Center Vision
The twin American victories in the Second World War and the Cold War established our country as “the last, best hope for man on Earth.” Freedom’s cause in every part of the globe depends upon a strong America. With our country secure, we can, with greater confidence, advance American security abroad. American security is exemplified by a strong military, fair trade deals, alliances that are equitable, aggressors who are isolated, and those who harm us, destroyed. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) examines American security abroad as a prerequisite for peace at home: always putting American interests first. This includes removing ourselves from endless, unnecessary wars in order to rebuild the homeland, while also understanding our indispensable role in maintaining a world at peace.
The America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security champions Americans rather than a theoretical “America” imagined by the Washington national security establishment. The exercise of American power requires clear justification, and an America First approach ensures that American power is used in the interest of Americans. To advance that goal, the Center looks to ensure that there will be rigorous advancement of policies which will serve as an authentically American alternative to Washington’s increasingly obsolescent foreign and defense policy orthodoxy.
The phrase America First refers to an approach rooted in an awareness of America’s unique role in the world, and its unmatched ability to do best for others when its people are strong, safe, and prosperous. It means that any commitments of American lives or dollars abroad must come with concrete benefits to the American people. Every investment of American resources needs to reap a substantial security benefit.
POLICY OVERVIEW
- Maintain the America First Tradition in the National Security Profession
- Bolster America’s Economic Might
- Expand America’s Unrivaled Military Strength
- End Endless Wars and Make Foreign Commitments Strategic
- Secure our Nation’s Borders
- Eliminate Global Terrorists Who Threaten to Harm Americans
Statement: Steve Yates on Speaker McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan President Tsai
H.R.1 Energy Roundtable Discussion
America First National Security Symposium
Defining National Security: A comparison of the Trump and Biden Administration’s National Security Strategies
Gloria McDonald
Stakeholder Toolkit: Combating Antisemitism In Your State
AFPI’s Top National Security Priorities for the 118th Congress
Biden Administration Releases Its National Security Strategy (NSS): A Comparison
Ending Putin’s Invasion: Defining the Direction of U.S. Assistance (as of day 231 of the invasion)
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, the Honorable John Ratcliffe, the Honorable Fred Fleitz, the Honorable Robert Wilkie, and Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.
Timeline of Russia’s Nord Stream 1 & 2 Pipelines
Abraham Accords Mindset: A Bold Vision for the Middle East and America
Jacob Olidort and Jared Stone
America First in the Middle East: The Middle East Peace Project at AFPI
Jacob Olidort
The Wartime Harvest
Sam Buchan, Kristen Ziccarelli, And Luke Lindberg
Maintaining America’s Superpower Status
The European Union Announces Plan for Phased Ban of Russian Oil and Refined Products—America Must Meet the Moment
Former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Chair of AFPI’s Center for Energy Independence, and Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, Co-Chair of AFPI’s Center for American Security
Issue Brief: Explaining Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and The Need for an America First Approach
Twenty Years Later: The Current and Future Course of America’s War on Terrorism
Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.
WARFIGHTING AND MILITARY READINESS AFTER THE POST 9/11 WARS
Javon Price
THE ERA OF GREAT TRAGEDY ACCOUNTABILITY
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, Jacob Olidort, Ph.D., and Javon Price
An Answer That Raises Questions - The “Wuhan Lab Leak” Theory and Implications for Biodefense and Public Health
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, Jacob Olidort, Ph.D., and Heidi Overton, M.D.
Operation Warp Speed: Innovating Vaccine Development While Addressing a National Crisis
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, Jacob Olidort, Ph.D., and Heidi Overton, M.D.
Getting Iran Right: A Way Forward on Deterring Iran’s Malign Activities
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg and Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.
Center for American Security Overview
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg and Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.
