Personal: Born 16 April 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida. Native of Quincy, Florida. Speaks German.

• Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, Center for European Policy Analysis
• Advisor, Berlin Global Advisors
• Board Member, Spirit of America
• Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies

U.S. Army Experience:

2014-2017       Commander, U.S. Army Europe

2012                Promotion – Lieutenant General

2011                Promotion – Major General

2008                Promotion – Brigadier General

2002                Promotion – Colonel

1994                Promotion – Lieutenant Colonel

1991                Promotion – Major

1984                Promotion – Captain

1981                Promotion – First Lieutenant

1980                Graduated from U.S. Military Academy

Selected Media and Analysis:

• Ben Hodges and Elizabeth Braw, “Deutschland sollte Autobahnen bauen,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 14 May 2018.
• Thomas Gutschker, “The Long Trek,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 13 May 2018.
• Brooks Tigner, “Waiting for Europe’s Budgetary Chickens to Roost—or Roast—At NATO,” Atlantic Council, 10 May 2018.
• Interview with 15min in Lithuania (27 March 2018)
• Interview with TVN 24 BiS in Poland (9 May 2018)
• Interview on Bugajski Hour at Voice of America, Washington, D.C. (1 May 2018)
• Interview with AGERPRES in Romania (24 April 2018)
• Interview with InfoTV in Lithuania (3 April 2018)
• Interview with LRT in Lithuania (2 April 2018)

Selected Commentary:

• NATO defense expenditures: “We need a more sophisticated approach to the spending guideline. The 2-percent number gets tossed around like dues in a club, which is unhelpful. I think the Alliance should take a hard look at the 2-percent calculus to redefine it. There should be a formula that is acceptable to all where allies get credit for dual-use spending that has real and demonstrable military value.”
• U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA: “I was disappointed that we were leaving the agreement with Iran. Not because it is a good deal, but because cooperation with our allies is very important… It worries me when we show contempt for such allies as Great Britain, Germany, Germany or France. The cohesion of our nations was our strength and advantage. Considering all factors, one must remember that one must stand not against the allies.” [As seen on TVN]