A graduate of the University of Georgia and Australian National University, Capt. Anderson was designated a naval intelligence officer in December 1998 and has served operationally at the squadron, air wing, and flag staff levels on numerous aircraft carriers on Med and Gulf deployments. On shore duty he has worked counter-narco trafficking, targeting, training, and humint assignments, serving as a military attache, USEUCOM J25/7, on staff at Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center and, most recently, at Undersea Warfighting Development Center.