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U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

LIEUTENANT GENERAL STEVEN L. BASHAMLt. Gen. Steven L. Basham is the Deputy Commander, U.S.Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base,Germany. As the air component to U.S. EuropeanCommand and U.S. Africa Command, USAFE-AFAFRICA isresponsible for providing full-spectrum warfightingcapabilities to both combatant commanders throughout theirarea of responsibility, which encompasses 104 countries inEurope, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the Arctic andAtlantic oceans, and possesses more than a quarter of theworld’s population and world’s gross domestic product.

Lt. Gen. Basham was commissioned in 1989 through OfficerTraining School. He has completed numerous flying, staffand command assignments and is a command pilot withmore than 3,400 flying hours in the B-1, B-2 and B-52. Priorto his current assignment, the general was the Director,Legislative Liaison, Office of Secretary of the Air Force, thePentagon, Arlington, Virginia.

EDUCATION

1987 Bachelor of Science, Electrical EngineeringTechnology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green

1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1997 Master of Arts, Management, Webster University,

Webster Groves, Mo. 2001 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2002 Master of Arts, Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2005 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence

2007 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. 2009 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

2011 Senior Manager Course, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2012 Seminar for Executives on Legislative Operations, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

2014 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course (CFACC), Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2015 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course (SJIOAC), Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2015 Combined/Joint Force Land Component Commander Course (CFLCC), Carlisle Barracks, Pa. 2017 Senior Executives in National and International Security (SENIS) Course, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge,

Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS1. February 1989 - February 1990, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas

2. March 1990 - July 1990, Student, B-1 Combat Crew Training Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas 3. August 1990 - April 1994, B-1 Pilot, Aircraft Commander, T-38 pilot, 46th Bomb Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.

4. April 1994 - April 1995, B-1 Instructor Pilot, 34th BS, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 5. April 1995 - August 1998, B-2 Pilot, Mission Commander, Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Scheduling,

Chief of Standards and Evaluations, 393rd BS, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 6. August 1998 - June 1999, Flight Commander, 394th Combat Training Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.

7. June 1999 - June 2000, Executive Officer, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 8. June 2000 - June 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.


9. July 2001 - June 2002, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.10. July 2002 - May 2004, Director of Operations, 325th BS, Whiteman AFB, Mo.11. June 2004 - April 2006, Commander, 393rd BS, Whiteman AFB, Mo.12. April 2006 - June 2006, Director of Staff, 509th BW, Whiteman AFB, Mo.13. June 2006 - June 2007, Student, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.14. June 2007 - July 2008, Chief, Combat Plans Division, 607th Air Operations Center, Osan Air Base, South Korea15. July 2008 - March 2009, Vice Commander, 5th BW, Minot AFB, N.D.16. March 2009 - July 2010, Commander, 2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, La.17. July 2010 - June 2012, Assistant Deputy Director for Command, Control and Nuclear Operations (J-36), the JointStaff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.18. June 2012 - May 2013, Chief, House Liaison Office, Office of Legislative Liaison, Washington, D.C.19. May 2013 - June 2015, Director of Strategy, Plans and Programs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint BasePearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii20. June 2015 - July 2016, Deputy Director of Requirements (J-8), the Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.21. July 2016 – April 2019, Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon,Arlington, Va.22. May 2019 - present, Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS1. July 2010 - June 2012, Assistant Deputy Director for Command, Control and Nuclear Operations (J-36), the JointStaff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel2. June 2015 - July 2016, Deputy Director for Requirements, (J-8) the Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as abrigadier general

FLIGHT INFORMATIONRating: command pilotFlight hours: more than 3,400Aircraft flown: B-1, B-2, B-52, T-38, T-37

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSAir Force Distinguished Service MedalDefense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf clusterLegion of Merit with oak leaf clusterDistinguished Flying CrossMeritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clustersAir Medal with two oak leaf clustersAir Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusterJoint Service Achievement MedalCombat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clustersKosovo Campaign MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Expeditionary MedalKorean Defense Service MedalNuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with N device and four oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONSecond Lieutenant Jan. 27, 1989First Lieutenant Jan. 27, 1991Captain Jan. 27, 1993Major July 1, 1999Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002Colonel Aug. 1, 2007Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2013Major General July 3, 2017Lieutenant General May 1, 2019

(Current as of June 2019)

LIEUTENANT GENERAL SCOTT D. BERRIER

UNITED STATES ARMY

LTG Scott D. Berrier arrives to DIA as the 22nd Director and came from the Department of the Army where he served as the 46th G-2. In that role, he was the principal military intelligence and counterintelligence adviser to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Army, and the Army’s Intelligence Community representative. He is a career intelligence officer having served as the “2” at every level from Battalion to Combatant Command. The depth of his leadership experience ranges from Company Commander to Commanding General and Senior Mission Commander. His Army, Joint Service, and Special Operations assignments include service throughout the United States, the Republic of Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan. LTG Berrier earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in History from University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, a Master of Science Degree in General Studies from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Science Degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (1OLC), Defense Superior Service Medal (2OLC), Legion of Merit (1OLC), and Bronze Star Medal (1OLC). LTG Berrier also earned the Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Ranger Tab. LTG Berrier and his wife, Annie, began their Army journey in 1987 at Fort Richardson, Alaska. They have two sons, Cole and Connor. Cole and his wife (Mika) currently serve in the office of Senator Brian Schatz. Lieutenant Connor Berrier is a Naval Intelligence Officer serving as the Flag Aide for the Navy N2/6.