Department of Defense Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Service Members
STATEMENT on FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
America First Policy Institute Announces Middle East Peace Project
AFPI Executive Director Chad Wolf Runs Into The Lion’s Den on CNN
Chad Wolf
AFPI ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF FORMER SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ROBERT WILKIE
Statement On President Biden’s Announcement of $1.2 Billion in Additional U.S. Assistance to Ukraine
STATEMENT: Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg on Finland and Sweden NATO Application
AFPI on America’s Security and Standing in the World after Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
The Leadership of the America First Policy Institute Provided the Following Reactions and Insight Into the State of America One Year Into the Biden Administration
Fred Fleitz Joins AFPI’s Center for American Security
President Biden plays checkers while Putin plays chess
General Keith Kellogg
STATEMENT: LT. GENERAL (RET.) KEITH KELLOGG ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS
STATEMENT: LT. GENERAL (RET.) KEITH KELLOGG ON TRAGIC ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN
ICYMI: America First Policy Institute Backs Cuban Protests
Jack Gournell in Newsmax
STATEMENT: LT. GENERAL (RET.) KEITH KELLOGG ON CUBA’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
ICYMI: LT. GEN. (RET.) KEITH KELLOGG PREVIEWS BIDEN’S PRESS CONFERENCE ON RUSSIA SUMMIT
The Biden Administration’s Middle East Mess
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg and Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.
AFPI PRESIDENT/CEO BROOKE ROLLINS STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY OF U.S. EMBASSY MOVE TO JERUSALEM
Statement: Steve Yates on Speaker McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan President Tsai
Confronting Growing Threats from North Korea
Ending Putin’s Invasion: Defining the Direction of U.S. Assistance (Updated - as of day 285 of the invasion)
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, the Honorable Fred Fleitz, the Honorable Robert Wilkie, Jacob Olidort, Ph.D., Gloria McDonald
Bibi’s Return and the Future of U.S. - Israel Relations
After Amini: Engagement with an Iran in Transition
Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.
Biden’s Negligence Causes North Korea Threat to Surge
Fred Fleitz
Biden administration’s problem with Saudi Arabia
Jacob Olidort and Sam Buchan
The Iran protests and the Biden administration’s human rights hypocrisy
Jacob Olidort
AFPI Executive Director Chad Wolf Runs Into The Lion’s Den on CNN
Chad Wolf
Ambassador Richard Grenell speaks on collapsed Serbia-Kosovo
TUNE IN: Ukraine and the Crisis of Food Security, A Conversation with Key Humanitarian Partners
Op-ed: America needs its Gulf allies
Jacob Olidort & Sam Buchan
Biden’s Intelligence Disclosures: An Escalatory Approach to Russia
Gloria McDonald
Expert Insight: Russia and China Veto of U.N. Security Council Resolution on North Korea’s Recent Missile Tests a Sign of Biden Administration’s Incompetence
Fred Fleitz
AFPI 2022 Annual Policy Summit
AFPI Statement on WHO’s World Health Assembly Annual Convening
Gen. (Ret.) Keith Kellogg & Former Governor Bobby Jindal
The Cartels of Mexico: Death, Drugs, and Depravity from America’s Porous Southern Border
Alex Zemek
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Fox Business to discuss Putin’s “Victory Day” speech
Maintaining America’s Superpower Status
The European Union Announces Plan for Phased Ban of Russian Oil and Refined Products—America Must Meet the Moment
Former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Chair of AFPI’s Center for Energy Independence, and Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, Co-Chair of AFPI’s Center for American Security
The New Terrorist Wave Sweeping Israel: How is This Year Different from Others?
Jacob Olidort
America First on the Crisis in Ukraine
Issue Brief: Explaining Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and The Need for an America First Approach
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss the latest on Ukraine
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Cavuto: Coast to Coast to discuss the latest on Ukraine
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss the latest on Ukraine
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Varney on Fox Business to discuss Russia & Ukraine negotiations
Happy First Birthday AFPI!
