Chris Kidd was commissioned in the Infantry from the USMA in 1992 and has served in numerous troop leading and staff positions while assigned to multiple battalions during his career. His deployments include a peacekeeping mission in Sinai, Egypt as well as combat operations in Tikrit, Iraq, Samarra, Iraq, and Maiwand, Afghanistan. He recently returned from Baghdad after a year assignment with the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq in the US Embassy. His civilian education includes a Master’s degree in Global Studies from University of Denver, a Master’s in Military Arts and Science from Ft. Leavenworth, and a Master’s in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.