Faculty

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Lieutenant Colonel Michael Waters, U.S. Air Force, joined the National Security Affairs faculty in July of 2008 and teaches the Leadership Concepts courses. An Air Force senior pilot, he has flown the B-1 Bomber with deployments to Operations DESERT FOX and ENDURING FREEDOM, where he logged over 200 combat hours. He has also flown the UV-18B, the plane used for the parachute programs at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he flew aerial demonstrations for the Wings of Blue demonstration team. Lt Col Waters most recently served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy teaching courses in geopolitics, American government and national security, international organizations, and international political economy. Prior to that, he served in various operational assignments in the B-1 ranging from Assistant Director of Operations, Chief of Wing Scheduling, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Commander to Squadron Mobility Officer, and was a B-1 instructor and evaluator pilot. Lt Col Waters holds a B.A. in Political Science from Montana State University and a M.A. in International Relations from Salve Regina University. He was commissioned through Air Force ROTC.