Jahara Matisek

Jahara “FRANKY” Matisek, PhD, is an active duty U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and a military professor in the national security affairs department at the US Naval War College and a DoD Minerva researcher on foreign military training. He has published over 80 articles and essays in peer-reviewed journals, policy relevant outlets, and edited volumes on strategy, warfare, and security assistance. A 2020 Bronze Star recipient for his time as the director of operations and commander of the 451st Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, he is a command pilot that was a senior fellow for the Homeland Defense Institute and an associate professor in the Military and Strategic Studies Department at the US Air Force Academy. Finally, his 2022 book, Old and New Battlespaces, describes how everything is becoming weaponized as everyone becomes a combatant in the Information Age.