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Lieutenant General Karsten Heckl assumed command of IMarine Expeditionary Force on 31 July 2020. A native of Stone Mountain Georgia, Lieutenant GeneralHeckl graduated from Georgia State University and wascommissioned in April 1988. He was designated anunrestricted Naval Aviator in September 1990. Lieutenant General Heckl commanded Marine MediumTiltrotor Squadron 162, which included a combat tour in Iraqin 2008 and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics SquadronOne (MAWTS-1) in 2010. From June 2018 to July 2020 heserved as the Commanding General, 2d Marine AircraftWing. As a CH-46E pilot, Lieutenant General Heckl deployed withMarine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 365 andHMM-263, and served as a CH-46E Instructor and DivisionHead at MAWTS-1, MCAS Yuma, AZ.Additionally, he was assigned as one of the initial cadre of pilots with Marine Medium TiltrotorTraining Squadron 204 (VMMT-204). Staff assignments include CH-46E and MV-22 Requirements Officer, Headquarters Marine Corps(HQMC) Aviation Department, Washington DC; J3 Director of Operations, United States Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), Kabul, Afghanistan; Senior Military Assistant and Marine Aide to theSecretary of the Navy; Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation, HQMC Aviation Department,Washington DC; Chief of Staff, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO),Lisbon, Portugal. Lieutenant General Heckl is a distinguished graduate of the Amphibious Warfare School (AWS) andthe Naval War College.

Lieutenant General Karsten S. HecklCommanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force

REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. HOUSTON Director, Undersea Warfare Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N97

Rear Admiral Houston is a native of Buffalo, New York and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in May 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and was commissioned via the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary. His sea tours include, division officer assignments on USS Phoenix (SSN 702), Engineer Officer onboard USS Hampton (SSN 767), and Executive Officer onboard USS Tennessee (SSBN 734)(B). He commanded USS Hampton (SSN 767) in San Diego and was commodore of Submarine Squadron 20 in Kings Bay, Georgia. His staff assignments include Flag Lieutenant for Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; the Atlantic Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board; Special Assistant to the Director of Naval Reactors for Personnel and Policy; Deputy Commander for Submarine Squadron 20; the Principal Director for Nuclear Matters within the Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Submarine and Nuclear Community Manager, Military Personnel Plans and Policy (N133) and Division Director of Submarine and Nuclear Propulsion Distribution, Navy Personnel Command (PERS-42). His first Flag assignment was Deputy Director for Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning (J5N) United States Strategic Command. Following this he served as Director of Operations, Naval Forces Europe-Africa; Deputy Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, and Commander, Submarine Group 8. Rear Admiral Houston is currently serving as Director, Undersea Warfare Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (N97).


LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES L. MOORE JR.Lt. Gen. Charles L. Moore Jr. is the Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G.Meade, Maryland. USCYBERCOM directs, synchronizes and coordinates cyberspace planningand operations to defend and advance national interests in collaboration with domestic andinternational partners.

Lt. Gen. Moore was commissioned in 1989 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy.He has served as an F-16 fighter pilot, instructor pilot, weapons officer, forward air controller andinstructor at the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Hiscommand experience includes the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy; 332ndExpeditionary Operations Group, Balad Air Base, Iraq; 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB, SouthCarolina and the 57th Wing at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Prior to this position, Lt. Gen. Moore servedas the Director of Operations, U.S. Cyber Command.

Lt. Gen. Moore is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours in the F-16 and more than 640hours of combat time.

