Captain Jerry Kyd, the Royal
Navy officer in charge of HMS Queen Elizabeth, described naval drone warfare as an «absolute inevitability» for his ship, and the British armed forces as a whole «in the near future.»
Navy / Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) Contract Technical Specialist / CTR United States Marine Corp 1ST Force Service Support Group, G - 6 April 2003 — September 2004 (9 months) Served
in 1st Force Service Support Group (1st FSSG)
Officer in Charge and Contract Technical Representative (CTR) at Camp Pendleton, CA.
Early Career: Operations Research Analyst / Cost Analyst — United States
Navy, Washington, D.C. 1998 — 2000 Detachment
Officer -
in -
Charge / Squadron Administrative
Officer — U.S.
Navy, Mayport, FL 1996 — 1998
United States Marine Corps (Quantico, VA) 06/1991 — 10/2011 Gunnery Sergeant, Retired • Provide 20 years of honorable service
in varied leadership positions within the USMC • Recipient of the Bronze Star for service
in Iraq and a two - time recipient of the
Navy / Marine Corps Achievement Medal • SNCOIC (Staff Noncommissioned
Officer in Charge) at the Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Center • Deployed
in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from August 2005 to February 2006 • Assist a Military Transition Team with Iraqi Army's 1st Division 2nd Brigade Headquarters
in the training of Iraqi forces • Serve as the Brigade G1 (Admin) Advisor and G4 (Logistics) / Motor Transport Advisor responsible for training high ranking Iraqi
Officers (O6 / General
Officers)
in effective administration, IT, logistics, and other vital operational functions • Additional assignments included Headquarters and Service Company, 8th Tank Battalion, Delta Company 4th Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned, and Special Purpose MAGTF for Experiential Operations, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab