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The current SWJ Bloggers, in alphabetical order are:  Crispin Burke, Robert Bunker, Robert Haddick, Dave Kilcullen, Malcolm Nance, John Sullivan.

 

Authors List

A.A. Cohen (1)
Adam Elkus (5)
Adam Geibel (2)
Adam Jungdahl (1)
Alejandro M. Sueldo (3)
Ali Hayat (1)
Andrew Shaver (2)
Anonymous Fighter Pilot (1)
Arnold Hammari (1)
Audrey Kurth Cronin (1)
Avinash Paliwal (1)
Barry M. Stentiford (1)
Benjamin “BJ” Armstrong (2)
Bill Caldwell (10)
Bill Nagle (4)
Bing West (22)
Bob Killebrew (2)
Bob Weimann (1)
Brandt Smith (1)
Brian Woolworth (1)
Brock Dahl (1)
Bruce Gudmundsson (2)
Butch Bracknell (2)
Carol E. B. Choksy (1)
Charles A. Flynn (1)
Charles G. Kels (2)
Chris Davis (1)
Crispin Burke (23)
Dan Cox (1)
Daniel R. DePetris (2)
Dave Dilegge (1057)
Dave Duffy (1)
Dave Kilcullen (15)
David Abel (1)
David C. Eckley (1)
David Kuhn (1)
David Kuhn (5)
David L. Wilcox (1)
David S. Maxwell (11)
David Wise (1)
Diane Maye (1)
Doctrine Man (1)
Don Gomez (1)
Don Gomez (1)
Donald "Ray" Greene (1)
Douglas Macgregor (1)
Dr. Jack (5)
Ed Judd (1)
EJ Hogendoorn (1)
Eric Walters (3)
Erich Simmers (1)
Frank Hoffman (15)
Gabriel Lajeunesse (1)
Garrett Wood (3)
Gary Anderson (5)
Gary K. Busch (1)
GEN Robert W. Cone (1)
Gene C. Kamena (1)
Gian Gentile (5)
Huba Wass de Czege (2)
Inge Fryklund (1)
J. Michael Barrett (1)
James Moran (1)
Jamsheed K. Choksy (1)
Janine Davidson (4)
Jason B. Nicholson (1)
Jason Howk (1)
Jeffrey Payne and Chris Chapman (1)
Jerry Meyerle (1)
Jill S. Russell (1)
Jim Guirard (10)
Joan Johnson-Freese (1)
John A. Bertetto (1)
John Nagl (17)
John P. Sullivan (8)
Johnny Lairsey (1)
Johnny Lairsey (1)
Jonathan Morgenstein (1)
Joseph Trevithick (1)
Josh Manchester (3)
Joshua S. Jones (1)
JR Hand (1)
Karen J. Dill (1)
Keith Nightingale (2)
Ken White (1)
Ken White (2)
Kevin Brown (1)
LtGen Robert B. Neller (1)
LtGen Robert B. Neller (1)
Malcolm Nance (7)
Marc Tyrrell (7)
Mark Phillips (1)
Martin Dempsey (9)
Matthew Hipple (2)
Matthew Irvine (1)
Matthew Partridge (1)
Matthew Schweitzer (1)
MG Jeff W. Mathis III (1)
Michael Christman (1)
Michael L. Burgoyne (1)
Michael Martinez (1)
Michael Murray (2)
Michael Yon (4)
Mike Few (63)
Morgan Smiley (1)
Nathan P. Jones (3)
Nathan Springer (1)
Nic Jenzen-Jones (2)
Niel Smith (9)
Octavian Manea (2)
Pascale Combelles Siegel (1)
Patrick McKinney (1)
Paul Olsen (2)
Paul Rexton Kan (1)
Paul Smyth (1)
Paul Yingling (5)
Pete Mansoor (1)
Peter J. Munson (95)
Peter Van Buren (1)
Philip Ulrich (1)
Philipp Reichert (1)
R. Chandler Swallow (1)
Rob Thornton (2)
Robert Almonte (1)
Robert Bateman (13)
Robert Bunker (74)
Robert C. Jones (2)
Robert Farley (1)
Robert Haddick (342)
Robert Sharp (1)
Robert Tollast (1)
Roy F. Houchin II (1)
Ryan Kennedy (1)
Ryan T. Kranc (1)
Sid Heal (1)
Somdeep Sen and Salem B.S. Dandan (1)
Stan Coerr (1)
Stephen Tucker (1)
Sterling Jensen (1)
Sven Ortmann (1)
SWJ Editors (3318)
Teun van Dongen (2)
The DEF2013 Board (1)
TJ Waters (1)
Tristan Hoffmann (1)
TX Hammes (1)
William Anderson (1)
William McCallister (8)
Youssef Aboul-Enein (22)

