Chris J. Kidd

Associate Professor Joint Military Operations Department

Col., U.S. Army, Retired

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

(401) 856-5436

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Areas of Expertise

COIN
Ground Warfare
Iraq
Joint Operations

Professional Highlights

2016

Military Professor, JMO, Naval War College; Newport, RI

Taught Joint Military Operations (Senior Leader Course), Joint Maritime Operations (Intermediate Leader Course), and Joint Maritime Operations Reserve Course. Developed "Issues in National Security" Spouse Lecture Series.

2015

Director, Chief's Initiatives Group, Office of Security Cooperation; Baghdad, Iraq

Prepared flag officers, US Ambassador, coalition partners, and State Department personnel for daily engagements with senior US policymakers and Iraqi government officials; routinely briefed American and foreign distinguished visitors on DoD’s integration in the DoS’s Security Assistance mission.

2012

Military Professor, JMO, Naval War College; Newport, RI

Taught Joint Military Operations (Senior Leader Course) and Joint Maritime Operations (Intermediate Leader Course). Developed curriculum and taught Maritime Staff Coalition Element elective course. Completed JPME II and promoted to Colonel.

2010

Commander, 2-34 Combined Arms Battalion; Fort Riley, KS and Maiwand, Afghanistan

Led a 750 man battalion during combat operations in Afghanistan while training over 500 Afghan partners, to adapt to air assault operations as a new, primary method of tactical maneuver. Led a Whole of Government approach to combat and stability operations with DoS, USAID, SOF, and HN partners.

2009

Deputy Director, Department of Military Instruction, West Point, NY

2005

Battalion Operations and Executive Officer, Ft. Campbell, KY

Supported two combat deployments in the ethnically diverse and unstable cities of Kirkuk and Samarra, Iraq. Planned and executed large scale tactical operations while transitioning between offensive, defensive, and stability operations

2001

Assistant Professor, Department of Military Instruction, West Point, NY

Led five faculty members in re-design of West Point’s four-year Military Science core curriculum for 4,400 cadets. Oversaw the development of four new courses and student texts. Served as Course Director and lead instructor for three courses as part of a new Field of Study program.

1998

Company Commander and Air Opns Officer, Ft. Lewis, WA

Led a 120 man Infantry Company during Peacekeeping operations in Egypt – deployed along a 100 km set of observation posts securing Eastern Sinai and the Gulf of Aqaba.

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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