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UNITED STATES

LIEUTENANT DAVID W. ALLVIN

Lt. Gen. David W. Allvin is the Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He provides strategic direction, policy guidance and planning focus to develop and execute the National Strategy. As the Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy, he enables the Chairman of the to provide military advice to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council.

General Allvin graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1986. He has commanded at the and levels, including the 97th Air Mobility Wing, , . He has held command staff assignments and served on the Joint Staff.

General Allvin served as Commanding General, NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan; , 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan; Commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center; Director, Strategy, Concepts and Assessments; Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force and Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Headquarters U.S. European Command, StuttgartVaihingen, Germany. He most recently served as Vice Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Joint Staff.

The general is a command pilot with more than 4,600 hours in more than 30 aircraft models, including 800 flight test hours.

EDUCATION 1986 Bachelor of Science, Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1989 Master of Science, Management, Troy State University, Troy, Ala. 1992 Distinguished graduate, Squadron School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1998 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1999 Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB Ala. 2000 Air War College, by correspondence 2004 Distinguished graduate, Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2006 Executive Leadership Seminar, Smeal Business College, Pennsylvania State University 2008 Program for Senior Managers in National Security, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.2008 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Page 2 of 3

2009 Program for Senior Executive Fellows, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2010 Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y. 2013 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2014 Joint Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala

ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1986 - Aug 1987, student, undergraduate pilot training, 82nd Student Squadron, Williams AFB, Ariz. 2. November 1987 - August 1990, C-12F copilot, aircraft commander, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 58th Military Airlift Squadron, Ramstein , Germany 3. August 1990 - June 1993, C-141B copilot, aircraft commander, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 36th Military Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. 4. June 1993 - June 1994, student, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif. 5. June 1994 - July 1997, C-17 and C-130J experimental test pilot, flight commander, flight examiner and assistant operations officer, 418th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif. 6. August 1997 - June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 7. July 1998 - June 1999, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 8. June 1999 - April 2001, Assistant Chief, Commander's Action , Headquarters , Scott AFB, Ill. 9. April 2001 - June 2003, Commander, 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D. 10. June 2003 - June 2004, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 11. June 2004 - June 2005, Chief, Organizational Policy Branch, Policy , Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 12. June 2005 - April 2006, special assistant to the Director, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 13. May 2006 - July 2007, Vice Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas 14. August 2007 - July 2009, Commander, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla. 15. August 2009 - August 2010, Senior Air Force Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y. 16. September 2010 - August 2011, Commanding General, NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, and Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan 17. September 2011 - April 2012, Vice Commander, 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott AFB, Ill. 18. April 2012 – Jun 2013, Commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott AFB, Ill. 19. June 2013 – September 2014, Director, Air Force Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 20. October 2014 – August 2015, Director, Strategy, Concepts, and Assessments, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 21. August 2015 – July 2018, Director, Strategy and Policy, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany 22. August 2018 – January 2019, Vice Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 23. February 2019 – present, Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 2004 - June 2005, Chief, Organizational Policy Branch, Policy Division, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a 2. June 2005 - April 2006, special assistant to the Director, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C, as a colonel 3. September 2010 - August 2011, Commanding General, NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, and Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a general 4. August 2015 – July 2018, Director, Strategy and Policy, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany 5. August 2018 – January 2019, Vice Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Page 3 of 3

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: command pilot Flight hours: more than 4,600 Aircraft flown: C-12F, C-141A/B, KC-135R/T, C-17, C-130, C-130J, C-23, F-15, F-16 and T-38

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters with oak leaf cluster Bronze Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with oak leaf cluster Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters NATO Meritorious Service Medal Non-Article 5 NATO Medal (ISAF)

PUBLICATIONS "Paradigm Lost: Rethinking Airlift to Support the Army After Next," Cadre Papers, Sept. 9, 2000

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION May 28, 1986 May 28, 1988 May 28, 1990 Major Aug. 1, 1996 May 1, 2000 Colonel July 1, 2005 Sept. 2, 2010 July 26, 2013 January 31, 2019

(Current as of February 2020) UNCLASSIFIED

John Bass U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan

John Bass was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 28, 2017 as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan.

A career Senior Foreign Service officer, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Turkey from 2014 to 2017, Executive Secretary of the State Department from 2012 to 2014, and U.S. Ambassador to Georgia from 2009 to 2012. He began his diplomatic career in 1988 and has also served in positions in U.S. missions in , , Belgium, and Chad.

