Dr. Makovsky has worked extensively on U.S.-Israel defense ties, U.S. policy toward Iran, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, the Persian Gulf, the role of energy in U.S. national security policy, and the Eastern Mediterranean. Previously, he served as Foreign Policy Director for the Bipartisan Policy Center, special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and an energy market analyst for various investment firms.

Dr. Makovsky has written articles, op-eds and editorials for various publications on U.S. national security issues primarily involving the Middle East as well as energy markets. He is also author of Churchill’s Promised Land (Yale University Press), a diplomatic-intellectual history of Winston Churchill’s complex relationship with Zionism. He has a Ph.D. in diplomatic history from Harvard University, an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School, and a B.A. in history from the University of Chicago.

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VADM Bird graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Catholic University of America and has completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI in Foreign Affairs, International Relations and National Security.

As a career submarine officer, VADM Bird has served on fast attack and ballistic missile submarines in both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. His assignments included, USS Seahorse (SSN 669), USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN 641), USS Sea Devil (SSN 664), USS Tunny (SSN 682), and USS Scranton (SSN 756) where he served as the commanding officer and was awarded the Naval Submarine League’s Jack Darby Award for Inspirational Leadership and Excellence in Command, and earned the Submarine Squadron Six (CSS-6) Battle Efficiency “E” for two consecutive years in 1994 and 1995. He commanded Submarine Squadron Eight (CSS-8) which included eight fast attack submarines in Norfolk, VA., from August 1999 to April 2001.

VADM Bird has served as special assistant (Legislative Affairs) to the chief of naval personnel; principal assistant in the Office of Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Undersea Warfare (Readiness and Tactics); division chief for Central, South and Southeast Asia (J5); the assistant deputy director for Political-Military Affairs Asia, J5, on the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and the J3/J4 – director for Operations and Plans, Logistics and Engineering, United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), Norfolk, VA. He also has served as the 39th commander of Submarine Group 7, commander, Task Force 74, and commander Task Force 54 in Yokosuka, Japan.

VADM Bird assumed duties as the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, before becoming Commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Following his tour at the 7th Fleet, VADM Bird reported to the Pentagon and OPNAV staff as the Director of the Navy Staff.

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Lieutenant General Glueck’s command experiences include: Marine Medium Squadron 365, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Joint Task Forces 535 and 505, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Marine Corps Combat Development Center.

Lieutenant General Glueck’s general officer staff assignments include: Director Expeditionary Force Development at the Marine Corps Combat Development Center, Chief of Staff US Southern Command, Chief of Staff Multi-National Forces Iraq, Director of Logistics and Operations US Africa Command and Deputy Commandant for Combat Development.

Lieutenant General Glueck is a graduate of Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College and NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois and a Master of Science degree in Business Management from Troy State University, Alabama.

Lieutenant General Glueck retired from the Marine Corps in October of 2015; he currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife Elizabeth. Lieutenant General Glueck currently serves on the North Carolina Military Foundation, Purple Heart Homes and JINSA advisory boards.

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From 2006-2008, he served as the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations (PP&O). This posting followed his command of the 1st Marine Division where he led the ground assault during the second Battle of Fallujah in Iraq in 2004 and managed security operations in the Al Anbar province during the 2005 Iraqi national elections.

He sits on JINSA’s Board of Advisors and serves as a member of its Hybrid Warfare Task Forces and previously on its Gaza Assessment Task Force.

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Prior to assuming this position, General Hostage was Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Southwest Asia. As the Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command, the general was responsible for developing contingency plans and conducting air operations in a 20- nation area of responsibility covering Central and Southwest Asia.

General Hostage is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, and a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours. He has flown combat missions in multiple aircraft, logging more than 600 combat hours in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.

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Previously, he served as the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Counselor, Department of State, managing a global foreign policy portfolio.

While on active military duty he served as Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and in the J-8/ Joint Chiefs of Staff office working on missile defense issues.

Col Ganyard, USMC (ret.) is a graduate of Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He has published articles and op-eds in The New York Times, other publications, and professional journals.

Currently, he is President of Avascent Global Advisors.

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He earned a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado in 1992, a J.D. from William & Mary School of Law in 1999, and an LL.M. from the Judge Advocate General’s School in 2004.

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General Fiel entered the Air Force in 1981 as a graduate of Officer Training School. He has held a variety of assignments and has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels. Additionally, he has held a variety of staff positions at major command, unified command, Air Staff and Secretary of the Air Force levels. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Vice Commander, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, Washington, D.C..