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Mornings with Maria to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine
America First Foreign Policy Principles in Practice
Fred Fleitz joined Fox Business Tonight to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine
Unleashing U.S. Energy Dominance Livestream Discussion
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joins America’s Newsroom to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine
Op-Ed: How the Left Is Using Ukraine to Discredit Trump and ‘America First’
Fred Fleitz
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports to react to President Biden’s speech at NATO
Fred Fleitz joined Fox News @ Night to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine
Op-ed: Biden’s Nuclear Deal With Iran Is Set To Be Even More Disastrous Than Obama’s
Fred Fleitz
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss Russia and Ukraine
Fred Fleitz joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Jesse Watters Primetime to discuss Russia and Ukraine
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine
Fred Fleitz joined Fox News Live to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined the Faulkner Focus to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine
Op-ed: Trump’s Abraham Accords continue to rack up wins
Fred Fleitz
Fred Fleitz joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss Russia and Ukraine
Op-ed: How to Counter Biden’s National Security Incompetence in 2022
Fred Fleitz
Op-ed: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Increasingly Looks Inevitable
Fred Fletiz
Fred Fleitz joined Shannon Bream on Fox News to discuss the overnight raid in Syria where U.S. forces killed the leader of ISIS
Russia and Ukraine – What Happens Next, and Why It Matters
Op-ed: Will Biden Defend America Against Surging Missile Threats?
Fred Fletiz
Op-Ed: Ukraine is Europe’s problem, not ours so why is Biden wasting American energy on a fight that’s none of our business instead of tackling the true threat from China
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellog
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Fox News at Night to discuss Russia and Ukraine
Op-Ed: Why the New Congressional Abraham Accords Caucus Matters
Fred Fleitz
An Examination of the First Year of Biden’s Presidency
Fred Fleitz joined John Bachman Now on Newsmax to discuss Russia and Ukraine tensions
Holocaust Remembrance and America’s Fight Against Anti-Semitism
Jacob Olidort
General Kellogg joined Kudlow to discuss national security and tension between Russia and Ukraine
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss the Russia and Ukraine situation
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined The Evening Edit on Fox to discuss national security
Op-Ed: January 6, 2021: My view from the White House
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss Soleimani & Iran Nuclear Deal
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Mornings with Maria on Fox News to discuss national security
President Biden plays checkers while Putin plays chess
General Keith Kellogg
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Neil Cavuto on Fox Business
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports on Fox News
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined ‘America Reports’ on Fox News with John Roberts
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joins ‘The Evening Edit’ on Fox Business with Elizabeth MacDonald
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports on Fox News
General Kellogg joined ‘Coast to Coast’ on Fox Business
Putting Americans last: Biden’s immigration payout
Chad Wolf and Keith Kellogg
Gen. Keith Kellogg: Veterans can remind us of how to love our country, again
General Keith Kellogg
Lt. General (Ret.) Kellogg joins Kudlow on Fox News
Op-Ed: Our military and the alarming disappearance of accountability
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg
Op-Ed: Setting The Record Straight On Trump’s COVID Response
Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joins Fox & Friends
In The News: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg — Week of August 29
In The News: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg — Week of September 19th
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Cavuto Live on Fox
I respected Mark Milley — but he has damaged our democracy
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Keith Kellogg
In Afghanistan, We Must Not Forget About Those Still Left Behind
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Keith Kellogg and Javon Price
In The News: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg — Week of September 5th
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Shannon Bream on FOX
VIDEO: Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Varney & Co on Fox
VIDEO: Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined America Reports on Fox
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joins Martha MacCallum to discuss Afghanistan
VIDEO: Lt. Gen (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joins Harris Faulkner on “The Faulkner Focus” on Fox
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Kellogg joined American Agenda on Newsmax to discuss the situation in Afghanistan
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Kellogg joined “Your World” on Fox
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Kellogg joined Sinclair’s ‘The National Desk’
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Kellogg joined “Kudlow” on FBN
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Kellogg joins America’s Newsroom on Fox to discuss the latest on Afghanistan