In Washington, Ambassador Bass’s assignments have included service on Vice President’s Cheney’s staff, as Chief of Staff and advisor to Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, as Director of the State Department’s Operations Center and in several assignments focused on European security issues. He has received numerous State Department performance awards.

The son of a public servant and a U.S. Air Force officer, Bass was born and raised in upstate New York. A graduate of Syracuse University, he speaks Italian and French. He is married to U.S. diplomat Holly Holzer Bass.

UNCLASSIFIED

REAR EUGENE H. "GENE" BLACK Director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

A New Jersey native, Rear Adm. Black is a 1986 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and later a Master of Science in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

At , he served as commanding officer of USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) from January 2010 until November 2011. While in command, Leyte Gulf deployed to the Arabian Gulf and North Arabian Sea.

Black commanded USS Mason (DDG 87) from May 2004 until January 2006, also deployed to the Arabian Gulf.

Black’s other sea duty assignments include on USS Ramage (DDG 61), weapons officer and combat systems officer on board USS Normandy (CG 60), fire control officer on USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), combat information center officer and damage control assistant on board USS Gallery (FFG 26) and the staff of the Commander, South Atlantic Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

Black’s shore duty assignments include director, Surface Warfare Officer Distribution , Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee; Future Ships branch head, Surface Warfare Directorate (N86) on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations; and Afghanistan/ Politico-Military Policy branch head , Joint Staff, Strategic Plans and Policy (J5), in Washington, D.C. Other assignments include Commander Detailer, Navy Personnel Command and Surface Warfare Officer School department head instructor, Newport, Rhode Island.

For his first assignment he served as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet, Manama, from June 2015 until July 2017. Following this assignment, he commanded Carrier Strike Group Eight from September 2017 to April 2019.

He assumed his role as director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in May 2019. ARMY CENTRAL

LIEUTENANT GENERAL TERRY FERRELL Commanding General, U.S. Army Central

A native of Logan, West Virginia, Lieutenant General Terry Ferrell was commissioned in 1984 as an Armor Officer upon graduation from Marshall University.

His assignments include multiple joint and operational tours, command at every level through Division, and staff assignments at numerous levels. He deployed multiple times to Bosnia and Iraq, and once to Djibouti, while his overseas assignments include Korea and Germany.

Highlights of Lt. Gen. Ferrell’s career include command of 3d Squadron, 7th Cavalry , 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) based at Fort Stewart, Georgia and deployed in support of Operation JOINT FORGE and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM; command of 2d , 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) also based at Fort Stewart, Georgia and deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM; Chief of Staff, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Stewart, Georgia; Assistant Division Commander (Support) and later Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 2d Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea; Commanding General, National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California; command of Combined Joint - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM; and Commanding General, 7th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Most recently, Lt. Gen. Ferrell served as the Chief of Staff, United States Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Counseling and Rehabilitation from Marshall University, a Master of Business Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the War College.

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES B. HECKER

Lt. Gen. Jim Hecker is Commander and President, Air University, , . He provides full spectrum education, research and outreach at every level through professional military education, professional continuing education, and academic degree granting. He leads the intellectual and leadership-development center of the U.S. Air Force, graduating more than 50,000 resident and 120,000 non-resident officers, enlisted and civilian personnel each year. Additionally, he is responsible for officer commissioning through Officer Training School and the Reserve Officer Training .

General Hecker was commissioned in the Air Force in 1989 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He was both a graduate and instructor at the U.S. Air Force Weapons Instructor Course. He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing and numbered Air Force levels. General Hecker last served as Vice Director, Operations (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.

General Hecker is a command pilot with more than 3,500 hours flying various aircraft including the F-15C, F-22, MQ- 1B, HH-60, C-208 and the T-38C. He has flown combat missions in operations Southern Watch, Allied Force, Resolute Support and Freedom’s Sentinel.

