Curtis McGiffinCurtis McGiffin is the Vice President for Education and Co-founder of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies. He also serves on the faculty of Missouri State University's School of Defense and Strategic Studies. Previously, he was the Associat Dean of the School of Strategic Force Studies at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He also was the Executive Director of the Louisiana Tech Research Institute. Colonel McGiffin retired with over 26 years of experience in the USAF as an aviator, commander, staff officer, and educator, most of which was supporting the USAF's nuclear enterprise. Prior to his retirement from active duty, Colonel McGiffin was the Associate Dean of Faculty and Assistant Professor of Strategy and Deterrence at the National War College in Washington DC. He has served on the Joint Staff, HQ AF staff, and combatant command staff, as a squadron commander, and as the senior advisor to Iraq's military Vice Chief of Staff. He was a Master Navigator and flight instructor with 2,750 flight hours in the E-4B, EC-135, KC-135 and T-43 aircraft. Read More Read Less