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Mark Levin on Fox to discuss current events in Afghanistan
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) General Kellogg joined Harris Faulkner on Fox News
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Cortes and Pellegrino on Newsmax
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joined Natalie Harp on OANN to discuss the latest on Afghanistan
VIDEO: Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg joins Fox and Friends
Op-Ed: The Lesson of Afghanistan: Our Military Must Remain Focused on Its Mission
Keith Kellogg in Newsweek
Op-Ed: China Olympics 2022 – COVID cover up by country’s leaders means they should forfeit games
John Ratcliffe in Fox News
Fred Fleitz is originally from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, and serves as Vice Chair of AFPI’s Center for American Security. He also is a Newsmax TV contributor. Fleitz served in 2018 as a Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council. Fleitz served in U.S. national security positions for 25 years with the CIA, DIA, the Department of State and the House Intelligence Committee staff. Fleitz is a prolific writer who has written extensively on the Iranian and North Korean nuclear program, the growing threat to U.S. security from China, the politicization of U.S. intelligence and many other national security topics. He is the author or editor of seven books. Fleitz’s last book, Defending Against Biothreats: What We Can Learn from the Coronavirus Pandemic to Enhance U.S. Defenses Against Pandemics and Biological Weapons, was published in 2020. Fleitz holds a B.A. in Politics from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and an M.A. in Political Economy from Fordham University in New York. He lives in Frederick, Maryland with his wife Julie, who he met at the CIA, and his daughter Marie.
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Margaret Thatcher
General Keith Kellogg was born in Dayton, Ohio, grew up in California, and 23 global and stateside military moves later, settled in Virginia, where he serves as co-Chair of the Center for American Security at AFPI. Kellogg is a highly decorated, retired three-star Army General and has extensive experience in the military and international business. Most recently, he was the National Security Advisor to former Vice President Mike Pence. He also served as the Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council. Kellogg has wide-ranging experience in Europe, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. He has served as an author and contributor on Fox News and CNN. Kellogg graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in Political Science and went on to receive his master’s degree in International Studies from Kansas University. Kellogg and his wife, Paige, have three children, and love nothing more than having their four grandchildren stay with them and spoil them with anything they want. It drives their parents nuts.
“There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right and not to fear to do or say what you believe to be right.”
Winston Churchill
Gloria McDonald is from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and serves as the Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for American Security at AFPI. Gloria most recently interned with the State Department, serving two consecutive summers at the United States Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine in the Security Attaché division. In this role, she worked alongside American and Ukrainian security operators to develop intelligence and security policies on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Previously, Gloria interned with Congressman Dave Brat in Washington, D.C. McDonald is a graduate of Liberty University with a degree in International Relations specializing in Strategic Intelligence. She previously studied at Oxford Sixth Form College in the Advanced Studies Program with a concentration in International Affairs and Russian language. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Global Security at Johns Hopkins University. The youngest of five siblings, and an aunt to three, Gloria is most appreciative of her family.
““Acts of courage and acts of obedience shift history for nations.””
Pastor Russell Johnson
Jacob Olidort is from Queens and Manhattan, New York, and serves as the Director of the Center for American Security at AFPI and as Director of AFPI’s Middle East Peace Project. Olidort recently served in the Office of the Vice President, where he contributed to the federal response to COVID-19. Previously, Olidort served as the senior foreign policy advisor to Senator Josh Hawley and Senator Orrin Hatch, as well as in positions at the Department of Defense, the State Department, and the Central Intelligence Agency. Olidort previously was a Soref Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and taught at George Washington University and American University. Olidort was a Fulbright Scholar in the United Arab Emirates, a non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and is a term member in the Council on Foreign Relations. Olidort received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, magna cum laude, from Brandeis University, his Master of Arts in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University, and his Master of Arts and doctorate in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University. When Jacob is not writing, he enjoys visiting family in New York, browsing used book shops, and fishing on Long Island.
“If I am not for me, who will be for me? And when I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, then when?”