EDUCATION 1989 Bachelor of Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1996 U.S. Air Force F-15C Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 1999 Master of Science in Aeronautical Sciences, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. 2002 Congressional Legislative Fellow, Washington, D.C. 2007 Master of Science in Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2009 National Security Studies Program, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2010 Leadership Enhancement/Development Program, Goldsboro, N.C. 2014 Joint Maritime Component Commander Course, Newport, R.I. 2016 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2017 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2017 Combined/Joint Force Land Component Commander Course, U.S. Army War College, Pa. 2019 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. October 1989 – November 1990, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Sheppard AFB, Texas 2. January 1991 – March 1991, Student, AT-38 lead-in fighter training, Holloman AFB, N.M. 3. March 1991 – August 1991, Student, F-15 replacement training, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 4. August 1991 – May 1992, F-15C Pilot; 8th and 9th Tactical Fighter Squadrons, Holloman AFB, N.M. 5. June 1992 – December 1995, Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner and Chief, F-15C Stan Eval, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho 6. January 1996 – June 1996, Student, F-15C Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 7. July 1996 – August 1998, Weapons Officer, 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan 8. September 1998 – July 2000, Instructor Pilot, F-15C Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 9. August 2000 – September 2001, Senate Liaison Officer, Office of Legislative Liaison, SAF, Arlington, Va. 10. October 2001 – October 2002, Capitol Hill Fellowship Program, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 11. November 2002 – June 2003, Assistant Director of Operations, 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 12. July 2003 – September 2004, Director of Operations, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 13. October 2004 - May 2006, Commander 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 14. July 2006 – May 2007, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 15. July 2007 – July 2009, Commander, 3rd Operations Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 16. July 2009 – June 2011, Director of Operations, Operations Directorate (J3), U.S. Forces Japan, Yokota AB, Japan 17. June 2011 – May 2013, Commander, , 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Creech AFB, Nev. 18. May 2013 – April 2015, Commander, , Kadena AB, Japan 19. April 2015 – June 2015, Director of Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters ACC, JB Langley-Eustis, Va. 20. June 2015 – March 2017, Commander, 19th Air Force, JB San Antonio-Randolph, Texas 21. April 2017 – May 2018, Commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan; Commander, NATO Air Command-Afghanistan; Director, AFCENT’s Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces- Afghanistan and NATO’s Operation Resolute Support and Deputy Commander-Air for U.S. Forces Afghanistan 22. July 2018 – November 2019, Vice Director, Operations (J3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 23. November 2019 – present, Commander and President, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2009 – June 2011, Director of Operations, Operations Directorate (J3), U.S. Forces Japan, Yokota AB, Japan, as a colonel 2. April 2017 – May 2018, Commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan; Commander, NATO Air Command-Afghanistan; Director, AFCENT’s Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces- Afghanistan and NATO’s Operation Resolute Support and Deputy Commander-Air for U.S. Forces Afghanistan, as a major general 3. July 2018 – November 2019, Vice Director, Operations (J3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a major general

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: command pilot Flight hours: more than 3,500 Aircraft Flown: F-15C, F-22, MQ-1B, HH-60, C-208 and T-38C

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989 First Lieutenant May 31, 1991 Captain May 31, 1993 Major July 1, 1999 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002 Colonel Jan. 1, 2007 Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2013 Major General May 3, 2016 Lieutenant General Nov. 22, 2019

(Current as of November 2019) Lieutenant General Robert F. Hedelund Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command

Lieutenant General Robert F. Hedelund is currently assigned as the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, and the Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command.

A native of Pompano Beach, Florida, LtGen Hedelund graduated from Florida Atlantic University and was commissioned in April 1983. He was designated an unrestricted Naval Aviator in May 1985.

Previous command assignments include Headquarters Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 29; Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 162; Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1); Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (concurrently serving as the Vice Chief, Office of Naval Research); the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing; U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea; and II Marine Expeditionary Force.

As a CH46E pilot, LtGen Hedelund has deployed with HMM-264, HMM-365, and HMM-162. He has served as a Basic and Advanced Flight Instructor at Helicopter Training Squadron (HT) 18, NAS Whiting Field, FL. LtGen Hedelund has also served as a CH46E Instructor, Division Head and Assault Support Department Head at MAWTS-1, MCAS Yuma, AZ. LtGen Hedelund has flown over 5200 flight hours in rotary wing, tilt-rotor, and fixed wing aircraft.

Staff assignments include the Marine Corps Strategic Studies Group, MCCDC; U.S. Northern Command Desk Officer, U.S. Joint Forces Command; Senior Military Assistant and Marine Aide to the Secretary of the Navy; Director, Marine and Family Programs Division (MF), Manpower & Reserve Affairs; Assistant Chief of Staff UCJ-5, United Nations Command, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea.

