Matthew L. Jones, a retired Marine Corps infantry officer, is Professor of Practice in Joint Warfare at the Marine Corps War College. While on active duty, his command assignments included the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group and the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Staff assignments included Chief of Staff and Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3) of I MEF, Director of Ground Combat Element Branch, HQMC (PP&O), and Director of Operational Assessments, ISAF Joint Command, and Military Assistant to the Executive Secretary in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He has served in combat in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, and Kuwait and has deployed extensively to the Western Pacific region. Personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and three Combat Action Ribbons. Following retirement he worked as an independent consultant on wargaming, simulation, and service strategy development projects within the Marine Corps Combat Development and Training and Education Commands, as a senior analyst at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., and as a Special Advisor to the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Yale University, a Masters of Science in National Security Strategy from the National War College, and is a candidate for the PhD in Military History at the University of Leeds.