rlarsen

Randy

Larsen

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I retired in July 2000 after serving in both the Army and Air Force for a combined total of 32 years of active duty military service. My flying career began as a 19-year old Cobra pilot in the 101st Airborne Division. I flew 400 combat missions in Vietnam.

My USAF service included tours as a T-38 IP, C-5 tours at Travis and Dover, KC-135 at Malmstrom and command of the 89th Operations Group at Andrews AFB Md.

I also served as military attaché at the US Embassy in Bangkok, the chief of legislative liaison at the US Transportation Command, and as a professor and department chair at the National War College.

I the author of Our Own Worst Enemy: Asking the Right Questions About Security to Protect You, Your Family, and America (Warner Books, 2007) and a frequent guest on radio and television including: CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, BBC, Fox News Channel, Larry King Live, PBS News Hour, Oprah, and Dr. Oz.

Alexandria VA

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