LtGen Hedelund is a distinguished graduate of The Basic School and Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He has also attended the Air War College and Joint Force Air Component Command Course, Montgomery, AL and the Joint Forces Staff College and CAPSTONE Program, Norfolk, VA.

REAR ADMIRAL STEPHEN T. “WEB” KOEHLER Director for Operations, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Rear Adm. Steve Koehler is a native of San Diego and

a 1986 graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. He was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) and designated a naval aviator in March 1989. He holds a Master’s in National Security and Strategic Studies from the and is a graduate of the Joint Staff College and the Navy Nuclear Power Program.

At sea, he commanded the Pukin’ Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, USS Bataan (LHD 5), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), and Carrier Strike Group Nine. His additional assignments at sea include tours in Fighter Squadron (VF) 211, VF-41, executive officer aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). During his operational tours he supported Operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel in support of contingency operations in the Middle East, Operation Deliberate Guard in support of stabilization efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Operation Unified Protector in support of contingency operations Libya, and Operation Unified Response which provided emergency disaster relief to Haiti.

Koehler served ashore as an instructor pilot with VF-101, Grim Reapers; placement officer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel; returned as executive officer of VF-101; military assistant/naval aide to the assistant secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs); chief of staff to Commander, Joint Task Force Horn of Africa in Djibouti; and the director of fleet/joint training at U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

Koehler assumed duties as director for operations, U. S. Indo-Pacific Command in June 2018.

Koehler has logged over 3,900 hours in the F-14 Tomcat and the F-18 E/F Super Hornet. His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Strike/Flight Air Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

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MAJOR-GENERAL D.A. MACAULAY, OMM, MSM, CD DEPUTY COMMANDER

Major-General Derek Macaulay enrolled in the under the Training Program in 1989 and was commissioned as an armoured officer into Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH(RC)).

Throughout his career, Major-General Macaulay has held many command and staff positions. Most notably, he had the privilege to command his Regiment (2008-2010), 3rd Canadian Division Support Group (2013 to March 2015) and 5th Canadian Division (The Mighty Maroon Machine) from May 2017-June 2019.

Major-General Macaulay has several operational tours including the United Nations Protection Force in Visoko, Bosnia (1994), North Atlantic Treaty Organization Stabilization Force in Zgon, Bosnia (2000), International Stabilization Assistance Force (2004-05), and Operation Inherent Resolve (2015-16) as Chief of Staff of the United States of America led Coalition Joint Force Land Component Command (CJFLCC – IRAQ)

Major-General Macaulay’s staff assignments have included tours with The British Columbia Regiment in Vancouver, British Columbia (1995-1999), Land Force Western Area Headquarters in Edmonton, Alberta (2001-2003), the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff Group (International) and Canadian Expeditionary Command Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario (2005-2007), Chief of Staff of Land Force Western Area (2010-2013), Chief of Staff Canadian Army Strategy (2016) and his current position as Deputy Commander Canadian Army.

He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba, a Masters of Defense Studies from the Royal Military College and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.

Major-General Macaulay is married to Rhonda Macaulay (nee Froese) and they are blessed with a wonderful daughter, Meghan. Michael F. McAllister Deputy for Mission Support (DCMS) U. S.

Vice Admiral Michael F. McAllister assumed the duties of Deputy Commandant for Mission Support at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on May 25th 2018. As Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, Vice Admiral McAllister leads the 17,000-person organization that delivers the systems and people that enable the U.S. Coast Guard to efficiently and effectively perform its operational missions. He is responsible for all facets of support for the Coast Guard’s diverse mission set through oversight of human capital, lifecycle engineering and logistics, acquisitions, information technology and security.

Previously, Vice Admiral McAllister served as Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District, where he was responsible for Coast Guard operations throughout Alaska, the North Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea.

Vice Admiral McAllister also served as the Deputy Director of Operations for Headquarters United States Northern Command where he was responsible for homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities for North America, and theater security cooperation with Mexico and the Bahamas.

He has served in a variety of operational assignments, both afloat and ashore. He served as a Deck Watch Officer aboard the USCGC STEADFAST, St. Petersburg, Florida, and as Commanding Officer of USCGC POINT STEELE, Fort Myers Beach, Florida and USCGC KEY LARGO, Savannah, Georgia. From 2000 to 2003, Admiral McAllister served as Chief, Response Division at Coast Guard Activities New York where he led maritime response and security operations following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City. He also served as Commander of Coast Guard Sector Charleston, South Carolina where he prototyped the Department of Homeland Security’s successful Interagency Operations Center Program.

