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Rear Admiral (Ret.) T McCreary
T. L. McCreary is the President of Military.com (Military Advantage, Inc.) and retired from the U.S. Navy in 2006 as a Rear Admiral and the Navy’s top spokesperson in his role as Chief of Information. With over 27 years of military service, he is able to provide commentary and information on any major military policy decision or issue. Following his retirement from the Navy, he served as the Communications Director of the U.S. Special Operations Command and the National Counterterrorism Center.
Admiral McCreary served on the battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB-63) during Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf, was the spokesman for the U.S. Fifth Fleet in the Middle East in the mid 1990s, and the Public Affairs Officer for the United States Pacific Command in the late 1990s. On September 11, 2001 he was serving as a Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon when it was attacked and he served as a key communicator for the Department of Defense and the Joint Chiefs in the aftermath of the attack. He has an MS in Mass Communication and Public Relations from San Diego State University and a BA in History from Northern Kentucky University.
Ward Carroll
Ward Carroll is the editor of Military.com. During his 20-year Navy career he served in four different F-14 squadrons based at NAS Oceana and was the operations officer for Carrier Air Wing One. He was editor of Approach magazine and a contributing editor for Naval Aviation News. Ward is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and spent his last tour on active duty there as an instructor teaching English, Leadership, and ethics.
His writing has appeared in a wide range of periodicals including Golf World and Hits. His three books about a Tomcat pilot — Punk's War, Punk's Wing, and Punk's Fight — have been widely praised for their realistic portrayals of a Naval Aviator's life. He has two other published works and is (slowly) writing his sixth.
Ward brings his military experience to Military.com on a daily basis. He is a frequently requested commentator on major military policy issues across the media spectrum and a variety of public forums. In May of 2010 he embedded with Army and Marine Corps troops in Afghanistan, reporting on the war through the eyes of those fighting it.
Philip Ewing
Philip Ewing is the editor of DoDBuzz and the Pentagon correspondent for Military.com. He brings a daily dose of the "E" Ring to his readers covering strategy and intelligence, acquisition, contracts, major policy changes and service-specific news. Phil came to Military.com from POLITICO, where he served as Pentagon correspondent and authored the widely read daily email column Morning Defense. Before that, he worked for the Military Times newspapers covering the Navy. He has reported from 20 ships, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, Haiti and elsewhere. Ewing holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and a master's in journalism from the University of Illinois at Springfield. He lives in Alexandria, Va.
Bryant Jordan
Bryant Jordan is an associate editor and White House correspondent for Military.com. Bryant covers all corners of the military arena, is an expert on "Don't Ask Don't Tell" issues, religious proselytizing and other ongoing military policy issues. He has covered Air Force support missions during the Kosovo War and in 2006 the aero-medical evacuation mission out of Balad Air Base, Iraq. A journalist since 1979, Jordan also covered stories in Lebanon, Gaza and Morocco. During the Vietnam War he was assigned to 15th Admin. Co., 1st Cavalry Division, Bien Hoa Army Base. Before joining Military.com Jordan was a staff writer and deputy news editor for Military Times newspapers in Springfield, Va.
John Reed
John Reed is the Washington, DC-based editor of Military.com's Defense Tech blog and the associate editor of DoDBuzz. Before joining Military.com John was the air warfare staff writer for Defense News where he covered major trends in military aviation and the defense industry around the world. Prior to that, he covered the U.S. Air Force and Congress for InsideDefense.com and its sister publication Inside the Air Force. Reed comes to Military.com with a plethora of experience and insight into technology, aviation, and war-fighting. He puts it all together to craft one heck of a column read by those in the know. A New England native, Reed graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a dual degree in international affairs and history.
Matthew Cox
Matthew Cox is an experienced defense writer. He’s covered the Army and other services for the past 13 years, focusing on small arms, individual equipment and modernization. Matthew has seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he’s spent most of his embeds living with Stryker and light infantry platoons.
