Col. Bright is an Army artilleryman who joined the Joint Military Operation faculty in 2021. His overseas assignments include three combat tours in Iraq, one three-year exchange instructor position with the British Army and one three-year posting in Korea where he commanded an MLRS battalion. He specializes in both cannon and rocket artillery as well as today’s hypersonics, age-of-sail naval guns and World War I history. He holds a master’s in history from Louisiana State University, as well as both a master’s and a graduate certificate in maritime history from NWC. He has published articles in both The Journal of the Royal Artillery and the Field Artillery journal.