His staff assignments include duty as a Construction Project Manager at Facilities Design and Construction Center Pacific in Seattle, Washington and as Executive Officer of Civil Engineering Unit Miami, Florida. He served as a program reviewer in the Office of Programs and Budget at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC, and the Officer Assignments Branch Chief at the Coast Guard Personnel Command, Arlington, Virginia. He was also the Executive Assistant to the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Executive Director for the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, and the Director of Coast Guard Enterprise Strategic Management and Doctrine.

Vice Admiral McAllister attended the United States Coast Guard Academy, graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. In 1991, he was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. In 2004, he received a Masters of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a member of the Sloan Fellows Program. His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (five awards), the Meritorious Service Medal (five awards), the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (three awards), the DOT 9/11 Medal, as well as numerous other personal, unit and Service awards. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Washington.

VICE ADMIRAL STUART B. MUNSCH DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FOR WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT (N7)

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. Pacific 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, Office 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 flag 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. He assumed his role as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, N7, October 2019.

Munsch is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI fellow and recipient of the U.S. Navy League's Decatur Award for operational excellence. His awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (five awards), and several unit awards shared with shipmates.

LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARY F. O’BRIEN

Lt. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. She is responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight, and leadership of Air Force intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cyber effects operations capabilities. As the Air Force's senior intelligence officer she is directly responsible to the Director of National Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. She leads six directorates and supports a 73,000-person intelligence and cyber operations enterprise with a portfolio valued at $72 billion across the Air Force.

General O'Brien received her commission upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. She has served in a variety of intelligence command and staff assignments. Her commands include the 22nd Intelligence Squadron, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland; 691st ISR Group, RAF Menwith Hill, U.K.; 70th ISR Wing, Fort George G. Meade; and 25th Air Force, -Lackland, Texas. General O’Brien has also served in numerous 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 Space Command, and the U.S. Cyber Command Director of Intelligence. Prior to her current assignment, she served as Commander, 25th Air Force, responsible for more than 29,000 personnel conducting worldwide operations and the delivery of multisource intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products, applications, capabilities and resources. In addition, she served as the Commander of the Service Cryptologic Component responsible to the Director, National Security Agency, and Chief, Central Security Service, 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, CO 1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL., Distinguished Graduate 1997 Master of Arts, Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1999 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL, by correspondence 2000 National Defense Fellow, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. 2005 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL., with highest academic distinction 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, MA. 2017 Creating Strategic Value Through IT, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. 2018 Cybersecurity: Intersection of Policy and Technology Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1989 - February 1990, Student, 3490th Technical Training Group, Goodfellow AFB, TX 2. February 1990 - November 1992, Combat Intelligence, 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX 3. November 1992 - March 1994, Chief, Intelligence Flight, 2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, LA. 4. March 1994 - July 1995, Chief, Unit Support, 608th Air Intelligence Squadron, , Barksdale AFB, LA. 5. July 1995 - June 1997, Air Force Intern, Reconnaissance Operations Division, Operations Directorate (J3), Joint Staff, Arlington, VA. 1/2

6. June 1997 - July 1998, Executive Officer, 607th Air Intelligence Group, , , South Korea 7. July 1998 - October 1999, GDIP Program Element Monitor, Resources Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, 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, 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, AL. 13. July 2005 - June 2008 Project Officer, Intelligence Assessments and Doctrine Division, later Chief, Future Capabilities Division, Intelligence Directorate (J2), Joint Staff, Arlington, VA. 13. June 2008 - July 2010, Commander, 691st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, RAF Menwith Hill, U.K. 14. August 2010 - June 2011, Director of ISR, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO. 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, TX with duty at Fort George G. Meade, MD. 17. June 2014 - May 2015, Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, and Deputy Director, Intelligence, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. 18. 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, TX. 20. September 2019 - November 2019, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, VA. 21. November 2019 - Current, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, VA.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2005 - June 2008, Project Officer, later Chief, Future Capabilities Division, Intelligence Directorate (J2), Joint Staff, Arlington, VA., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel 2. June 2008 - July 2010, Commander, 691st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, RAF Menwith Hill, U.K., as a colonel 3. June 2014 - May 2015, Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, and Deputy Director, Intelligence, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, as a brigadier general 4. July 2015 – May 2017, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, MD., as a brigadier general

