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Retired from the Marine Corps as a Marine Gunner after 23 years of service.
Prior to promotion to Gunner, Callen spent his time in the infantry, serving in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Marine Divisions.
In 2021, Gunner Callen was awarded the Gunner Henry Lewis Hulbert Trophy for Outstanding Leadership.
Analyst at a sub-Saharan Africa-based consulting firm. He has extensive international experience living and working in the United States, France, Mauritania, Uganda, Kenya, and Senegal. Avery holds a degree in Politics & International Affairs from Wake Forest University.
Analyst, writer, and commentator focussing on sub-Saharan African security issues, with a particular emphasis on Islamist extremist groups in the region
Jihoon Yu is a research fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses.
Yonghan Park is an associate research fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses and North Korean Military Division.
Lieutenant General Keith J. Stalder is a retired United States Marine Corps general, who commanded the United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific in 2008-2010.
Dean Patterson is a retired Marine Corps Colonel, who has commanded aviation command and control units at the Squadron and Group level.
Lt. Gen. Scott Howell, USAF (ret.) is the 15th Commander of Joint Special Operations Command and is a 2022 participant in JINSA’s Generals & Admirals trip to Israel.
Blaise Misztal is Vice President for Policy at JINSA.
Jacob Olidort is Director of Research at JINSA.
National security professional with stints at the Senate Commerce and Foreign Relations Committees and the Department of Homeland Security
Writer and graduate student at Columbia University School of the Arts. Nahins served in the US Air Force from 2011 to 2017 as an Unmanned Sensor Operator, having flown 3,000 combat hours in the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper