guided by experts at the Naval War College.