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal

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

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Rear Admiral Samuel J. Paparo Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command

Rear Adm. Sam Paparo, a native of Morton, Pennsylvania graduated from Villanova University and was commissioned in 1987. He is the son of a former enlisted Marine and the grandson of a World War 2 enlisted . He has earned a Master of Arts in International Studies from Old Dominion University and a Master of Science in Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is also a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, the Air War College, the Naval War College and the Joint and Combined Warfighting School. A U.S. Naval Aviator, he is a Topgun graduate and has flown over 6,000 hours in the F-14, F-15 and F/A-18 and 1,100 carrier landings.

Operational command tours at sea include Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 in the Forward Deployed Naval Forces, Yokosuka, Japan, deploying in Kitty Hawk Strike Group; Commander, Carrier Air Wing 7, embarked in Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group and Commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten. On the ground, he commanded Provincial Reconstruction Team, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan with the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Other operational assignments at sea include Fighter Squadron (VF) 14, flying the F-14 Tomcat with USS John F. Kennedy and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Groups and VFA- 15, flying the F/A-18 Hornet with USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Enterprise Strike Groups. He served also on exchange duty with the U.S. Air Force flying the F-15C Eagle with the 71st Fighter Squadron. In joint operational service, he was battle director at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Al Udeid, Qatar.

His shore assignments include the staff of Commander, Naval Air Forces, as F/A-18 training, readiness and requirements officer. He served as commanding officer of VFA-106. He was Programming Division (OPNAV N80) branch head, Strategy and Resource and Requirements Review Board branch. He also had duty as a Navy corporate fellow in Corporate Strategy at Lockheed Martin. Executive staff tours include service as executive assistant to Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, command and executive assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations.

Paparo assumed responsibilities as Director of Operations, J3, U.S. Central Command in April 2018.

Updated: 10 September 2019

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL LAURA J. RICHARDSON Commanding General, United States Army North (Fifth Army) And Senior Commander, Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis

Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson is currently the Commanding General of U.S. Army North. She grew up in Colorado and commissioned as a second lieutenant of aviation upon graduation from Metropolitan State College in Denver. During her 33 year military career, LTG Richardson served in Korea with the 17th Aviation Brigade; Fort Hood, Texas with the III Corps staff and 6th Cavalry Brigade; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with the Battle Command Training Program; and Fort Campbell, Kentucky as an assault helicopter Operations Officer and Executive Officer with 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

LTG Richardson was selected to serve as the military aide to the Vice President at the White House in Washington, DC. She returned to Fort Campbell to serve as the Division Deputy G-3, 101st Airborne Division and later commanded 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, deploying in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Following battalion command, she served in the Pentagon as the Director of the Army G-3/5/7 Transformation Office; then served as the first Joint Base Commander of Myer Henderson Hall.

LTG Richardson’s assignments as a include Commanding General, U.S. Army Operational Test Command; Deputy Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division; Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications with Headquarters, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan; Chief, Army Legislative Liaison; and most recently as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Forces Command.

She is married to Lieutenant General Jim Richardson and they have one daughter and a grandchild.

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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 MARC H. SASSEVILLE

Lieutenant General Marc H. Sasseville is the Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) , Florida. As the Combined Force Air Component Commander for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Joint Force Air Component Commander for U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), he oversees three distinct missions: homeland air defense for the continental United States, aerial support of civil authorities, and theater security cooperation for North America. Additionally, 1 AF ensures the operational readiness of assigned, aligned, or gained forces for homeland defense, defense support for civil authorities, and world-wide Air Expeditionary Forces missions.

Prior to assuming his current assignment, Lt. Gen Sasseville was the Deputy Director, , the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.

Lt. Gen. Sasseville graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in international affairs. Following pilot and aircraft training, he served in various operational units in U.S. Air Forces Europe, / and . After his last active duty assignment, he joined the District of Columbia Air National Guard. He has held squadron, group and wing command. He also served as the Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché to Turkey.

