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Group Captain (Gp Capt) Lyndon Hallett, RAF, is a command pilot with over 3000 fast jet and 800 multi-engine hours. In his flying career he became a weapons instructor, Trials Manager for the UK’s fast-jet Operational Evaluation Unit and Commander of 23 Sqn, operating the E-3D. His operational experiences comprise DESERT STORM, policing of the Bosnian No-fly Zone, a period in the Combined Air Operations Centre in the Falkland Islands, policing of the Afghanistan region and OIF. Professional Joint staff training was undertaken at the Joint Services Command and Staff College at Bracknell, before staff tours in the Directorate of Air Resources and Plans in the Ministry of Defence, a tour as Assistant Director of the Air Staff, and an ‘out of area’ appointment in Iraq, as the Chief Advisor to the Iraqi Air Force. His final staff position prior to posting to Maxwell AFB was as Gp Capt ISTAR Capability Development, responsible for the integration into service and development of all the RAF’s ISTAR platforms, including unmanned air systems. Gp Capt Hallett graduated from the AWC with Academic Distinction in May 2011 and is now a member of the Leadership and Warfighting faculty.

Dr. Grant T. Hammond is Deputy Director of the USAF Center for Strategy and Technology (CSAT) and Professor of International Security at the Air War College (AWC). The Center does alternative futures studies looking at emerging strategic landscapes and developing technologies15-25 years in the future. Dr. Hammond received his BA from Harvard, and an MA and Ph. D. from the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. Prior to coming to the Air War College, Dr. Hammond was Chairman of the International Studies Department at Rhodes College and Executive Officer at the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. He left CSAT and the AWC in 2007 to be Dean and Deputy Commandant of the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy until returning in late 2010. Dr. Hammond has written three books—Countertrade Offsets and Barter in International Political Economy (1990, PB 1993); Plowshares into Swords: Arms Races in International Politics, 1840-1991 (1993); and The Mind of War: John Boyd and American Security (2001, reprinted in PB 2004 and 2007)—and authored numerous book chapters, articles and briefings. He has addressed all the US armed services Command and Staff Colleges and War Colleges as well as military and civilian audiences in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, the Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the UK. Dr. Hammond is currently working on a book on crisis decision making in multiple crises and another on the revolution in security in the 21st century.

Dr. Christopher Hemmer is a Professor in and Chair of the Department of International Security Studies at the Air War College. Before that he taught at Cornell University and Colgate University. He received his Ph.D. in 1998 from the Department of Government at Cornell University with a specialty in international relations. He received his BA from the State University of New York at Albany, where he majored in political science and minored in psychology. His principal teaching and research interests are political psychology, American foreign policy, and Middle East politics. He is the author of, Which Lessons Matter? American Foreign Policy Decision Making in the Middle East, 1979-1987 (State University of New York Press, 2000). His recent articles include, “The Lessons of September 11th, Iraq, and the American Pendulum” Political Science Quarterly 122,2 (Summer 2007): 207-238; “Responding to a Nuclear Iran” Parameters 37,3 (Autumn 2007): 42-53; “Balancing, Bonding, and Balking: The European Union, the United States, and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process” Mediterranean Quarterly 21,2 (Spring 2010): 47-60 and “Continuity and Change in the Obama Administration’s National Security Strategy” in Comparative Strategy 30,3 (2011): 268-277.

Mr. Aaron J. Henninger has been a lecturer on the subjects of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs at Air War College since 2004. A graduate of the University Of Florida College Of Journalism, he has written extensively on issues of public relations, perception management and new media. Mr. Henninger has led public affairs efforts in the United States, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. In particular, he was responsible for all public affairs related to Saddam Hussein, the aftermath of Abu Ghraib, and other key regime leadership members in detention. Mr. Henninger is a frequent guest lecturer for government organizations and private institutions.

Dr. Howard M. Hensel is Professor of Politico-Military Affairs at the Air War College, having served as a Professor on the faculty since 1986. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Hensel has served in previous years as: the Director of Strategy (2006-2009); Academic Director of the Air War College's Electives Program (1997-2001); Director of Strategy (1994-1995); Director of International Security Studies (1990-1992); and Director of Soviet Studies (1988-1990). He received his B.A. degree in History from Texas A&M University in 1968, his M.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in 1971, and his PhD in Government from the University of Virginia in 1976. Before joining the faculty of the Air War College, Dr. Hensel served as Visiting Professor of National Security Affairs at the Air Command and Staff College (1983-1986). He has also taught at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, the Naval Postgraduate School, the University of Virginia, and the Marine Command and Staff College. Dr Hensel is the author of several books, including: The Sword of the Union: Federal Objectives and Strategies During the American Civil War (1989); The USSR and Outer Space: Soviet Media Images of Superpower Space Policy; and The Anatomy of Failure (1985); and The Anatomy of Failure (1985). He has also edited six volumes: Global Media Perspectives on the Crisis in Panama: June, 1987 – January,1990 (2011); The Prism of Just War: Asian and Western Perspectives on the Legitimate Use of Military Force (2010); The Legitimate Use of Military Force: the Just War Tradition and the Customary Law of Armed Conflict (2008); The Law of Armed Conflict: Constraints on the Contemporary Use of Military Force (2005); Sovereignty and the Global Community (2004); and The United States and Europe: Policy Imperatives in Globalizing World (2002). In addition, he has published over 40 articles and book chapters focusing on various aspects of international relations, political philosophy, the law of armed conflict, Soviet foreign / military policy, military history, and strategy. He is the Editor of the Series on Justice, International Law and Global Security, as well as the Military Strategy and Operational Art Series for Ashgate Publishing Company. He has been the recipient of several research and curriculum development grants, including those from the U.S. Air Force Research Institute, U.S. Air Force Arms Control Research Institute, the Department of Defense, the DOD Office of Net Assessment, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1997, the Governor of Alabama appointed Dr. Hensel for a three-year term as State Commissioner on the Commission for National and Community Service for the State of Alabama. In 2000, Dr, Hensel was reappointed to that position for a second three year term. He was twice elected Vice Chair of the Commission. His areas of specialization include: international relations, comparative government, Russian / Soviet area studies, military history and strategy, political philosophy, and the law of armed conflict.

