Professor Drake is the Associate Dean in the College of Distance Education who currently leads the Naval War College at the Naval Postgraduate School program in Monterey, CA. He retired as a Commander from the U. S. Navy after serving a 20+ year career as Naval Aviator flying the S-3 Viking, A-4 Skyhawk, EA-6B Prowler and he flew numerous combat sorties in support of Operation DESERT STORM. Professor Drake joined the faculty of NWC in Aug, 1995 where he was the Head of the CDE S&P division, the OPSO of the Naval Command College and the Military Chair of Command and Control Warfare prior to assuming his current position standing up and leading the NWC at NPS program.