EDUCATION 1985 Bachelor of Science, international affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1991 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, , Nev. 1991 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1996 Master of Science, aeronautical science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. 1997 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2004 Air War College, by correspondence 2006 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education–Reserve Component, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2007 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2009 Joint Task Force Course, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2012 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. 2015 Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2015 Senior Executive Seminar, George C. Marshall Center, Garmish, Germany 2016 Advanced Senior Leader Development Program, Council for Logistics Research, Warrenton, Va. 2017 Fellow, Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2017 Combined Force Air Component Commanders Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2018 Joint Flag Warfighting Officer Course, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1985-June 1986, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, Miss. 2. June 1986-August 1986, Lead-In Fighter Training, 479th Tactical Training Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M. 3. August 1986-March 1987, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, 72nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla. 4. April 1987-April 1989, Tactical Fighter Pilot, F-16, 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon Air Base, 5. May 1989-October 1991, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Homestead AFB, Fla. 6. November 1991-June 1992, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner, 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Homestead AFB, Fla. 7. June 1992-October 1992, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 309th Fighter Squadron, Homestead AFB, Fla. 8. October 1992–February 1995, F-16 Pilot, A-Flight Commander, , Misawa AB, Japan 9. February 1995–July 1995, Chief, Wing Standardization and Evaluation, 35th Operations Group, Misawa AB, Japan 10. July 1995–February 1996, Chief, F-16C Block 50 Test Operations and F-16C Instructor Pilot, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. 11. March 1996–September 1997, Chief, Wing Weapons and Tactics, 57th Operations Support Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. 12. September 1997–May 1998, Assistant Operations Officer, F-16C/D Instructor Pilot, , Kunsan AB, South Korea 13. June 1998–May 1999, F-16 Instructor Pilot/F-22 Program Manager, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. 14. May 1999–March 2001, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, F-16C Instructor Pilot, 113th Operations Support Flight, Washington, District of Columbia Air National Guard, Andrews AFB, Md. 15. March 2001–June 2002, Director of Operations, 121st Fighter Squadron, Washington, District of Columbia Air National Guard, Andrews AFB, Md. 16. July 2002–March 2005, Commander, 121st Fighter Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md. 17. April 2005–March 2008, Commander, 113th Operations Group, Washington, District of Columbia Air National Guard, Andrews AFB, Md. 18. March 2008–July 2010, Vice , 113th Wing, Washington, District of Columbia Air National Guard, Andrews AFB, Md. 19. July 2010–July 2012, Deputy Director for Readiness, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20. July 2012–March 2014, Commander, 113th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md. 21. March 2014–June 2016, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, Turkey 22. June 2016–January 2017, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (A-3), Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 23. January 2017–June 2019, Deputy Director, Air National Guard, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 24. June 2019–Present, Commander, 1 AF (Air Force Northern) and Commander, U.S. Continental, U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2010–July 2012, Deputy Director for Readiness, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C., as a colonel 2. March 2014–June 2016, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, Turkey, as a brigadier general

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: command pilot Flight Hours: more than 3,300 Aircraft Flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, F16, B-747, B-727, C-38

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal with oak leaf cluster Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Meritorious Unit Award Combat Readiness Medal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS Air Force Association, Lifetime Member National Guard Association of the United States and District of Columbia Order of the Daedalians

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 29, 1985 First Lieutenant May 29, 1987 Captain May 29, 1989 Major Jan. 1, 1997 Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 18, 2001 Colonel April 21, 2005 Brigadier General Aug. 3, 2012 Major General June 22, 2016 Lieutenant General June 18, 2019

(Current as of July 2019)

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

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

Air Vice-Marshal Mick Smeath joined the (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 1. He also served with the United Nations in the Balkans and separately, in Bosnia, as part of the NATO mission serving as a Joint Terminal Attach 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). AVM Smeath commanded a RAF Regiment infantry squadron in Iraq and deployed to Afghanistan prior to the commitment of UK 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 he commanded RAF Honington and the RAF Regiment; his contribution was recognised with promotion to Commander within the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. AVM Smeath has extensive staff experience in the Ministry of Defence having completed tours in several areas including operations, capability development and people. He served as the Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff working for the Secretary of State for Defence, Ministers and the Chiefs of Staff. Promoted to Air in Aug 17, and was appointed the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Liaison Officer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon. He currently serves as the Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff and will assume the duties of Defence Attaché Washington and Head of British Defence Staff (United States) in late July 2020. Air Vice-Marshal Smeath is an alumnus of the Advance Command and Staff Course and the Higher Command and Staff Course. He is a Fellow of the Australian Centre for 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 Masters degrees in Strategic Studies and War Studies. His interests include taking part in all sports but especially competing in triathlons and road races. He is an avid Manchester United and Washington Nationals fan.

