Professor Ryan Wadle, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research. His scholarly interests include naval strategy and policy, organizational culture, the military and the media, and the U.S. experience in Afghanistan. His published works have been recognized by the Society for Military History and the North American Society for Oceanic History. Prior to joining the Hattendorf Center, he served on the faculty at Air University’s eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education and also as part of the Afghanistan Study Team at the U.S. Army’s Combat Studies Institute.