Author Bios

Johnny Lairsey

 

Mr. Johnny Lairsey is DA Civilian serving as a Plans Specialist at US Army North, the Army Service Component Command to US Northern Command. He has over five years of experience as a plans specialist in an operational headquarters and has extensive experience working with other US Government agencies. The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

Johnny Lairsey

Mr. Johnny Lairsey is DA Civilian serving as a Plans Specialist at US Army North, the Army Service Component Command to US Northern Command. US Army North missions include Homeland Defense, Theater Security Cooperation and Defense Support to Civil Authorities. Johnny is a graduate of the School of Advanced Military Studies and he has over five years of experience as a plans specialist in an operational headquarters and has extensive experience working with other US Government agencies. The views expressed in this report are those of the Author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

Joseph Trevithick

Joseph Trevithick is a research associate for GlobalSecurity.org and also works as a historical consultant and freelance writer. He has written works dealing with military history and policy and has been interviewed on defense and security issues on television and in print.  He is currently working on a project dealing with the history of the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle.

Joshua S. Jones

Josh Jones is with the National Defense University’s Center for Complex Operations.  The views expressed herein are those only of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the National Defense University, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

JR Hand

Capt Jewel Hand served as a Platoon Commander and Executive Officer for 1st Tank Battalion in Twentynine Palms, Ca before becoming the 1st Marine Division (Fwd) Information Operations Officer.  He served in this billet from October, 2009 until March, 2011; most of which was spent in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Karen J. Dill

LTC Karen J. Dill is the Operations Officer for the Chicago based Defense Coordinating Element V which participated in VR 13 and deployed in the Hurricane Isaac response.  She previously deployed to provide DSCA support for Hurricane Irene in New Jersey, UN General Assembly 66 in New York, and the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago.

Keith Nightingale

COL Nightingale is a retired Army Colonel who served two tours in Vietnam with Airborne and Ranger (American and Vietnamese) units. He commanded airborne battalions in both the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 82nd Airborne Division. He later commanded both the 1/75th Rangers and the 1st Ranger Training Brigade.

Ken White

Ken White is former Recon Marine and retired Army Infantry NonCommisioned Officer with significant combat experience in echelons at the point of reality. He is also a retired Army Civilian employee with some experience at echelons above that point. In spite of the latter, he has retained an interest in the practice and study of national security and defense issues. Both his infantry background and his current interest in finding a better Bourbon are evidenced in the vacant look here depicted.

Ken White

Ken White is former Recon Marine and retired Army Infantry NonCommisioned Officer with significant combat experience in echelons at the point of reality. He is also a retired Army Civilian employee with some experience at echelons above that point. In spite of the latter, he has retained an interest in the practice and study of national security and defense issues. Both his infantry background and his current interest in finding a better Bourbon are evidenced in the vacant look here depicted.

Kevin Brown

LTC Kevin Brown is an operational planner at US Army North.  He has served at every echelon in the US Army between an artillery battery to corps and army headquarters.  He served three tours in Iraq while holding positions at battalion, brigade, division, and corps organizations.  LTC Brown departs Army North in the near future for battalion command.

LtGen Robert B. Neller

LtGen Robert B. Neller USMC is Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Central Command.

LtGen Robert B. Neller

LtGen Neller is the Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command.

Malcolm Nance

Malcolm W. Nance is a counter-terrorism and terrorism intelligence consultant for the U.S. government's Special Operations, Homeland Security and Intelligence agencies. A 20-year veteran of the US intelligence community's Combating Terrorism program and a six year veteran of the Global War on Terrorism he has extensive field and combat experience as an field intelligence collections operator, an Arabic speaking interrogator and a master Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) instructor.