SENIOR FELLOWS JOHN F. KELLY GENERAL USMC (RETIRED)

Former Commander, US Southern Command

General Kelly served as the Commander, United States Southern Command, Miami, FL, from November 2012 until January 2016. He retired from active duty after 45+ years of service to the nation as a United States Marine—both as an enlisted infantryman and infantry officer—on 1 February 2016. Born and raised in Boston, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970. He was released from active duty as a sergeant of infantry in 1972. Following graduation from the University of Massachusetts (Boston) in 1975, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps and assigned an infantry occupational specialty. In addition to attaining an MA degree from Georgetown University in National Security Affairs (1984), and an MS from the National Defense University in National Security (1995), his formal military education includes The Basic School (1976), the U.S. Army’s Advanced Infantry Officer’s Course (1981), the Marine Corp’s Command & Staff College (1991) and School for Advance Warfighting (1992), the National War College (1995), Capstone (2004), Joint Force Land Component Commander Course (2006), and Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course (2007). In his many assignments to the Fleet Marine Force as a and field grade officer, General Kelly qualified in various infantry battalion staff assignments as well as commanding a number of infantry and companies. He also commanded the 1st Light Armored Vehicle Battalion (LAR), Camp Pendleton, CA, as a major and lieutenant colonel. Finally, during formative years he was a proud “sea going” Marine serving aboard the aircraft carriers Forrestal and Independence (1979-1980). General Kelly was also a trainer and an educator at The Basic School, Quantico, VA, first as the head of the Offensive Tactics Section, Tactics Group, and later as the Director of the Infantry Officer Course (1987- 1990). After three years of instructing, shaping and mentoring some of the very finest young men and women this country produces to be Marine Officers, he then attended the Marine Corps Command & Staff College and the School for Advanced Warfare, both located at Quantico (1990-1992). After completing two years in command of 1st LAR (1992-1994) and duty under instruction at the National War College, he was selected by the Commandant of the Marine Corps to serve as his personal liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives, Capitol Hill (1995-1999). Promoted to colonel while on the Hill he next served on joint duty as the Special Assistant to the ( Clarke & Ralston), Europe, Mons, Belgium. Returning to the U.S in 2001 he was assigned to a third tour of duty at Camp Lejeune, now as the Assistant Chief of Staff for operations (G-3) with the 2nd Marine Division. Then the Trade Towers and pentagon were attacked. Selected for brigadier general that year he was transferred for duty with the 1st Marine Division as the assistant division commander assisting the commanding general in preparing the unit for the war we knew was coming. The majority of the two years with the division (2002-2004) was spent fighting in Iraq most notably participating in the “March Up” to Baghdad, then as Commander, “Task Force Tripoli,” that liberated the Baghdad – Tikrit – Baiji corridor of operations, then back with the division main executing counterinsurgency operations in al Anbar Province including the cities of Fallujah, Ramadi, Hit, Rawah, and al Qaim. Returning home from the war zone General Kelly was assigned duties as the Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Deputy Assistant Legislative Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy (2004-2007). During this time in the pentagon General Kelly was promoted to major general and returned to Camp Pendleton, CA. He now assumed duties as the Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) deploying back to Iraq in early 2008 for a 12+ month tour in the west (al Anbar and western Ninewa Provinces). Almost immediately after his return in 2009 General Kelly was nominated, confirmed by the senate, and promoted to lieutenant general. He was privileged to take command of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, New Orleans, LA (2009-2011). A second assignment as a lieutenant general brought him back to the pentagon as the Senior Military Assistant to Defense Secretaries Gates and Panetta until October 2012. Again confirmed for promotion he was subsequently promoted to the rank of general assuming command of United States Southern Command on November 19, 2012. General Kelly relinquished command on 12 January 2016 and transferred to the retired list on 1 February. On 20 January 2017, having been previously confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the position, he assumed duties as the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security. On 31 July 2017 Secretary Kelly was asked by the president to assume the duties of the White House Chief-of-Staff, a position he held until January 2019. 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 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 , 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. 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 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. MICHAEL S. ROGERS ADMIRAL (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. JOHN W. NICHOLSON GENERAL 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 Amanullah Khan Award, ’s Legion D’Honneur and Germany’s Gold Cross of Honor. 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.