Chris J. Kidd
Associate Professor Joint Military Operations Department

Biography
Chris Kidd was commissioned in the Infantry in 1992 and has served in numerous troop leading and staff positions. His deployments include a peacekeeping mission in Sinai, Egypt (Company Cmd); combat operations in Tikrit, Iraq (Battalion S3), Samarra, Iraq (Battalion XO), and Maiwand, Afghanistan (Battalion Cmd); and security cooperation as Director of the Commander’s Initiative Group, U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. He served on the military faculty at USMA in West Point, NY and USNWC in Newport, RI before transitioning to the civilian faculty in Newport. His education includes national security-related Master’s degrees from Univ. of Denver, Ft. Leavenworth, and the Naval War College.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- COIN
- Ground Warfare
- Iraq
- Joint Operations
Professional Highlights
Military Professor, JMO, Naval War College; Newport, RI
Director, Chief's Initiatives Group, Office of Security Cooperation; Baghdad, Iraq
Military Professor, JMO, Naval War College; Newport, RI
Commander, 2-34 Combined Arms Battalion; Fort Riley, KS and Maiwand, Afghanistan
Deputy Director, Department of Military Instruction, West Point, NY
Battalion Operations and Executive Officer, Ft. Campbell, KY
Assistant Professor, Department of Military Instruction, West Point, NY
Company Commander and Air Opns Officer, Ft. Lewis, WA
Education
M.A., Naval War College, 2014, National Security and Strategic Studies
M.A., Command and General Staff College, 2005, Military Arts and Science
M.A., University of Denver, 2001, International Studies
M.A., U.S. Military Academy, 1992, Economics
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