Task Force Members

GEN Ashley participated in our 2021 General and Admirals Program and is a member of our Gaza Assessment Policy Project Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr. retired from the U.S. Army November 2020 after over 36 years of activity duty

Col Stephen T. Ganyard, USMC (ret.) is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs where he was responsible for a budget of more than $5 billion related to global political-military programs, strategic political-military planning,

LTC (Prof) Sean M. Watts, USA (ret.) is a former Professor of International Law at the Judge Advocate General’s School. Previously, he served as a Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Army from 1999-2007. Currently, LTC Watts, USA (ret.) teaches

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

CDR Mark Newcomb is a former principal legal advisor to Commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, with his expertise focused on Law of the Sea and Law of War issues. He is currently Counsel and Vice President for ‘Claims, Insurance &

Lt Col Rachel E. VanLandingham, USAF (ret.) is a former Judge Advocate in the U.S. Air Force and is currently a Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles where she teaches criminal law, constitutional criminal procedure, and national

Vice Admiral Mark I. Fox, USN (ret.) is a member of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America’s (JINSA) Eastern Mediterranean and Abraham Accords policy projects. VADM Fox is also a 2018 JINSA Generals and Admirals Program participant. A

Colonel (Ret.) Marc Warren, USA is a Distinguished Fellow at JINSA’s Gemunder Center. Colonel Warren was the senior legal advisor for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), and for Coalition Forces during the invasion

COL Ian G. Corey, USA (ret.) is former General Counsel for U.S. Army Cyber Command where he led military and civilian attorneys in providing comprehensive legal support in cyberlaw, national security law, and intelligence law, among many other legal fields.