The bulk of Matthew’s experience comes from working 12 years for Army Times, the largest of the Gannett-owned, independent Military Times publications. As a senior staff writer, he reported and wrote investigative stories about the successes and failures of Army weapons development and procurement, body armor testing, camouflage, ammunition and readiness and training issues.
Matthew earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1994 and spent four years in the U.S. Army, serving as an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division.
Jack Murphy
Jack Murphy is a regular contributor to the popular Kit Up! blog which focuses on weapons and the associated gear – standard issue and otherwise – used by the front line forces in the most extreme combat environments.
Growing up in New York, Jack Murphy enlisted in the US Army at 19 years old. After completing Infantry Basic Training, Airborne School, and the Ranger Indoctrination Program, he was assigned to 3rd Ranger Battalion. As a Ranger he served as an Anti-Tank gunner, Sniper, and Team Leader and he also graduated from Ranger School and Sniper School.
After a several deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, he attended the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course and was selected as a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant. Over a year was spent training in the Special Forces Qualification Course, including further weapons training, SERE School, language training, and more.
Assigned as the Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group, Murphy was again sent to numerous schools and training courses before being deployed to Iraq. Acting as the senior trainer and adviser to an Iraqi SWAT team, his Special Forces team conducted Direct Action and other missions across Northern Iraq.
Having left the military in 2010, he is now working towards a degree in Political Science at Columbia University. He is the author of Reflexive Fire, a military thriller and the PROMIS series.
Brandon Webb
Brandon Webb is the Editor of Kit Up! the widely popular blog that focuses on weapons and the associated gear – standard issue and otherwise – used by the front line forces in the most extreme combat environments.
Webb is a former US Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer with over thirteen years active duty service. His career involved combat deployments to the Middle East and Afghanistan. After his last deployment to Afghanistan with SEAL Team 3 ECHO platoon, he worked at the Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment (TRADET) Sniper Cell. His last tour was as the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager. The intense three month long US Navy SEAL sniper program is arguably one of the best courses in the world. As Course Manager he graduated over 300 students including his friend and former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell author of Lone Survivor.
After leaving the SEAL teams in 2006, he spent a year working for an OGA (Other Government Agency) in Iraq and has since transitioned to writing and business full time.
He is the co-author of The 21st Century Sniper and author of his pending memoir (Title TBD) set to release in late 2012 with St. Martin’s Press. In the media he has been regularly featured on CNN and other national news networks as a subject matter expert on Special Operations and the Navy SEALs. In 2010 he helped produce a NATGEO TV special titled Pirate Hunters. The show covered the SEAL sniper operations that resulted in the sniper shots that killed all three Somalian pirates simultaneously and resulted in the rescue of US shipping captain Richard Phillips.
Brandon actively contributed on Kit Up before assuming the role of Host and Editor in 2011. His goal is to continue to put soul into Kit Up with authentic content and by actively engaging with the Kit Up viewers.
Sarah Blansett
Sarah is the Editor of CaptainMolly.com, a Military.com blog for female servicemembers. The blog is written by military women, for military women and is an online extension of the unbreakable bond they share. The blogs examine the opportunities, the challenges, the unbelievable, the absurd, the insane and the hysterically funny aspects of being a female in the military. Sarah has over 10 years of experience in the military and can provide expert commentary on issues pertaining to women in the service. For more information go to www.CaptainMolly.com.
Benefits Issues and Veterans Employment:
Terry Howell
Terry Howell is the Managing Editor for Benefits for Military.com and the author of The Military Advantage, an annually updated guide to military and veteran benefits.
Widely regarded as the leading expert on military education and retirement benefits, Terry joined the Military.com team in 2003 after 20 years of service in the U.S. Coast Guard. Terry has provided career, finance, education, benefits and transition counseling to service members and their families for more than 10 years. He worked directly with the Department of Defense to create content for their online transition assistance program known as TurboTAP. In 2009 he met with White House staff to provide input on issues surrounding the implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Information on military benefits can be found by clicking here.
