John W. Francis
Visiting Faculty
International Security Studies
National Defence University
United States of America
Biography
Lieutenant Colonel JOHN W. FRANCIS is a native of Florissant, Missouri and was commissioned as an Armor officer in 1990. From 1994 to 2007, he was a Systems Engineer for Electronic Data Systems, where he worked on, or led teams on a variety of software implementations for public and private customers. Returning to full time status in 2008 as a Civil Affairs officer, his assignments included Deputy G-9 USD-North Tikrit, Iraq; Personnel Mgr., Civil Affairs Branch, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (Airborne); and Chief of Operations, G3, United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Research Interest
Civil Affairs, Civil Military Operations,Stability Operations.