EDUCATION1989 Bachelor of Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.1996 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.1999 Masters of Human Resource Management, Troy State University, Ala.2002 Masters of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, MaxwellAFB, Ala.2004 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence2006 Air Force National Defense Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.2011 Executive Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville2012 Joint Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.2013 Executive Space Operations Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.2016 Cyberspace Operations Executive Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.2016 Advanced Senior Leader Development Program, Warrenton, Va.2017 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.2019 Executive Education, Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS1. November 1989–March 1991, Student, Undergraduate Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, SheppardAir Force Base, Texas2. April 1991–October 1991, Student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, 314th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.3. October 1991–August 1992, F-16 Pilot, Assistant Weapons Officer, 314th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB,Ariz.4. September 1992–January 1994, F-16 Pilot, 78th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.5. January 1994–January 1997, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Wing Electronic Combat Pilot, 20th Operations Group, Shaw AFB, S.C.6. January 1997–February 1998, F-16 Pilot and Weapons Officer, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base,South Korea7. February 1998–August 2001, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Assistant Operations Officer, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.8. August 2001–June 2002, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.9. June 2002–June 2004, F-35/JSF Program Capabilities and Requirements Manager, Headquarters Air Force/XORC, Washington, D.C.10. June 2004–July 2006, F-16 Pilot, Operations Officer, and Commander, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy11. June 2006–June 2007, National Defense Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.12. June 2007–June 2008, Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Balad AB, Iraq13. July 2008–June 2010, Headquarters NORAD Vice Director of Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo.14. June 2010–March 2012, Commander, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.15. April 2012–March 2014, Commander, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.16. March 2014–July 2014, Chief of Security Assistance, Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, Baghdad17. July 2014–March 2015, Deputy Chief, Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, Baghdad18. March 2015–June 2017, Deputy Director, Global Operations (J39), J-3, the Joint Staff, the Pentagon,Arlington, Va.19. June 2017–August 2020, Director, Operations (J3), U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md.20. September 2020–present, Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS1. July 2008–June 2010, Headquarters NORAD Vice Director of Operations, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as acolonel2. March 2014–present, Chief of Security Assistance and Deputy Chief, Office of Security Cooperation –Iraq, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, as a brigadier general3. March 2015–June 2017, Deputy Director, Global Operations (J39), J-3, the Joint Staff, the Pentagon,

Arlington, Va., as a major general4. June 2017–August 2020, Director, Operations (J3), U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a major general5. September 2020–present, Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a lieutenant general

FLIGHT INFORMATIONRating: command pilotFlight hours: more than 3,000Aircraft flown: T-6, T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-16 Blocks 30/40/50, F-15C, F-15E, F-18, B-1, B-52, HH-60, MQ-1,MQ-9

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSDefense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clustersLegion of Merit with oak leaf clusterBronze StarMeritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clustersAir Medal with silver and two bronze oak leaf clustersAerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clustersAir Force Commendation MedalAir Force Achievement MedalJoint Meritorious Unit Award with gold borderMeritorious Unit Award with oak leaf clusterAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf clusterAir Force Organizational Excellence AwardCombat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clustersNational Defense Service Medal with bronze starSouthwest Asia Service Medal with bronze starAfghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze starIraq Campaign Medal with two bronze starsGlobal War on Terrorism Expeditionary MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalKorean Defense Service MedalNuclear Deterrence Operations Service MedalAir Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS1990 Distinguished graduate, Undergraduate Pilot Training1991 Distinguished graduate, F-16 RTU1995 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School1996 Distinguished graduate/outstanding graduate, U.S. Air Force Weapons School2005 Commander, USAFE Fighter Squadron of the Year2007 Clarence H. Mackay Trophy

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONSecond Lieutenant May 31, 1989First Lieutenant May 31, 1991Captain May 31, 1993Major April 1, 1998Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2003Colonel Jan. 1, 2007Brigadier General Nov. 2, 2012Major General Aug. 5, 2016Lieutenant General Sept. 3, 2020

(Current as of September 2020)

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Vice Admiral Stuart Munsch

Director for Operational Plans and Joint Force Development, J7, JointStaff

Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch, a native of North Dakota,

graduated from the Naval Academy in 1985 with a Bachelor

of Science in Electrical Engineering. At Annapolis, he was

brigade commander of his class and an All-American and

national champion pistol shooter. Selected for a Rhodes

Scholarship, he attended Oxford University and earned a

Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Politics

and Economics.

He then was assigned to four consecutive sea duty

assignments, serving on USS Will Rogers (SSBN 659), USS

Jefferson City (SSN 759), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on the

staff of Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group 5, and USS

Tucson (SSN 770). In 1999, Munsch reported ashore to U.S.

Paci�c Command, where he served in the Plans and Policy

Directorate (J5) prior to becoming deputy executive

assistant to the commander. He then was selected for a White House Fellowship and served as special

assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture.

Munsch commanded USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) from 2002 to 2005, followed by duty in the Pentagon as

the military assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and then as executive assistant to the Director,

Submarine Warfare, O�ce of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N87).

Munsch commanded Submarine Development Squadron (DEVRON) 5 from 2008 to 2010 and then

returned to the Pentagon to head the Navy Strategy branch (OPNAV N513). Selected for �ag rank, he was

reassigned as deputy director, Undersea Warfare (OPNAV N97).

Sent overseas to Japan and Bahrain, Munsch commanded Submarine Group 7 and Task Forces 74 and 54

from 2013 to 2015, followed by duty in the Pentagon as the senior military assistant to the Deputy

Secretary of Defense. In 2017 Munsch reported to OPNAV N3/N5 as the assistant and in 2018 became the

deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy. In 2019 he established and served as

the initial deputy chief of naval operations for War�ghting Development, N7. He assumed his role as

director for Joint Force Development (J7) in 2020.

