Dr. Saunders is the Director of Studies and the Director of the Center for Study of Chinese Military Affairs. He has been a Distinguished Research Fellow at the National Defense University's Institute for National Strategic Studies since January 2004. He previously worked at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, where he served as Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program from 1999-2003 and taught courses on Chinese politics, Chinese foreign policy, and East Asian security. Dr. Saunders has conducted research and consulted on East Asian security issues for Princeton University and the Council on Foreign Relations and previously worked on Asia policy issues as an officer in the United States Air Force.
 

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Panel: Air Commandos

Moderator: Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel
Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command

Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel is the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. The command is the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command. AFSOC provides Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to unified combatant commanders. The command has approximately 16,000 active-duty, Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian professionals.
 

Brig. Gen. Timothy Leahy

Brigadier General Timothy Leahy is the Director of J7/9, U.S. Special Operations Command. He is responsible for developing and preparing fully capable special operations forces by overseeing doctrine, education, training, exercises, concept development, experimentation, wargames, capabilities-based assessments, and lessons learned for special operations forces. Additionally, he is responsible to the commander for overseeing USSOCOM's role as the Joint Proponent for Security Force Assistance, Psychological Operations, and Civil Affairs.

Brig. Gen. Eric Weller

Brigadier General Eric G. Weller serves as Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. He is responsible for participation in the formulation of policies, plans, programs, regulations and other initiatives to ensure the Reserve Component Special Operations Forces are considered and integrated when required to support Major Regional Conflicts and other Special Operations. General Weller assists the Commander In Chief, United States Special Operations Command, in ensuring preparedness of Reserve Component Special Operations Forces units from all services for wartime mobilization and peacetime deployments to support theatre Commander In Chiefs. General Weller also represents the Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command while interacting with the Chief of Army Reserve, Director of the National Guard Bureau, Chief Air Force Reserve, Chief of Naval Reserve Command and the Joint Staff.

Brig. Gen. Marshall Webb

Brig. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb is the Assistant Commanding General, Headquarters Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. General Webb graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1984. He is a command pilot with more than 3,700 flying hours, including 117 combat hours in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. The general has commanded the 20th Special Operations Squadron, the 352nd Special Operations Group, the 1st Special Operations Wing and the 23rd Air Force. His staff assignments include duty at the Joint Special Operations Command and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy).

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Panel: Air Minded Airmen

Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap Jr., USAF Ret.

Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., is the Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke Law School, and also is a Professor of the Practice there. He is a retired Air Force major general who received his undergraduate degree from St. Joseph's University (PA), and his law degree from Villanova University. Prior to retiring from the military in June of 2010, General Dunlap assisted in the supervision of more than 2,500 military and civilian attorneys worldwide. His 34-year career included tours in both the United Kingdom and Korea, and he deployed for military operations in Africa and the Middle East. Totaling more than 120 publications, his writings address a wide range of topics including various aspects of national security law, airpower, counterinsurgency, cyberpower, civil-military relations, and leadership. A distinguished graduate of the National War College, General Dunlap speaks frequently at professional conferences and at numerous institutions of higher learning, to include Harvard, Yale, MIT, UVA, UCLA, and Stanford, as well as National Defense University and the Air, Army, and Navy War Colleges. He serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for a New American Security, and also the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Col. John Warden III, USAF Ret.

John A. Warden III is the president of Venturist, Inc., the company he founded after retiring from the Air Force in 1995 that helps corporations and organizations learn and execute the concepts of winning strategy. Venturist clients include Texas Instruments, Discovery Air, Armada, College America, Bellevue University, government agencies, and many others. His diverse background includes serving as the architect for the successful Gulf War 1991 Desert Storm air campaign, authoring the best-selling The Air Campaign, heading the Air Force's Air Command and Staff College, working as Special Assistant to the Vice President of the United States, commanding the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing (F-15s) in Germany; and flying in the Vietnam War (266 combat missions).

Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF Ret.

Lieutenant General David A. Deptula (Ret.)is President and Chief Executive Officer, The Deptula Group, LLC. He is a highly decorated military leader who transitioned from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in 2010 after more than 34 years of distinguished service. He is a world-recognized leader and pioneer in conceptualizing, planning, and executing national security operations from humanitarian relief to major combat operations. Accomplished historic achievements and several “firsts” in the command of joint forces, planning and execution of aerospace power, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and improved international relationships. He has taken part in operations, planning, and joint warfighting at unit, major command, service headquarters and combatant command levels, and also served on two congressional commissions charged with outlining America's future defense posture.

