Austin Bay

Austin Bay is an author and syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate. Bay describes himself as a "Soldier, developmental aid advocate, war game designer, lecturer, and radio commentator." Bay is Pajamas Media's "military affairs expert". He blogs at his Austin Bay Blog and has participated since February 2007 in the U.S. Department of Defense's Bloggers' Roundtable.

Profiles
Bay, a Colonel (Ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, "worked for four years [1989-1993] as a special consultant in wargaming" in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. "In 2004, he was recalled to active duty and served in Iraq as chief of strategic initiatives, Multi-National Corps-Iraq (May-September 2004). He received the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Iraq.

"Bay also served on active duty in the Pentagon during Operation Desert Storm (1991). On active duty in the 1970s, Bay served in Germany as a tank platoon leader in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and as an assistant operations and chemical/nuclear defense officer in the headquarters of 1st Infantry Division's forward brigade group. (Goeppingen, Germany). While with 1st Infantry Division, his duties included liaison work with NATO allied units - in particular with West German, Canadian, and French forces. In 1995, the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization sent him to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to observe anti-ballistic missile training exercises. In 1999, Bay accepted a special reserve tour in Guatemala, where he was deputy commander of a Hurricane Mitch recovery operation and medical relief mission. In October 2001, Bay served a two-week tour with Central Command headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

"Bay has a bachelor of arts from Rice University (1973) and has a Ph.D. in English and comparative literature from Columbia University (1987). He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School and the U.S. Army War College. He currently teaches a course in strategy and strategic theory for the University of Texas' PLAN 2 undergraduate honors program," his Townhall.com profile states.

Contact information
Website: http://austinbay.net/ Weblog: http://austinbay.net/blog/index.php

External resources

 * Archived articles at RealClearPolitics.
 * Archived articles at StrategyPage.com.
 * Archived articles (and bio) at Tech Central Station.
 * Archived articles at The Conservative Voice.
 * Archived articles at The Weekly Standard.
 * Archived articles at Townhall.com.