Representing US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Maritime Enforcement Specialist Justin W. Mulkey, distinguished himself through exceptional service as the Advanced Interdiction Team (AIT) 2 Squad Leader and senior Boarding Officer, during a boarding with Naval Special Warfare (NSW) off…
Representing US Marine Corps Sergeant Jaryk D. Pitsch exemplified outstanding leadership and unwavering dedication while serving with Battery E, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, during the critical withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Stationed at Hamid Karzai International Airport in…
Representing US Army Sergeant First Class Luke Donofrio, United States Army, is recognized for superior leadership, conspicuous gallantry, and dauntlessness in action against the enemy as a Squad Leader, specifically while deployed to a Joint Task Force in direct support…
IDF BG Effie Defrin is a former Visiting Fellow at JINSA and a former participant in JINSA’s 2019 Brigadier Generals Military Leadership Education Program. Since March 2025, BG Defrin has been Head of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, serving as Israel’s…
Lt Gen Charles L. Moore Jr. is the former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and a 2022 JINSA Generals and Admirals Program participant. USCYBERCOM directs, synchronizes and coordinates cyberspace planning and operations to defend and…
N. Nolan Judd joined JINSA as the Executive Assistant to the President & CEO after previously serving as a policy intern during his undergraduate studies. Nolan is a graduate from the University of Glasgow, where he graduated with a M.A.…
Lt Gen Scott A. Howell is the former Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. He retired from the United States Air Force in Aug. 2021 after a 34-year distinguished military career, primarily in special operations, with extensive deployment experience…
Adm. Michael Rogers is a native of Chicago and attended Auburn University, graduating in 1981 and receiving his commission via the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. Rogers is a distinguished graduate of the National War College and a graduate of…
Blake Johnson is the Communications Director for the Jewish Institute for National Security of America. Blake has more than 17 years of media and communications experience in Washington, D.C., having worked at think tanks, public affairs firms, and television and…
General (Ret) Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie, Jr. became JINSA’s Hertog Distinguished Fellow in March 2024. He became the Executive Director of the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute in May 2022. In July 2022, he also became…