Dr. Ralph L. DeFalco III is a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired in the rank of Captain. His assignments included tours at the Office of Naval Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, on the staff of the Director of Naval Intelligence, and as Deputy Director of Intelligence, National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center. He is a graduate and former member of the faculty of the National Intelligence University and served previously as Fleet Professor, United States Naval War College. His articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in the pages of publications including the Naval Institute Proceedings, International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, International Journal of Intelligence Ethics, and The National Strategy Forum Review, and H-net.