Munsch is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Seminar XXI fellow and recipient of the U.S. Navy League's Decatur Award for operational excellence. His

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awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense

Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (�ve awards), and several unit awards shared with shipmates



LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARY F. O’BRIENLt. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien is the Deputy Chief of Staff forIntelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and CyberEffects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington,Virginia. She is responsible to the Secretary and Chief ofStaff of the Air Force for policy formulation, planning,evaluation, oversight and leadership of Air Forceintelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effectsoperations capabilities. As the Air Force's SeniorIntelligence Officer, she is directly responsible to theDirector of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary ofDefense for Intelligence. She leads six directorates andsupports a 73,000-person intelligence and cyber operationsenterprise with a portfolio valued at $72 billion across the AirForce.

Lt. Gen. O'Brien received her commission upon graduationfrom the U.S. Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in chemistry. She has served in a variety ofintelligence command and staff assignments. Hercommands include the 22nd Intelligence Squadron, FortGeorge G. Meade, Maryland; 691st ISR Group, RAFMenwith Hill, United Kingdom; and 70th ISR Wing, FortGeorge G. Meade. Lt. Gen. O’Brien has also served innumerous staff leadership positions including the Joint Staff,the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison, Headquarters U.S. Air Force and Air Force SpaceCommand and served as the U.S. Cyber Command Director of Intelligence.

Prior to her current assignment, she served as Commander, Twenty-fifth Air Force, and was responsible for morethan 29,000 personnel conducting worldwide operations and the delivery of multisource intelligence, surveillance andreconnaissance products, applications, capabilities and resources. In addition, she served as the Commander of theService Cryptologic Component responsible to the Director, National Security Agency and Chief, Central SecurityService, as the Air Force's sole authority for matters involving the conduct of cryptologic activities.

EDUCATION

1989 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

1997 Master of Arts, Organizational Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1999 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence

2000 National Defense Fellow, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. 2005 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2007 Joint Forces Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va. 2010 National Security Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington,

D.C.2012 Program for Senior Executive Fellows, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge,Mass.2017 Creating Strategic Value Through Information Technology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

2018 Cybersecurity: Intersection of Policy and Technology Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.


ASSIGNMENTS1. July 1989-February 1990, Student, 3490th Technical Training Group, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas2. February 1990-November 1992, Combat Intelligence, 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, Texas3. November 1992-March 1994, Chief, Intelligence Flight, 2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, La.4. March 1994-July 1995, Chief, Unit Support, 608th Air Intelligence Squadron, Eighth Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.5. July 1995-June 1997, Air Force Intern, Reconnaissance Operations Division, Operations Directorate, Joint Staff,the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.6. June 1997-July 1998, Executive Officer, 607th Air Intelligence Group, Seventh Air Force, Osan Air Base, SouthKorea7. July 1998-October 1999, GDIP Program Element Monitor, Resources Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, thePentagon, Arlington, Va.8. October 1999-October 2000, Legislative Fellow, Office of Congressman Ike Skelton, Washington, D.C.9. October 2000-July 2002, Chief, Congressional Inquiries Branch, Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison, thePentagon, Arlington, Va.10. July 2002-July 2004, Commander, 22nd Intelligence Squadron, Fort George G. Meade, Md.11. July 2004-July 2005, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.13. July 2005-June 2008, Project Officer Intelligence Assessments and Doctrine Division, later Chief, FutureCapabilities Division, Intelligence Directorate, the Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.13. June 2008-July 2010, Commander, 691st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, RAF MenwithHill, United Kingdom14. August 2010-June 2011, Director of ISR, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.15. June 2011-July 2013, Commander, 70th ISR Wing, Fort George G. Meade, Md.16. July 2013-June 2014, Vice Commander, Air Force ISR Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland AFB, Texas,and Fort George G. Meade, Md.17. June 2014-May 2015, Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International SecurityAssistance Force, and Deputy Director, Intelligence, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan18. July 2015-May 2017, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md.19. May 2017-August 2019, Commander, Twenty-fifth Air Force, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas20. September 2019-November 2019, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. AirForce, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.21. November 2019-present, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber EffectsOperations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS1. July 2005-June 2008, Project Officer then Chief, Future Capabilities Division, Intelligence Directorate (J2), JointStaff, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel2. June 2008-July 2010, Commander, 691st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, RAF Menwith Hill,United Kingdom, as a colonel3. June 2014-May 2015, Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International SecurityAssistance Force, and Deputy Director, Intelligence, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, as a brigadier general4. July 2015-May 2017, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a brigadiergeneral

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSDistinguished Service MedalDefense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clustersLegion of MeritMeritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clustersJoint Service Commendation MedalAir Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONSecond Lieutenant May 31, 1989First Lieutenant May 31, 1991Captain May 31, 1993Major July 1, 1999Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002Colonel Aug. 1, 2007Brigadier General May 2, 2014Major General Aug. 2, 2017Lieutenant General Nov. 8, 2019


LIEUTENANT GENERAL SCOTT L. PLEUS Lieutenant General Scott L. Pleus is Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. He is also the U.S. representative to the joint committee for the Status of Forces agreement between the two countries.

