Randy Larsen 

Randy Larsen is the Director of Homeland Defense Studies at ANSER, a not‑for‑profit, and public service research institute. He previously served as the Chairman, Department of Military Strategy and Operations at the National War College where he taught courses on homeland defense, biological warfare, national security policy, and military strategy. He has served as a government advisor to the Defense Science Board and as a National Defense Fellow at the Mathew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies. 

He completed 32 years of active service in both the Army and Air Force. He flew 400 combat missions in Vietnam as a Cobra gunship pilot. He has also flown numerous USAF aircraft including the T-38, KC-135, C-5, C-9 and most recently the Boeing 757 when he commanded America's fleet of VIP aircraft. His staff assignments have included: assistant air attaché, Thailand; chief of media relations at Military Airlift Command; and chief of legislative affairs at USTRANSCOM. He is a graduate of the Naval Post Graduate School.