Charles R. Herrick

Charles Herrick graduated from the US military Academy at West Point in 1974. Commissioned in the Infantry, he earned the Ranger tab and Master Parachutist’s wings. He served in a variety of positions from company grade to the Pentagon. He earned the Combat Infantryman’s badge while assigned as the Operations Officer of the 193d Infantry Brigade in Panama in 1989, and later graduated from the US Army War College. After retiring from the Army in 1996, he continued to work on defense issues as a contractor. He has worked in East Asia, Latin America, the Balkans, Africa and Central Asia. He holds an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles. After fully retiring in 2018, he lives in Kansas with his wife, where he pursues his passion for military history.