Thomas X. Hammes

A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a career Marine,
Thomas X. Hammes has spent most of his twenty-eight years
serving in infantry and intelligence assignments. Colonel
Hammes is considered by many in the defense community as
the foremost expert in insurgent warfare. He has written
numerous articles on defense issues and has appeared on
PBS’s News Hour. He is a senior military fellow at the
National Defense University. He lives with his family in
Northern Virginia.