General Pleus received his commission in 1989 through the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Minnesota- Duluth. During his career, which now includes seven overseas assignments, he has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels and was a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow at Sun Microsystems in California. His staff assignments include Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

General Pleus is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours, with combat hours earned during operations Desert Fox and Southern Watch.

EDUCATION 1989 Bachelor of Arts, Communications, University of Minnesota-Duluth 1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2000 Master of Military Operational Arts and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2000 Master of Arts, International Relations, Auburn University-Montgomery, Ala. 2002 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence 2008 Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park, Calif. 2010 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 2015 Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. 2015 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2018 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. March 1990 – March 1991, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.2. April 1991 – December 1992, Student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, MacDill AFB, Fla.3. January 1993 – January 1996, F-16 Pilot, 18th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska4. January 1996 – December 1996, F-16 Flight Examiner and Instructor, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base,South Korea5. January 1997 – June 1999, Flight Commander, F-16 Flight Examiner and Instructor, 34th Fighter Squadron, HillAFB, Utah

6. June 1999 – June 2000, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.7. July 2000 – September 2000, Student, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk Naval Air Station, Va.8. September 2000 – November 2002, Joint and Combined Contingency Plans Officer, Alaskan Command, Plans andPrograms, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska9. November 2002 – April 2003, Student, F-16 requalification training, 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.10. May 2003 – June 2004, Operations Officer, 56th Training Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.11. June 2004 – June 2006, Commander, 63rd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.12, June 2006 – June 2008, Director, Headquarters AETC Command Action Group, Randolph AFB, Texas13. June 2008 – July 2009, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park, Calif.14. July 2009 – May 2011, Commander, 611th Air and Space Operations Center, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska15. May 2011 – May 2012, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea16. June 2012 – June 2014, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, thePentagon, Arlington, Va.17. June 2014 – June 2016, Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.18. July 2016 – May 2017, Director, F-35 Integration Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington,Va.19. June 2017 – May 2019, Director, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command, JointBase Langley-Eustis, Va.20. June 2019 – June 2020, Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, JBPearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii21. June 2020 – present, Deputy Commander, United States Forces Korea; Commander, Air ComponentCommand, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command;and Commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan AB, Republic of Korea

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS September 2000 – November 2002, Joint and Combined Contingency Plans Officer, Alaskan Command, Plans and Programs, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, as a major

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: command pilot Flight hours: more than 2,500 Aircraft flown: F-35, F-16 C/D, AT-38, T-38, and T-37

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with oak leaf cluster Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device Combat Readiness Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant: Nov. 2, 1989 First Lieutenant: Nov. 2, 1991 Captain: Nov. 2, 1993 Major: July 1, 1999 Lieutenant Colonel: March 1, 2003 Colonel: Aug. 1, 2008 Brigadier General: July 11, 2014 Major General: May 2, 2018 Lieutenant General: Jun 12, 2020

(Current as of June 2021)

Vice Admiral Steven D. Poulin Atlantic Area Commander

U.S. Coast Guard

Vice Admiral Poulin assumed the duties as the Atlantic Area Commander in June 2020. He serves as the operational commander for all Coast Guard missions from the Rocky Mountains to the Arabian Gulf, spanning across five Coast Guard Districts and 40 states. In addition to his duties at Atlantic Area, he serves as Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force East, which provides Coast Guard mission support to the Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders. He also has been appointed as Director, Department of Homeland Security Joint Task Force - East, responsible for achieving the objectives of the DHS Southern Border and Approaches Campaign Plan, along with, coordination and synchronization of cross-component operations and investigations in the joint operating area.

Vice Admiral Poulin previously served as U.S. Southern Command's Director of Operations, directing U.S. military operations across the Caribbean Basin plus Central and South America. Previously, he was Commander of the First Coast Guard District where he directed all Coast Guard missions across eight states in the Northeast, including over 2,000 miles of coastline from the U.S. - Canadian border to northern New Jersey and 1,300nm offshore.

Vice Admiral Poulin's other flag assignments include the Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard, where he was responsible for the delivery of all legal services in support of the Coast Guard's missions, its units and its people. From June 2012 to April 2014, Vice Admiral Poulin served as the Director of Governmental and Public Affairs, where he was responsible for external engagement with Congress, the media and other intergovernmental entities.

From October 2010 to June 2012, Vice Admiral Poulin served as the Chief, Office of Maritime and International Law. From April 2009 to July 2010, he was the Commander of Coast Guard Sector Mobile, where he directed Coast Guard operations in Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. He further served as the Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response operations in that same geographic area from April to October 2010. His previous operational tours include Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Sector Mobile; Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Group Galveston, TX; and Law Enforcement Officer and Assistant Operations Officer at Coast Guard Group Mobile, AL. He was assigned as a Deck Watch Officer on USCG DAUNTLESS (WMEC-624) from 1984 to 1985.