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Panel: Centerline

Col. Dave McIntyre, USAF Ret.

Colonel, Dave McIntyre, USA (RET) served a 30 year career in the United States Army, with duties alternating between airborne and reconnaissance units, and writing and teaching strategy. He taught in the English Department at West Point, and retired as the Dean of Faculty and Academics at the National War College in 2001. Dr. McIntyre was appointed to the National Security Education Board by President Bush in June 2008. He is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Homeland Security Studies & Analysis Institute (HSI) in Washington, DC, and at the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center in Washington, DC, as well as the Director of Homeland Security and Defense Programs at the National Graduate School. He presently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Homeland Security Education, and writes a regular column for Inside Homeland Security. His media work includes scores of radio and television appearances on FOX, ABC, MSNBC, CNN’s Crossfire, CNBC, CSPAN, The History Channel, Voice of America, and the US State Department’s "Dialogue" series.

Mr. Jay Lavender

Jay Lavender co-founded NSPYR to publish & produce great inspiring stories. Jay has been working as a writer since selling his first screenplay to Warner Bros. in 1999. He’s sold a number of projects to different studios since which included co-writing and co-producing Universal's hit THE BREAK-UP with Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston. In addition to his screenwriting, Jay’s last few years have included some rewarding collaborations outside of Hollywood. In 2009, he directed FASTER VACCINES, a call-to-action for the bipartisan Congressional Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. He then blogged up Kilimanjaro in 2010 with Kenna's SUMMIT ON THE SUMMIT to raise awareness for Global Water Issues. In 2011, Jay directed and produced the short documentary film WOUNDED WARRIORS’ RESILIENCE that premiered at the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Summit at The Newseum in Washington, DC.

Col. Randall Larsen, USAF Ret.

Colonel Randall Larsen retired from the U.S. Air Force in July 2000 after serving in both the Army and Air Force for a combined total of 32 years of active duty military service. He flew 400 combat missions in Vietnam as a 19-year old Cobra pilot with the 101st Airborne Division. He also commanded America’s fleet of VIP aircraft at Andrews AFB MD. Larsen has served as the executive director of the Congressional WMD Commission, the National Security Advisor at the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the founding director of the Institute for Homeland Security, and as chair of the Department of Military Strategy and Operations at the National War College. Larsen wrote and produced FASTER VACCINES for the WMD Commission and co-produced WOUNDED WARRIORS’ RESILIENCE.

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Panel: Close Cooperation among Allies

Gen. Jean-Paul Palomeros

Gen. Jean-Paul Palomeros is the 49th Chief of Staff of the French Air Force. He attended the École de l'Air (French Air Force training facilities for the officers), class of 1973.

Air Marshal Andy Pulford

Air Marshal Andy Pulford was commissioned into the Royal Air Force as a pilot in 1977 and after flying training, joined No 72 Squadron, flying Wessex helicopters, beginning an association with the Support Helicopter Force which would last 25 years. During his flying career he accumulated over 5000 hours on both Wessex and Chinook helicopters, serving primarily in Germany with No 18 Squadron but including exchange tours with the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. He has commanded in every rank and has seen operational service in Northern Ireland, the Falkland Islands, Lebanon, the Balkans and the Gulf.

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Panel: Counterstrike

Mr. Thom Shanker
Correspondent, Pentagon and National Security, for the New York Times

Thom Shanker is a correspondent covering the Pentagon, the military and national security for The New York Times. He joined The Times in 1997, and was named Pentagon correspondent in May of 2001. Prior to that, he was assistant Washington editor, responsible for managing The Times’ coverage of foreign policy, national security and economics from the Washington bureau. He is co-author, with Eric Schmitt, of “Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda,” published in August of 2011 by Times Books and Henry Holt and Co., and was a New York Times Bestseller.

Mr. Eric Schmitt
Senior writer/Terrorism correspondent, for the New York Times

Eric Schmitt, is a senior writer for The New York Times who covers domestic and international terrorism issues. He is co-author of “Counterstrike: the Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda” (Times Books/Henry Holt). For two decades, he has covered military and national security affairs for the newspaper. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, he has made ten reporting trips to Iraq and five trips to Afghanistan to cover American military operations there. In the past year, he has also reported on counter-terrorism operations in Mali, Pakistan and Southeast Asia.
 

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Panel: Current Trends in Space Flight

General Kevin Chilton, USAF Ret.
Former Commander, US Strategic Command

Gen. Kevin P. Chilton was Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. He was responsible for the plans and operations for all U.S. forces conducting strategic deterrence and Department of Defense space and cyberspace operations. General Chilton is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Columbia University Guggenheim Fellow. A distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force pilot training and test pilot Schools, he flew operational assignments in the RF-4C and F-15 and weapons testing in the F-4 and F-15. The general also served 11 years at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and commanded STS-76, his third space shuttle mission.

General Thomas Stafford, USAF Ret.

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford is a pilot and astronaut and has flown over 120 different types of aircraft and helicopters and three different types of spacecraft. General Stafford graduated with honors from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1952 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the United States Air Force. Stafford was selected in September 1962 by NASA to participate in Projects Gemini and Apollo. In December 1965, he piloted Gemini 6 then in June 1966 he commanded Gemini 9. After Gemini 9 Gen Stafford then turned his attention to mission planning for Project Apollo. He went on to command Apollo 10 in May 1969.

Col. Pamela Melroy, USAF Ret.

Melroy was a KC-10 pilot in the United States Air Force and is a veteran of JUST CAUSE and DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, with over 200 combat and combat support hours. In June 1991, she attended the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. She was assigned to the C-17 Combined Test Force, where she served as a test pilot until her selection for the astronaut program. She served as Astronaut Support at the Kennedy Space Center and also performed CAPCOM duties in mission control. Melroy served on the Columbia Reconstruction Team as the lead for the crew module and served as deputy project manager for the Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Team. In her final position, she served as branch chief for the Orion branch of the Astronaut Office. Melroy flew three missions in space to the International Space Station, serving as pilot on two flights (STS-92 in 2000 and STS-112 in 2002), and as the mission commander on STS-120 in 2007. She is one of only two women to command a Space Shuttle mission. She has logged over 924 hours (over 38 days) in space.

Dr. Roger Launius

Roger D. Launius is a senior curator at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and graduated from Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa and received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in 1982. He then worked as a civilian historian with the United States Air Force until 1990, when he became chief historian of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1990 to 2002. He has written or edited more than 20 books on aerospace history, and pursues research in other historical areas as well.

Panel: Effective Warfighting in Contested Environments Study Overview

Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, USAF Ret.

Lieutenant General Robert Elder (USAF, retired) joined the George Mason University faculty as a research professor with the Volgenau School of Engineering following his retirement from the Air Force as the Commander of 8th Air Force and U.S. Strategic Command’s Global Strike Component. He currently conducts research in the areas of cyber enterprise resiliency, integrated command and control, deterrence operations, and the use of modeling to support national security decision-making. General Elder served as the Central Command Air Forces Deputy Commander for Operation Enduring Freedom and later as the Air Operations Center Commander and Deputy Air Component Commander for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was as the first commander of Air Force Network Operations and led the development of the cyberspace mission for the Air Force. General Elder also served as Commandant of the Air War College, and holds a doctorate in engineering from the University of Detroit.

Randall G. Walden

Randall G. Walden, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director for Information Dominance Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for planning and programming all acquisition and modernization activities for Air Force command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs. He guides development of program management directives, acquisition strategies, budget submissions, congressional testimony and international acquisition programs. He advocates acquisition program strategies for reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, command and control and combat support systems, evolving C4ISR infrastructure, net-centric operations and information warfare programs. Mr. Walden also provides Secretary of the Air Force direction and guidance for combat C4ISR systems and architectures to the Air Staff, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff and Congress. He directs activities for five C4ISR divisions.

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Panel: Energy Best Practices

Moderator: Col Ronald Torgerson USAF Ret.

Ronald A. Torgerson is Director of Federal Solutions, Worley Parsons, Hillside, Colorado, USA. He has responsibility for business development in the federal sector. Worley Parsons, (ASZ:WOR) Federal Group is headquartered in Houston, TX. In delivering engineering, procurement and construction management services, WorleyParsons possess the versatility and flexibility to serve as the sole supplier, member of a joint venture, a subcontractor or contract services locally. WorleyParsons has offices located in the United States, Australia/New Zealand, China, Middle East, Africa, Europe, East Asia, Canada, South America, and Latin America. The Company provides defense-related services for creating high performance, energy efficient, and secure facilities for commercial, industrial, and government clients.

