Lou McCray is a military faculty member and staff officer in the Wargaming Department. He is a career Naval Special Warfare Officer with multiple tours of duty in the Middle East and South Asia and assignments in Europe. Most recently, he served as the Deputy Commander of United States Special Operations Command Europe in Stuttgart, Germany, during which he had the privilege to work closely with NATO Allies and non-NATO partners across Europe. He is from Springfield, Massachusetts. He has been assigned to the Wargaming Department since November 2023.