Vice Admiral Poulin was also a Special Advisor for Border and Transportation Security in the Office of Vice President Cheney from 2005 to 2007. From 2003 to 2004, he was the Coast Guard's liaison to the State Department's Office of Ocean Affairs, where he served on U.S. delegations to myriad committees of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). He was the Legal Counsel for the Coast Guard's Port Security Director from 2002-2003, where he helped negotiate, draft, and implement new port and maritime security requirements. From 1999-2001, he served as the Legislative Counsel in the Coast Guard's Office of Congressional Affairs. He also served on the U.S. delegation to the Legal Committee of the IMO, from 1994-1996. From 1992-1994, he was assigned to the Coast Guard's General Law Division.

He graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Management. He was awarded his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law in 1992. Other degrees include: Master of Law (Environmental Law), with highest honors, from the George Washington University Law School in 2002; Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College in 2005; and Master of Public Administration from the University of South Alabama in 1989. His military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit (five awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Coast Guard Commendation Medal (three awards), and Coast Guard Achievement Medal.

Air Vice-Marshal M J Smeath (Mick) CBE BSc(Hons) MA* RAF

UK Defence Attaché Washington & Head of British Defence Staff (United States)

Air Vice-Marshal Mick Smeath joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1987 as an aircraft propulsion engineer prior to being commissioned into the RAF Regiment in 1990. During his early years he served in Germany and Northern Ireland on infantry and air defence squadrons, as well as in Belize, the Falkland Islands and Gulf War 1. He also served with the United Nations in the Balkans, and with NATO in Bosnia as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC). He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his contribution to the JTAC community.

His early career was followed by tours in the RAF’s Air Warfare Centre, the Permanent Joint Headquarters (as a J3 Operational Team Leader) and the United States Headquarters European Command (as a J3/5 planner). He commanded a RAF Regiment infantry squadron in Iraq and deployed to Afghanistan prior to the commitment of UK Armed Forces. He subsequently commanded a wing in Helmand Province working as part of a USMC construct. His operational experience also extends to myriad detachments to the Yemen, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Middle East. In the rank of Group Captain, he commanded RAF Honington and the RAF Regiment; his contribution was recognised by promotion within the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to Commander.

Air Vice-Marshal Smeath has extensive staff experience in the Ministry of Defence having completed tours in several areas including operations, capability development and people. He also served as the Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff working for the Secretary of State for Defence, Ministers and the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Promoted to Air Commodore in August 17, he was appointed the UK Chief of the Defence Staff’s Liaison Officer to the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff working with the Joint Staff in the Pentagon for a busy 12 month period. This was followed by 2 years as the Principal Staff Officer to the UK Chief of the Defence Staff. Smeath assumed the duties of Defence Attaché Washington and Head of British Defence Staff (United States) August 2020.

Air Vice-Marshal Smeath is an alumnus of the UK’s Advance Command and Staff Course and the Higher Command and Staff Course. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies having completed the one-year residential Defence and Strategic Studies Course (Royal College of Defence Studies equivalent) where he was awarded a Distinction and the Commandant’s prize. He is an alumnus of the Windsor Leadership Trust, has Chartered Manager status, and has completed the RAF’s Senior Leadership Development Programme and the United States Capstone Course. He has a Bachelor of Science degree (with Honours) in International Studies and Master of the Arts degrees in Strategic Studies and War Studies. His interests include taking part in all sports but especially competing in triathlons/duathlons and road races. He is an avid Manchester United and Washington Nationals fan and frightens himself riding motorbikes fast.

OFFICIAL

Release date | 2021

BRIGADIER SCOTT WINTER, AM Chief of Defence Force Liaison Officer – Washington Brigadier Scott Winter assumed his current appointment as CDF Liaison Officer to the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in January 2020.

Senior officer appointments have included Commander 3rd Brigade (2018-19), CJ-5 Chief Future Operations at NATO HQ Resolute Support Mission, Afghanistan (2016), and Director Soldier Career

Management – Army (2014-16).

BRIG Winter’s regimental service was with the 1st Armoured Regiment, including command from 2011-2013. In 2013 BRIG Winter raised and commanded the first Armoured Cavalry Regiment.

BRIG Winter’s operational staff appointments include HQ INTERFET in 1999-2000, Iraq with the US Army’s V Corps in 2003-2004 and with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence as the HQJOC J5 LO in support of operations in Afghanistan in 2006-2007. Career management experience includes appointment as the Senior Officer Manager-Army in DOCM-A 2008-2010. Following regimental command, BRIG Winter undertook an outplacement with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra, focusing on leadership development, talent management and strategic planning.

BRIG Winter is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy, the Royal Military College Duntroon and the United Kingdom Advanced Command and Staff Course where he was awarded the Thales Prize for the top overseas student. He is a Fellow of the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies where he was awarded the Blamey Award for Strategy and Operations. Academic achievements include a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English from UNSW, a Master of International Relations from Deakin University, a Master of Defence Studies from Kings College London and an Advanced Diploma in Foreign Languages. BRIG Winter is a graduate of ADF LANGS and speaks fluent French and Dutch.

