Bradford Hackert, an enlisted veteran, conducted counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He will graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a B.S. in Political Science. He traveled to Eastern Europe to study Nazi and Soviet occupation and oppression, provided humanitarian relief in Japan and Haiti, and competed as a decathlete. He plans to pursue a MA in War Studies and a MA in Public Policy at King’s College. Brad aspires to understand holistically the changing character of warfare in the 21^stcentury and apply the correct lessons learned in the future within Special Operations Command.