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John D. Willingham, Kenneth Walls Jr, and Timothy Jones

John D. Willingham serves as a senior military analyst in the U.S. intelligence community. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Georgia and an MS in Special Operations and Irregular Warfare from the Naval Postgraduate School, where he studied maritime irregular warfare. He has published in Terrorism and Political Violence and taught courses at the University of Georgia, Georgetown University, and the Naval Postgraduate School. His current book project analyzes rebel command and group military effectiveness. John also serves as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He lives in Arlington, VA, with his wife, two daughters, and beagle. Kenneth Walls Jr, U.S. Navy, is an active-duty naval officer with thirteen years of service in Naval Special Warfare. A 2012 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he has completed six deployments to the CENTCOM, EUCOM, and PACOM theaters. He holds a master’s degree in Defense Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School. Timothy Jones is a Faculty Associate for Research in the Defense Analysis Department at the Naval Postgraduate School. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University. At NPS, he teaches courses and conducts research on the role of intelligence in special operations. His career includes more than a decade with Joint Special Operations Command, including service as Senior Intelligence Officer at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, and assignments across the Intelligence Community with operational experience across the Middle East, Central Asia, and East Africa.
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