Scott is married to Mireille, a solar farm engineer and former Canadian Army officer. They have two great kids, Connor (20) who is studying Engineering and Pacific Studies at ANU, and who is serving as a Rifleman in the Army Reserve and Leia (18), who is enjoying a gap year before commencing her International Security and language studies at ANU in 2022.

SENIOR FELLOWS

KEVIN P. CHILTON GENERAL

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (RETIRED)

Former Commander

U.S. Strategic Command

Kevin Chilton is employed as a Senior Fellow for the National Defense University in support of the Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs.

General Chilton completed a 34 1/2 year Air Force career as Commander of U.S. Strategic Command from 2007 to 2011, where he was responsible for the plans and operations for all U.S. forces conducting strategic deterrence and the Department of Defense’s space and cyberspace operations. Prior to this assignment, General Chilton commanded at the wing, numbered air force, major command, and unified combatant command levels including serving as Commander of Air Force Space Command from 2006 to 2007. He flew operational assignments in the R-4C and F-15 and, as an Air Force Test Pilot, conducted weapons testing in various models of the F-4 and F-15. He also served 11 years as a NASA astronaut, where he flew as the Commander of STS-76, his third Space Shuttle mission, and served as the Deputy Program Manager for Operations for the International Space Station Program.

General Chilton is a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Academy, with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Engineering Sciences, a Columbia University Guggenheim Fellow with a Master of Sciences degree in Mechanical Engineering, and a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force pilot training and test pilot schools. He also was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Creighton University.

General Chilton currently serves as an independent consultant and as a Director for Level 3 Communications and Orbital ATK corporations. He is a trustee for Air Force Academy Falcon Foundation, a member of the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories Board of Governors, and a member of the Sandia National Laboratory Board of Managers. He is a former Director of the Aerospace Corp, Anadarko Petroleum Corp, and Schafer Corp.

BIO

John M. Paxton, Jr.

General, United States Marine Corps, Retired

General Paxton retired from active duty on 30 Sep 2016 after 42 years of continuous active service. He was promoted to General and assumed duties as the 33d Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on December 15, 2012. A native of Pennsylvania, he graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor and Master of Science in Civil Engineering and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1974. General Paxton’s assignments in the operating forces included Rifle and Weapons Platoon Commander and Company Executive Officer, Co. B, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines; Training Officer, 4th Marine Regiment; Executive Officer, Co. G, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines; Company Commander, Co. L and Operations Officer, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines; GCE Operations Officer, II MEF, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 1st Marine Division. He commanded the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines in support of operations in Bosnia and Somalia with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and later the 1st Marine Regiment. Other assignments include Company Commander, Co. B, Marine Barracks Washington and Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station, New York. He served as a Plans Division Officer, Plans, Policies and Operations, HQMC; as Executive Assistant to the Undersecretary of the Navy; and as Amphibious Operations Officer/Crisis Action Team Executive Officer, Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea. As a general officer, he served as the Director, Programs Division, Programs and Resources, HQMC; the Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego/Western Recruiting Region; Commanding General, 1st Marine Division; Chief of Staff, Multi-National Forces – Iraq; Director for Operations, J-3, The Joint Staff; and Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force and Commander Marine Forces Africa. He also served as Commander, Marine Corps Forces Command; Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic; and Commander, Marine Forces Europe. General Paxton is a graduate of the U.S. Army Infantry Officer Advanced Course and Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He has also served as a Commandant’s Fellow at the Brookings Institute as well as at the Council on Foreign Relations.

JOHN W. NICHOLSONGENERAL

UNITED STATES ARMY

(RETIRED)

Former

Commander of the NATO-led Resolute

Support Mission and

United States Forces-Afghanistan

General Nicholson became a Capstone, Keystone, Pinnacle Senior Fellow in 2019.

General John W. Nicholson Jr. last served as the Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces-Afghanistan for two and a half years, the longest serving Commander of the Afghan war. His command saw a significant change in US policy to the South Asia Strategy, the first ceasefire in the seventeen year war and the start of the current peace initiative.

In over 36 years of active duty, he commanded at every level from platoon to Land Component Command to include as Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

He served four times in NATO as a general officer, leading the 41-nation coalition in Afghanistan and as Commander, NATO Allied Land Command based in Izmir, Turkey. As the Allied Land Commander, he was responsible for commanding multiple NATO Corps in the event of large scale war. This involved training of the nine Corps in peacetime and drafting defensive plans for NATO in the face of emergent threats.

General Nicholson served ten years on jump status, commanding companies in the 82d Airborne and 75th Ranger Regiment. He served as a major in the 1st and 3rd Infantry (Mechanized) Divisions in Germany, as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington where he commanded the Army’s first Stryker Infantry Battalion, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry, the “Tomahawks”. As s a Colonel in the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York he commanded one of the Army’s first modular Brigade Combat Teams, 3rd BCT, 10th Mountain, the “Spartans”.

His six years in Afghanistan also include service in Kabul as the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, in Kandahar as the Deputy Commander of ISAF’s Regional Command South and in Jalalabad and Khowst as the Commander of Task Force Spartan, responsible for eastern Afghanistan.

