Ian N. Meyers

By |2024-09-06T15:33:14-10:00September 6th, 2024|Tags: , |

Lieutenant Colonel Ian Meyers assumed the duties of U.S. Army Broadening Opportunity Fellow at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in 2024. He most recently served at the  21st Theatre Logistics Command and the 7th Mission Support Command in Germany as the G4 and the Theater Augmentation Cell(TAC) for V Corp, conducting logistics operations in support of Ukraine (2021-2024). Prior to this, Lt. Col. Meyers served with the 90th Aviation Support Battalion in Texas and was its commander from 2020-2021. From 2016-2019, he served as the Readiness Officer for the 311 Expeditionary  Sustainment Command (ESC) in [...]

Kyle Brown

By |2024-09-06T15:31:50-10:00September 6th, 2024|Tags: , , |

Major Kyle J. “Slash” Brown joined DKI APCSS as an Air Force Fellow in 2024. Before this, he was the F-22 Branch Chief assigned to the Combat Forces Division, Air Combat Command (ACC), Joint Base Langley-Eustis. He is the Air Force’s F-22 subject matter expert, leading the plans and requirements to ensure U.S. Air Superiority. He managed billions in research and procurement across the Future Years Defense Program and directed National Security Strategy implementation for the F-22. He oversaw ACC-level budgeting, testing, training, and sustainment while advising Headquarters Air Force and Joint Staff on airpower strategies. Maj. Brown is [...]

Nathaniel Baladad

By |2024-08-27T16:40:05-10:00August 27th, 2024|Tags: , , , |

Lieutenant Commander Nathaniel Baladad assumed the duties of U.S. Coast Guard Fellow at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in 2024 after most recently serving as Chief of Intelligence at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi from July 2021 to June 2024. During this assignment, Lt. Cmdr. Baladad was responsible for all Coast Guard intelligence missions in the westernmost Gulf of Mexico, including the United States’ third-largest commercial and military strategic port and the maritime border with Mexico. From August 2018 to June 2021, Lt. Cmdr. Baladad served as Executive Officer of the Coast Guard [...]

Security Nexus Webinar | Episode 12: Bolster Resilience and Restore Trust in the Information Environment

By |2024-04-10T13:48:05-10:00April 10th, 2024|Categories: Minnich, news, Kunce, webinar, Media, Security Nexus Webinar|Tags: |

Confronting a Tumultuous Information Landscape In an era where falsehoods spread faster than the truth, Security Nexus Webinar Episode 12 addressed the urgent need for societal resilience and the restoration of trust within our Information Environment. Led by Colonel James Minnich (Retired) and featuring Professor Beth Kunce, the discussion offered practical strategies to counter misinformation, protect citizens, and build an ethical, trustworthy digital landscape. 

Russell Bailey

By |2024-08-23T15:54:14-10:00January 13th, 2024|Tags: |

Mr. Russell Bailey is the Acting Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Before this appointment, Mr. Bailey’s distinguished career as a civil servant included positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Policy. He has served as the Principal Director for Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (HDI&DSCA), the Principal Director for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, the Director for Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Antarctica, and a Senior Policy Analyst in the Secretariat for Special Operations. A retired U.S. Army officer with nearly three decades [...]

David McElyea

By |2023-09-27T17:14:58-10:00September 27th, 2023|Tags: |

Professor David McElyea is a well-respected expert in the fields of maritime security cooperation, national security strategy, and economic security. He joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in October 2019 as a lecturer, bringing with him 25 years of experience in the United States Navy as a Naval Flight Officer and Foreign Area Officer. As a Foreign Area Officer, Professor McElyea gained extensive global experience in the field of maritime security cooperation, where he has advanced maritime cooperation and integration with partners and allies. He has served as a maritime advisor to several U.S. Navy [...]

Peter M. Haymond

By |2023-09-27T16:19:24-10:00September 27th, 2023|Tags: , |

Ambassador Peter M. Haymond joined DKI APCS as Senior Diplomatic Fellow in September 2023. Ambassador Haymond led the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, from January 2020 to August 2023. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2016 to 2019. Ambassador Haymond has also served as Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, China; and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in [...]

Erin Williams

By |2023-09-27T15:39:59-10:00September 27th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Captain Erin Williams joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in July 2023 as a Military Professor. A native of Kansas, she joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1994 and is a 1998 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. She earned her Master of Arts in Educational Technology from San Diego State University in 2005. Her previous assignment was as Commanding Officer of Activities Far East in Tokyo, Japan, where she was responsible for securing the U.S. Marine Transportation System and strengthening global maritime governance in the Indo-Pacific via regulatory oversight [...]

Joshua P. Taylor

By |2023-09-27T12:23:04-10:00September 25th, 2023|Tags: |

Captain Joshua P. Taylor came to the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in December 2022 following his tour as South Asia Division Chief at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Captain Taylor is an Indo-Pacific Foreign Area Officer (FAO) native of Mahwah, New Jersey. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1997, receiving a Bachelor of Science in History. He holds Master of Arts degrees in Organizational Management from George Washington University and Diplomacy and Military Studies from Hawaii Pacific University. He is a Naval War College and Joint/Combined Warfighting School graduate. He was a Federal Executive [...]

Niel K. Kaneshiro

By |2023-09-25T09:06:54-10:00September 25th, 2023|

Niel K Kaneshiro joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in July 2023 as a civilian faculty member, contributing extensive experience in intelligence, law enforcement, and counterterrorism. His federal government career began in 2003 with the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Washington, D.C., where he provided foreign intelligence and terrorist threat assessments to support priority U.S. Navy acquisitions and technology development programs. In 2007, Mr. Kaneshiro transferred to the NCIS Hawaii Field Office, where his responsibilities included safeguarding national security, countering malign influence, and supporting felony criminal investigations across the Pacific region, covering Department [...]

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