Colonel Kathleen A. Hightaian, USAF, is the Associate Dean for Academic Operations at the Air War College. She received a BS degree in International Affairs from the United States Air Force Academy, a Master’s of International Management degree from Whitworth University, Washington, and a Master’s of Strategic Studies degree from the Air War College. Col Hightaian’s initial assignment was to the 924th Air Refueling Squadron at Castle AFB flying the KC-135. This was followed by an assignment at the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) in 1992. In October 1997, Col Hightaian was assigned to the United States Joint Forces Command. In July 2002, Colonel Hightaian was assigned as the Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) to the Air Force Wargaming Institute Director, College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education (CADRE), Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

Lieutenant Colonel Don Hill is the Air Force Materiel Command Chair to Air University and serves as an instructor in the Department of International Security Studies. Since his commission in 1991, Lieutenant Colonel Hill has held a variety of acquisition, technology, and staff positions, including Satellite Production Engineer, Combat Identification Flight Test Manager, Shuttle Payload Integration Officer, National Security Space Technologies Assessments Branch Chief, and Air Staff Program Element Monitor (PEM) for Industrial Preparedness and Space Technologies. In October of 2010, he was deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan as a Stability Operations Officer on the CJTF-101 staff. Most recently, he served as a Squadron Commander/Materiel Leader in the ICBM Systems Directorate. Lieutenant Colonel Hill has a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy, a Masters Degrees in Digital Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a second Masters Degree in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College.

Dr. Roy F. Houchin II joined the faculty of the Air War College Department of Warfighting in 2006 following his retirement from active duty with the Air Force. He has taught previously at the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Air Command and Staff College and in the Department of History at the US Air Force Academy. While on active duty, Dr. Houchin served as Director of Operations and Chief, Combat Operations, 607th Combat Operations Squadron, Osan, South Korea. He also held various air battle management assignments in the Tactical Air Command, Air Force Space Command, Air Combat Command and HQ USAF. He is the author of US Hypersonic Research and Development: The Rise and Fall of Dyna-Soar, 1944-1963, Taylor and Francis Publishing, 2006, several chapters in edited works and numerous articles in professional journals. He is the Military Space editor for Quest: the History of Spaceflight Quarterly. Dr. Houchin holds a B.A. and M.A. from Western Kentucky University, and a Ph.D. from Auburn University. His areas of interest and expertise are history of technology and military history (particularly space and World War I), as well as airpower history, theory and doctrine.

Dr. Kimberly Hudson is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Security Studies at the Air War College. She received her PhD in 2008 from the Political Science Department at Brown University, specializing in International Relations and Political Theory. She received her BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she majored in Political Science. Her research and teaching interests include just war theory, genocide, and conflict resolution/negotiation. Dr Hudson is the author of Justice, Intervention, and Force: Re-assessing Just War Theory in the Twenty-first Century (Routledge, 2009), which focuses on the moral dilemmas surrounding the resort to war, with particular emphasis on armed humanitarian intervention, as well as numerous book chapters and conference papers. Dr Hudson has also served as Chair of the Culture Department at the Air Force Culture and Language Center and as Deputy Director, Air Force Negotiation Center of Excellence.

Colonel Alan L. Hunt, Jr. is the Associate Dean of Resident Programs at the Air War College and previously served in the capacity of Air Mobility Command Chair. He has commanded at Squadron, Group, and Wing levels and has also served in key staff positions at HQ Air Mobility Command, HQ Air Force Special Operations Command, HQ Air Force, US Transportation Command, US Central Command, and US Special Operations Command. His most recent assignments included duties as Executive Officer to the Air Mobility Command Commander and Commander, 375th Airlift Wing, Scott AFB Illinois; Commander, 715th Air Mobility Operations Group, Hickam AFB, HI; and United States Transportation Command Liaison Officer to United States Central Command and United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, FL and Camp As Sayliyah Qatar. He served in Operations JUST CAUSE, DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, SOUTHERN WATCH, JOINT ENDEAVOR, JOINT FORGE, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM. Colonel Hunt received his Air Force commission from the University of Notre Dame in 1986 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management. He holds Masters Degrees from Troy State University, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College. He is currently finishing his Doctorate of Education in Instructional Leadership from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Colonel Hunt is a Master Navigator with over 1600 hours in air mobility and special operations aircraft.

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