A Boutique Leadership Experience.

Leadership Experience: Normandy

26 April - 3 May 2025

"Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you..."

- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Weight of Command

Battle for Coordination

Mission Leadership

Decentralized Decision-Making

A Boutique Normandy Leadership Experience

With Trident's Boutique Normandy Leadership Experience, move beyond the lecture and the itinerary. Experience Normandy.

From the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Forces, to the small cadres of paratroopers scattered across the blackened Normandy countryside, or the Rangers scaling cliffs under fire, the eyes of the world were indeed upon them. Their battle-readiness was about to be put to the supreme test, and liberty hung in the balance. Leadership was not optional.

Embark with Trident Leadership as we examine the readiness of the Allied Expeditionary Force, follow the troops as they move "from Chaos to Action," and test their resolve to do all that absolute victory would require.

Now boarding, for Trident's...Leadership Destination: Normandy!

TeamTrident Instructors

Steven McCloud

Steve is the founder of Trident Leadership, and author of Black Dragon: the Experience of a Marine Rifle Company in the Central Pacific. The former corporate trainer has lead tours to historic from Iwo Jima to Normandy, lauded by legendary Head of the Marine Corps History and Museums Division, the late Colonel John Ripley, USMC (Ret) as "...far and away the very best historian/guide I have seen on any tour. Light years beyond the average." Over 20 years Steve has conducted hundreds of battlefield staff rides with corporate and government teams, and Professional Military Education programs for the United States Marine Corps.

Jay Holmes

Jay has had a lifelong passion for military history and leadership study. Holmes is a combat decorated Marine Corps officer, veteran of Vietnam, and former instructor at the Marine Corps Schools at Quantico VA. A retired CEO of a multi-billion-dollar commercial finance corporation, he has traveled to battlefields around the world. Jay has led Gettysburg battlefield staff rides for over 30 years and has taken numerous teams across the European continent. He currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Marine Corps Association and Foundation. When not traveling, Jay enjoys spending time with his wife, children, and grandchildren.

Day One: Rendezvous in Paris

Transfer to Normandy

Day Two: "No Better Place to Die"

US Airborne Operations

Day Three: "The Longest Day"

Omaha Beach Sector

Day Four: Impossible Innovation

Arromanches and Mulberries

Day Five: "Red Devils"

British Airborne Sector

Day Six: Flex Day

Day Seven: Transfer to Paris
Evening at Leisure