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Security Nexus Paper Explores How Non-Warfighters Can Support U.S. Military Lethality

By |2025-06-04T14:22:10-10:00March 7, 2025|Categories: Lumbaca, Security Nexus, news|Tags: , , , , , |

The Security Nexus paper examines how civilian and support personnel within the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) can contribute to Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth’s renewed emphasis on military lethality. The paper highlights the critical role of non-warfighters—including resource managers, logisticians, academics, economists, and cybersecurity professionals—in optimizing processes, streamlining decision-making, and supporting operational forces. It emphasizes that lethality is not solely about combat but also about strategy, logistics, innovation, and partnerships.

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Sean Bode

By |2025-05-12T09:59:06-10:00February 3, 2025|Categories: Biography, team|Tags: , |

Lt. Col. Sean Bode was commissioned into the infantry in 2005 before transitioning to the Adjutant General Corps and the Active Guard Reserve in 2019. He has served in various leadership and staff positions, including his current role as an Army Broadening Opportunity Fellow at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. He previously held positions with U.S. Army Reserve Command, Special Operations Command South, and as an ROTC assistant professor. Bode deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2007 to 2008. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University. His awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. In the civilian sector, he worked in management roles at Aldi and Disney World Resorts. He enjoys hiking and exploring different cultures through travel.

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Sean Tucker

By |2025-05-12T09:58:54-10:00September 20, 2024|Categories: Biography, team|Tags: , , |

Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Sean Tucker joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies team in July of 2024 following a three-year Security Cooperation Officer assignment with the Mutual Defense Assistance Office (MDAO) at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. He is a certified USINDOPACOM Foreign Area Officer (FAO) with over twelve years of operational experience in the Indo-Pacific region, including extensive in-country experience in Japan and the Republic of Korea. He has served at the Squadron, Air and Space Operations Center (AOC), Sub-Unified Command, and Combatant Command levels. Lt Col Tucker has also served in multiple deployed positions. Additionally, as an Information Integration Officer aboard the RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft, he was awarded Flight Instructor and Evaluator qualifications. Lt Col Tucker’s education includes a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in International Relations from Troy University, and an A.A. in Japanese Language from the Defense Language Institute. His military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and the Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters. 

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Ian N. Meyers

By |2025-05-12T09:49:39-10:00September 6, 2024|Categories: Biography, team|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 California, maintaining the overall battlefield readiness for the one-star command. He was commissioned in 2006 Lt. Col. Meyers calls San Antonio, Texas, his hometown. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations with a minor in military science from St. Mary’s University and a master’s degree in international relations security issues, also from St. Mary’s. He has also attended several professional military courses throughout his career. Lt. Col. Meyers is an avid watch aficionado and owns several high-quality Swiss timepieces. When he’s off-duty, he can often be found riding a Harley-Davidson.

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OpEd: A prescription to revive the Myanmar economy 

By |2025-06-04T14:56:34-10:00January 30, 2024|Categories: Publications, Byrd, news|Tags: , , , |

Approaching the third anniversary of its internal conflict, Myanmar is currently experiencing a precarious state of disarray within the military junta and its armed forces, teetering on the verge of collapse. Recent setbacks have dealt a severe blow to their morale. Major border trade cities and towns in the north and west have been lost to the anti-junta resistance coalition. The military's once-unquestioned tactical air superiority is now showing signs of degradation, marked by successive aircraft losses in the skies. 

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DKI APCSS Military Fellow publishes paper on AI and Civil-Military Operations

By |2025-06-04T13:15:04-10:00April 17, 2023|Categories: Publications, news, Smith|Tags: , |

“Civil-Military Operations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” a research paper by Maj. Tony Smith was recently published in the Ninth Volume of the Civil Affairs Issue Papers. This paper, which explores the nuances of Artificial Intelligence’s impact on [...]

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