Kevin Benson served in the U.S. Army as a commander and general staff officer for 30 years. He was the Director of Plans for the Third U.S. Army and the Combined Forces Land Component Command at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, from July 2002 to July 2003\. His final assignment in the U.S. Army was Director, School of Advanced Military Studies, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He writes for professional journals and websites ranging from Parameters, Military Review, and ARMY magazine to Strategy Bridge and the Modern War Institute. Kevin also reviews books for ARMY magazine.