General Fiel has significant experience in combat and leadership positions in major joint contingency operations. He commanded a special operations squadron during Bosnia and Kosovo operations. From September 2001 to March 2003, he was forward-deployed as the Joint Special Operations Air Component Commander in Operation Enduring Freedom. From May 2006 to April 2008, he was forward-deployed as a Task Force Commander multiple times for operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

EDUCATION
1980 Bachelor of Science degree in Management, University of Buffalo, N.Y. 1984 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

1989 Master’s degree in Management, Troy State University

1992 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 1992 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.

2001 Master’s degree in strategic studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2005 National Security Management Course, Syracuse University, N.Y.

2008 Navy Senior Leader Business Course, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ASSIGNMENTS
1.  July 1981 – July 1982, student, undergraduate navigator training and electronic warfare officer training, 323rd Flying Training Wing, Mather AFB, Calif.

2.  August 1982 – July 1984, MC-130E EWO instructor and executive officer, 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

3.  August 1984 – July 1985, standardization and evaluation EWO, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

4.  August 1985 – August 1986, executive officer, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

5.  September 1986 – September 1987, Air Staff Training Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C.

6.  September 1987 – September 1988, Chief, MC-130E Standardization and Evaluation, Headquarters 23rd Air Force, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

7.  September 1988 – September 1989, Chief, Electronic Combat Division, Headquarters 23rd Air Force, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

8.  September 1989 – February 1990, executive officer to the Vice Commander, 23rd Air Force, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

9.  February 1990 – May 1991, aide-de-camp to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

10.  June 1991 – June 1992, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

11. June 1992 – September 1992, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.

12.  September 1992 – April 1994, Chief, North Asia Air Defense Division, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

13.  April 1994 – August 1995, Chief, Crisis Management Division, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

14.  September 1995 – January 1997, Director of Operations, 18th Flight Test Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

15.  February 1997 – September 1999, Assistant Director of Operations, Director of Operations and Commander, 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

16.  September 1999 – July 2000, Deputy Commander, 16th Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

17.  August 2000 – June 2001, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

18.  July 2001 – April 2003, Commander, Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

19.  April 2003 – May 2005, Commander, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland AFB, N.M.

20.  June 2005 – December 2005, Director of Operations, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

21.  December 2005 – April 2006, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Forces, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

22.  April 2006 – April 2008, Deputy Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

23.  May 2008 – September 2009, Director, Center for Force Structure, Requirements, Resources and Strategic Assessments, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.

24.  October 2009 – June 2010, Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.

25.  June 2010 – June 2011, Vice Commander, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, Washington, D.C. 26, June 2011 – present, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1.  September 1992 – August 1995, Chief, North Asia Air Defense Division and Chief, Crisis Management Division, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as a major

2.  July 2001 – April 2003, Commander, Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., as a colonel

3.  April 2006 – April 2008, Deputy Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., as a brigadier general

4.  May 2008 – September 2009, Director, Center for Force Structure, Requirements, Resources and Strategic Assessments, Headquarters, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla., as a brigadier general and major general

5.  October 2009 – June 2010, Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla., as a major general

6.  June 2010 – June 2011, Vice Commander, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, Washington, D.C.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master navigator Flight hours: More than 2,000

Aircraft flown: T-43, T-37, MC-130E/H and AC-130A/H/U

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit

Distinguished Flying Cross

Bronze Star Medal with three oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal

Aerial Achievement Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Kosovo Campaign Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Iraq Campaign Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal

NATO Medal (Former Republic of Yugoslavia)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 15, 1981

First Lieutenant July 15, 1983

Captain July 15, 1985

Major October 1, 1991

Lieutenant Colonel December 1, 1996

Colonel March 1, 2001

Brigadier General Nov. 2, 2006

Major General Dec. 3, 2009

Lieutenant General June 11, 2010

(Current as of April 2014)

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He is currently Counsel and Vice President for ‘Claims, Insurance & Regulatory Matters’ for ZIM American Shipping Services Company, LLC. He is also the general agent for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. and supervises all legal affairs, risk management, and regulatory programs related to ZIM’s marine and inland operations throughout North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

CDR Newcomb graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981 and served as a Line Officer until his transfer to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in 1988, after attaining his Juris Doctor from the College of William and Mary School of Law.

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