Matthew Jason Tackett

Associate Professor Joint Military Operations Department

Col., U.S. Army, Retired

Biography

Professor Matthew Tackett serves in the Joint Military Operations Department and co-teaches several electives. He retired as a career Army infantry officer having served in various air assault, airborne, Ranger, and mechanized infantry units in Germany, Australia, Macedonia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5463

Reveal Email

Areas of Expertise

Leadership

Professional Highlights

2022

Associate Professor, Joint Military Operations, U.S. Naval War College

Associate professor in the Joint Military Operations Department of the U.S. Naval War College.

2017

Military Professor, Joint Military Operations, U.S. Naval War College

Served as military professor in the Joint Military Operations Department of the U.S. Naval War College.

2015

JRTC Task Force Senior

Primary trainer for Infantry Battalion and enablers at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA.

2013

Parachute Infantry Battalion Commander

Commander Separate Parachute Infantry Battalion at Fort Polk, LA.

2010

Exchange Officer, Australia

Instructor, Australian Infantry School, Lone Pine Barracks, New South Wales, Australia.

2007

Brigade and Battalion Operations Officer

Served as Infantry Brigade and Battalion Operations Officer, and Battalion Executive Officer, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. Served during Operation Iraqi Freedom Surge.

Education

M.A., U.S. Naval War College, 2017, National Security and Strategic Studies

B.A., University of Massachusetts (Amherst), 1994, English

External Memberships and Associations

Distinguished Member
509th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Distinguished Member
502nd Air Assault Infantry Regiment

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