Hillel the Elder, Ethics of the Fathers (1:14)
Javon Price is from Fairfax, Virginia, and serves as a Policy Analyst in the Center for Opportunity Now, the Center for Second Chances, and the Center for American Security for AFPI. Price most recently worked in the United States House of Representatives as a Staff Assistant for Congressman Byron Donalds of Florida, Previously, Price interned for the White House Domestic Policy Council and the Office of American Innovation. He also interned for the Republican Governors Association and the Republican Attorneys General Association. Additionally, Price is a graduate of Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, where he studied International Politics with a focus on Security. Price is a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served in the Reserves from 2017-2020. He left the Air Force as a Senior Airman (E-4). When Price is not focused on politics or his studies, he enjoys watching the Dallas Cowboys compete every Sunday. Outside of football season, he is a huge fan of the Georgetown Hoyas Basketball Team and the Washington Nationals.
“The future is for those who prepare for it today.”
Malcolm X
John Ratcliffe grew up in Mount Prospect, Illinois, and serves as a co-Chair of the Center for American Security. Most recently, he served as the sixth Director of National Intelligence (DNI) under President Donald Trump. In that role, Ratcliffe served as the leader of the U.S. intelligence community and principal intelligence advisor to President Trump. As “America’s Top Spy,” Ratcliffe successfully deployed covert and clandestine intelligence assets to remove numerous designated terrorist leaders from the battlefield, led a shift in the U.S. intelligence community priorities to better position the U.S. for success in the great power competition with China, and designated space as a priority intelligence domain by adding the U.S. Space Force as the 18th member of the intelligence community. In recognition of his national security achievements, President Trump awarded Ratcliffe the National Security Medal, the nation’s highest honor for distinguished achievement in the field of intelligence and national security. Prior to his nomination and confirmation as DNI, Ratcliffe served in Congress for over five years as the U.S. Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Texas. As a Congressman, he was a leading policymaker on national security issues as a member of the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees and as Cybersecurity Chairman on the Homeland Security Committee. The son of two schoolteachers and the youngest of six, John was born in Illinois but “got to Texas as fast as I could.” He and his family reside in Heath, Texas, where John previously served as mayor for eight years.
“A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”
President John Adams
Cliff Sims is from Birmingham, Alabama and serves as a Senior Fellow in AFPI's Center for American Security. He previously served as Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Strategy and Communications inside the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), which oversees the 18 agencies of the U.S. intelligence community. In this role, Sims was awarded the Director’s Exceptional Achievement Award in recognition of superior accomplishment and valuable service to the mission of ODNI. Sims was previously Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Message Strategy under President Trump. In this role, he led the White House’s messaging operation, advising the President and senior officials on communications strategy. Sims spearheaded the Administration’s messaging for some of its most notable accomplishments, including the successful passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He also led the messaging and speechwriting team for the 2020 Republican National Convention. Sims graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Alabama with a degree in Political Science. Earlier in life, Cliff was a college basketball player and had songs featured on MTV and in major motion pictures.
“The dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.”
T.E. Lawrence
The Honorable Robert Wilkie is from Fayetteville, North Carolina, and serves as a Distinguished Fellow in the Center for American Security at AFPI. Wilkie was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve as the tenth Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). He was confirmed by the United States Senate after previously serving as the acting Secretary of VA. Before confirmation as VA Secretary, Wilkie was the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. In that role, Wilkie served as the principal advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for Total Force Management as it relates to readiness, National Guard and Reserve component affairs, health affairs, training, and personnel requirements and management, including equal opportunity, morale, welfare, recreation, and the quality of life for military families. He also previously served as Assistant Secretary of Defense and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Wilkie is a Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve. He holds an Honors degree from Wake Forest University, a Juris Doctor from Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans, a Master of Laws in international and comparative law from Georgetown University, and a master’s in strategic studies from the United States Army War College. A graduate of the College of Naval Command and Staff, Air Command and Staff College, the United States Army War College, and the Joint Forces Staff College, Wilkie has published many articles. Wilkie also serves as Senior National Security Analyst for Newsmax Television. He holds personal and unit decorations, as well as the Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest noncareer civilian award of the Department.
“All the greatest things are simple and many can be expressed in a single word: Freedom; Justice; Honor; Duty; Mercy; Hope.”
Winston Churchill