Col Eric Walters

Marine Corps | Marine Air/Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Intelligence Officer

Dates of Service: Aug 1980 - Oct 2010

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Commissioning Source: OCS, Aug 1981

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Bio

Advance the state of the art of supporting military decision-making in strategy, campaigning, and tactics, and in supporting the job performance of intelligence professionals in advanced analytical tradecraft, problem framing in military design, collections applications, and information management. Emphasis on use of applicatory methods to improve job execution, particularly case method. Editor, Marine Corps Intelligence Association, Inc., INTSUM Magazine for 2012-2014. Website co-administrator, CONSIMWORLD Social, 2008-present Author of two book chapters and over 50 articles in professional journals. Commercial conflict simulation/wargame play tester for 10 board war-games and 2 computer games. Book and war-game reviewer, "Modern War" weekly television series, 1994.

Military Experiences

Sep 2006 - Sep 2010

AC/S G2

Marine Corps Forces Command | Naval Station Norfolk, VA

Providing subject matter expertise and intelligence enterprise-wide awareness on Operating Forces manning, training, and equipping requirements with an emphasis on major force deployments in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

May 2004 - Aug 2006

AC/S G2/Director of Intelligence

III MEF CE, CSF/JTF-536 | Camp Courtney, Japan

Senior Intelligence Officer for the Far East Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Also served as the Director of Intelligence, J2, for Joint Task Force/Combined Support Group 536 for OPERATION UNIFIED ASSISTANCE providing Tsunami humanitarian assistance/disaster relief in early 2005.

Sep 2003 - Apr 2004

AC/S G2

3rd MARDIV HQ, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF | Camp Courtney, Japan

Senior Intelligence Officer for Ground Combat Element of the Far East Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force.

May 2000 - Jul 2003

AC/S G2

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | MCAS Miramar, CA

Senior Intelligence Officer for Air Combat Element of West Coast Marine Air-Ground Task Force; planned and executed intelligence operations supporting the invasion of Iraq in early 2003.