Dr. Kevin T. Geiss

Dr. Kevin T. Geiss, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics, Washington, D.C. Dr. Geiss is responsible for providing oversight and direction for all matters pertaining to the formulation, review, and execution of plans, policies, programs, and budgets for the effective and efficient use of energy to support the global Air Force mission.

Col. Richard Fryer, USAF Ret.

Rich Fryer is the Energy Program Manager for ECC, a construction, environmental, and munitions clearance firm serving Federal Government clients in the U.S. and around the world. Rich leads ECC’s team responsible for planning, developing and building a renewable energy and energy efficiency business line for ECC. He serves as the firm’s technical lead for renewable energy, power purchase agreements, and energy-related enhanced use leases.

Lt. Col. Lucian Niemeyer, USAF Ret.

Lucien Niemeyer is a Professional Staff Member, United States Senate, Committee on Armed Services. An advisor and functional expert to Senator John McCain and the committee for military readiness, defense budgets, basing, and installation programs. Areas of oversight include combat readiness, contracting/procurement policy, depot policy, military construction, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), facility sustainment and investment accounts, family housing programs, housing and utility privatization, real estate management, host nation support, DOD energy and fuel programs and other installation programs. Also serves Senator Kelly Ayotte as the Ranking Minority Staff Director for the Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee. Joined the committee in January, 2003.

Mr. Geoffrey Prosch

Geoff Prosch is Director, Federal Government Relations for Johnson Controls, Inc. He represents the corporation’s interests to U.S. federal government organizations and supports the Johnson Controls three businesses of Automotive Experience, Building Efficiency, and Power Solutions. Prior to joining Johnson Controls he served as Principal Deputy and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations and Environment June 2001 – April 2009. He was responsible for policy development, program oversight and coordination for the design, construction, real estate, operations, maintenance and management of Army installations; privatization of Army family housing, utilities, lodging and other infrastructure programs; base realignment and closure (BRAC); environmental conservation, compliance, clean-up and site disposal programs; management of the Army's safety and occupational health programs; and management of the Army energy program. During his watch, he oversaw the establishment of the Army Installation Management Command and the Army Senior Energy Council. He was awarded the Department of the Army Decoration for Distinguished Civilian Service.

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Panel: Fighter Weapons School

General Ronald Keys, USAF Ret.
Former Commander, Air Combat Command

General Ron Keys retired from the Air Force in November 2007 after completing a career of over forty years. His last assignment was as Commander, Air Combat Command, at the time the Air Force’s largest major command, consisting of more than 1,200 aircraft, 27 wings, 17 bases and 200 operating locations worldwide with 105,000 personnel. Under his leadership, ACC organized and stood up the Air Force’s first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Wing and first Network Warfare Wing. General Keys holds a Bachelor of Science from Kansas State University and a Master’s degree in business administration from Golden Gate University. In addition to numerous professional military education courses, Gen Keys has participated in the National and International Security Seminar, JFK School of Government, Harvard, as well as Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership, in Colorado Springs. In September 2007, he received the Air Force Association's most prestigious annual award, (The H. H. Arnold Award) as the military member who had made the most significant contribution to national defense. Upon retirement he was also selected as the Air Force Reserve Officer Corps first AFROTC Distinguished Alumni award recipient. General Keys is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours in fighter aircraft, including more than 300 hours of combat time in Southeast Asia.

General Richard Myers, USAF Ret.
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

General Richard B. Myers retired as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 1 October, 2005, after serving over 40 years in the US Air Force. During his term as Chairman, he served as principal military adviser to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council. General Myers led the US Armed Forces during a time of great threat to the Nation's security. He began his term just a few weeks after the September 11th attacks, and was instrumental in guiding the US strategy for the War on Terrorism. During his tenure as Chairman, the US led international efforts to topple the Taliban and deny Al Qaida's safe haven in Afghanistan, and to defeat the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. He also oversaw the US military's role in relief efforts for the tsunami that struck the Pacific in December of 2004, and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
 