General Nicholson spent much of his service in the joint, multinational and interagency arena, working closely with colleagues in the State Department, the Intelligence Agencies, the Development community, the National Security Staff and numerous non-governmental organizations. His other assignments include Deputy Director of Joint IED Defeat Organization, Director of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Coordination Cell and Deputy Director for Operations on the Joint Staff, work on the personal staffs of the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Army, and the Commander of U.S. Army Europe as well as at the George C. Marshall Center for European Security under U.S. European Command.

General Nicholson graduated from The U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1982 where he was the First Captain of the Corps of Cadets. He also has a BA in History from Georgetown University, an MA in Operational Art from the School for Advanced Military Studies and an MA in National Security Studies from the National War College.

He is a Ranger, Master Parachutist, Pathfinder and has two awards of the Combat Infantryman’s badge as well as the Expert Infantryman’s Badge. His decorations include two awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Army Distinguished Service Medal, five awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, three awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star medal and the Bronze Star medal with V device for Valor. Among multiple international awards, he has been presented Afghanistan’s highest award given to non-Afghans, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award, France’s Legion D’Honneur and Germany’s Gold Cross of Honor.

MICHAEL S. ROGERSADMIRAL

UNITED STATES NAVY

(RETIRED)

Former Commander,

United States Cyber Command and

Former Director,

National Security Agency

Mike Rogers is employed as a Senior Fellow for the National Defense University in support of the Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs.

Admiral Rogers retired from the U.S. Navy in 2018 after nearly 37 years of naval service rising to the rank of four-star admiral. He culminated his career with a four-year tour as Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency – creating the DoD’s newest combatant command and running the U.S. government’s largest intelligence organization. In those roles he worked with the leadership of the U.S. government, the DoD and the U.S. Intelligence community as well as their international counterparts in the conduct of cyber and intelligence activity across the globe. He also assisted in the development of national and international policy with respect to cyber, intelligence and technology – including extensive work with corporate leadership in the Finance, IT, Telecommunications and Technology sectors.

During his broader service in uniform, Admiral Rogers held positions afloat and ashore around the globe focusing on cyber, intelligence, maritime operations and national security. His joint service was extensive including duty with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Indo Pacific Command and U.S. Atlantic Command. In addition, Admiral Rogers commanded at the unit, Numbered Fleet and service component levels in the Navy.

Admiral Rogers is a graduate of Auburn University and also holds a Masters of Science in National Security. He is a distinguished graduate of the National War College and a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is also an MIT Seminar XXI fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum.

Admiral Rogers is currently supporting companies in the private sector, serving as a member of various Boards or acting as a Senior Advisor. He also speaks globally to various business and academic groups and is working internationally in the cyber and national security arenas. He is a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Managements’ Public Private Initiative and a member of the advisory board of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue and NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence. He is also a member of the United States Naval Institute Board of Directors.

The Honorable George W. Foresman

Former United States Under-Secretary of Homeland Security

Hon. George Foresman is a senior advisor on national security at the University of Virginia. He has over three decades of leadership experience in government and business, with expertise across strategy development, policy, and the operation of complex organizations. Foresman also works with the Capstone and Pinnacle professional military education programs for general and flag officer selectees. Since 2010, he has helped to guide nearly 2,000 civilian and military executives from several hundred organizations. His multiple decades of leadership experience include top roles in 12 organizations and the design and build of seven high-profile public and private organizations from scratch. He has a track record for simultaneously managing risk, inspiring workforce change, and ensuring the delivery of best quality results across multi-billion dollar operations and thousands of employees.

George has bi-partisan credentials. He worked as an appointed official for five Virginia governors, across political parties, a U.S. President, and has extensive legislative experience.

His accomplishments include unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate as America’s first Under Secretary of Preparedness at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and subsequent selection as its first Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs. His work with the Project for National Security Reform (PNSR), service on the Director of National Intelligence Strategic Studies Group, time as the Vice-chair of a five-year long congressional commission that assessed America’s risks, experience as a cabinet secretary and public safety agency leader, and leadership of more than 25 national working groups on issues ranging from cyber security to intelligence/information sharing together give Foresman unique insights. As a successful administrator Foresman lead the unprecedented 16 month overhaul of a complex multi-billion dollar national financial management system and consolidated seven large business-human resource functions into a single enterprise in 150 days. Both transformations occurred without any interruptions, immediately produced millions of dollars in savings, and grew customer and employee satisfaction.

In addition to the current work with the University of Virginia’s National Security Policy Center at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, George counsels business and government leaders on a range of strategy, policy, operating, financial, and technology issues. A member of numerous corporate and non-profit Boards, Foresman is also a Trustee of the General George C. Marshall Foundation and for over 30 years has participated in national and international security and defense initiatives. These include a decade of continuing service as a senior advisor on programs to protect Space as well as enhancing joint/coalition defense strategy and operations.

Mr. Foresman is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, as well as the Virginia Executive Institute. He lives near Charlottesville Virginia with his wife and two children.

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