Susan Fallon
Susan Fallon is Senior Director of Business Development for Military.com and Monster Government Solutions. Susan is responsible for working with government agencies, industry and non-profit organizations to leverage and expand Military.com's online community, tools and resources to assist the nation's service members, veterans and their families, particularly in the areas of military transition and Veteran and Spouse employment.
Prior to joining Military.com, Susan served as Senior Director of Corporate Development at the Navy League of the United States where she directed industry partnerships, fundraising and military outreach in support of the League's work on behalf of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine. Susan also serves on the National Advisory Board of the University of Southern California's Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, the Board of Directors of the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network, as a Trustee of the Wounded Marine Careers Foundation and a Board Member of the Navy League National Capitol Council. She and her pug are also a volunteer Therapy Dog team with Fidos For Freedom©. Susan is a graduate of The University of Virginia.
Military Spouse/Family Experts:
Jacey Eckhart
Jacey Eckhart is a nationally syndicated military columnist, author of the book The Homefront Club: The Hardheaded Woman's Guide to Raising a Military Family, and the voice behind the award-winning CD, "These Boots: A Spouse's Guide To Stepping Up and Standing Tall During Deployment." Her column "Mandatory Fun" appears on CinCHouse.com.
Jacey was born in an Air Force hospital and attended six different schools before leaving her military family for college. Since her marriage to a Navy surface warfare officer 23 years ago, Jacey has enjoyed most of the delights of military family life. The family has moved 15 times within the continental United States and once overseas. They managed six deployments, three blizzards, two record breaking droughts, a sniper attack, California wildfires and one wicked Hurricane Katrina as well as negotiated pregnancy and childbirth while their sailor was stationed in the Arabian Sea during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Eckhart's ability to translate thousands of interviews with military families into concrete strategies makes her workshops compelling for active duty members, reservists, National Guardsmen, providers and family members of all ages. Her experience as a journalist, as well as a military brat, military spouse and military mom color her insights into the inner workings of military culture in a way few other professionals can copy. Her current series of Spartan Family workshops has won approval from even the most experienced military members. Best of all, audiences appreciate the way Eckhart's irreverent style leaves participants laughing even while they are learning, networking, and making her training their own.
Jacey is an expert on military family issues and has extensive experience on camera and on the radio. Her latest column can be found at www.cinchouse.com.
Andi Hurley
Andi Hurley is the founder and editor of SpouseBUZZ, Military.com's blog for military spouses. SpouseBUZZ offers "slice of life" first person narratives from real military spouses who have a lot to say about the issues affecting their lives. Andi writes about love, marriage, red tape, and the often humorous experiences of military spouses. Andi also works directly with the spouse community through the SpouseBUZZ LIVE events held at or near military installations. SpouseBUZZ LIVE brings spouses together to discuss issues, share information and connect with others who truly understand the challenges and rewards of military life.
Andi is also the founder and organizer of the Annual MilBlog Conference, a yearly event which brings military bloggers together in Washington, DC to discuss issues of importance to the military community. President George W. Bush, GEN David Petraeus, Admiral J. C. Harvey, RADM Mark Fox, The Honorable Pete Geren, LTG William Caldwell, MG Mike Oates, MG David Hogg and MG Kevin Bergner have addressed previous conferences. Military.com is the presenter of the Annual MilBlog Conference.
Andi is married to an active-duty soldier and is an expert spokesperson on military spouse issues. More information on SpouseBUZZ can be found at www.spousebuzz.com.
Amy Bushatz
Amy is an Army wife, mother, and journalist who is a contributor to our popular SpouseBUZZ blog and a contributing reporter for CinCHouse.com and Military.com. Never afraid to ask the tough questions, Amy writes about what is really important to military families and can provide an insider's look at what spouses think about subjects like deployments, moving, and of course the possibility of losing a loved one. Amy is passionate about the life she and her husband have chosen for their family and is the perfect choice for interviews about military spouses, and the challenges and rewards of military life.
Amy has a degree in Communications from Thomas Edison State College and the school of Military Life. She is a 2010 winner of the Philips Foundation Journalism Fellowship. To see her blog on SpouseBuzz go to http://spousebuzz.com/blog/author/amy.
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