Panel: Integrity in the Military

General Ronald Keys, USAF Ret.
Former Commander, Air Combat Command

General Ron Keys retired from the Air Force in November 2007 after completing a career of over forty years. His last assignment was as Commander, Air Combat Command, at the time the Air Force’s largest major command, consisting of more than 1,200 aircraft, 27 wings, 17 bases and 200 operating locations worldwide with 105,000 personnel. Under his leadership, ACC organized and stood up the Air Force’s first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Wing and first Network Warfare Wing. General Keys holds a Bachelor of Science from Kansas State University and a Master’s degree in business administration from Golden Gate University. In addition to numerous professional military education courses, Gen Keys has participated in the National and International Security Seminar, JFK School of Government, Harvard, as well as Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership, in Colorado Springs. In September 2007, he received the Air Force Association's most prestigious annual award, (The H. H. Arnold Award) as the military member who had made the most significant contribution to national defense. Upon retirement he was also selected as the Air Force Reserve Officer Corps first AFROTC Distinguished Alumni award recipient. General Keys is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours in fighter aircraft, including more than 300 hours of combat time in Southeast Asia.

General Gregory “Speedy” Martin, USAF Ret.
Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command

General Gregory S. Martin, USAF (retired) graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1970 and served as an Air Force officer for more than 35 years before retiring from the Air Force in 2005. While on active duty, General Martin flew fighter aircraft in Southeast Asia during the Viet Nam conflict and then continued to lead and command operational forces in the field up to and including the United States Air Forces in Europe and the NATO Air Forces Northern Europe Commands in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. His last assignment was as the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command at Wright- Patterson AFB, Ohio. In that capacity, he led nearly 80,000 personnel responsible for the Air Force Research Laboratory, all Air Force Acquisition support and Test and Evaluation operations, as well as the three Air Force Air Logistics Centers, responsible for the Air Force’s Major Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities. Since retirement, General Martin serves as a consultant and board member for several aerospace and defense sector corporations. He has also served as a course facilitator and senior mentor for several universities and for the Joint Forces Command and the National Defense University.

General Bruce Carlson, USAF Ret.
Former Commander, of Air Force Materiel Command

Gen. Bruce Carlson retired from the Air Force in January 2009. After his retirement he served as the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office until July 2012. While in the Air Force he served as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. General Carlson is experienced in multiple aircraft weapons systems, is a command pilot with more than 3,300 flying hours, and has combat experience as a forward air controller in the OV-10.

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Panel: Leadership and Character Development

Moderator: Lt Gen Michael Gould

Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a highly structured four-year regimen of military training, academics, athletic and character development programs leading to a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant.

Col. Joseph Sanders

C1C Derek Travis

C1C Zachary Tulley

C1C Ester Willett

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Panel: Pacific Air Forces

Moderator: Dr. Rebecca Grant

Dr. Grant, an airpower analyst with more than 20 years of experience in Washington D.C., is president of IRIS Independent Research. She has a Ph. D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and worked for Rand Corp. and the offices of the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force before founding IRIS in 1995. She performs work on strategic planning for aerospace and government clients.

General William Begert, USAF Ret.

Gen. William J. Begert was Commander, Pacific Air Forces, and Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, until he retired in August 2004. He was responsible for Air Force activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 55,500 Air Force people serving principally in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

General Paul Hester, USAF Ret.

Gen. Paul V. Hester was Commander, Pacific Air Forces, and Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, until he retired in January 2008. He was responsibile for Air Force activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 55,500 Air Force people serving principally in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Japan and South Korea.
 

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Panel: Role of ICBM’s in the 21st Century

Moderator Maj. Gen. William Chambers
Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration

Maj. Gen. William A. Chambers is Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Washington D.C. General Chambers is responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for focus on Nuclear Deterrence Operations. He advocates for and oversees stewardship of Air Force nuclear weapon systems. In addition, he integrates the organizing, training and equipping of the Air Force's nuclear mission, and engages with joint and interagency partners for nuclear enterprise solutions.

Elbridge Colby

Elbridge Colby is a principal analyst and division lead for global strategic affairs at CNA, where he focuses on strategic, deterrence, nuclear weapons, and related issues and advises a number of U.S. Government entities. Previously, he served as policy advisor to the Secretary of Defense’s Representative for the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, as an expert advisor to the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission, as a staff member on the President’s Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding WMD, with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq, and with the State Department. Mr. Colby has also been an adjunct staff member with the RAND Corporation and has served as a consultant to a number of U.S. Government bodies.

Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, USAF Ret.

Lieutenant General Frank Klotz (USAF, Ret.) is senior fellow for strategic studies and arms control at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is the former commander of Air Force Global Strike Command. In that position, he established and then led a brand new 23,000-person organization that merged responsibility for all U.S. nuclear-capable bombers and land-based missiles under a single chain-of-command.

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