TOM PARKER came to the Naval War College in 2007 from Raytheon, where he was a Program Manager for the Raytheon Athena Maritime Domain C2 Program. A 1974 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, with a BA in History, he earned a M.A. in International Studies from Old Dominion University. Commissioned into the Navy in 1976, he was designated a Naval Flight Officer and flew the E-2C Hawkeye, eventually commanding and E-2C squadron, two amphibious assault ships (Essex and Belleau Woods) and an aircraft carrier (Kitty Hawk). He held numerous staff billets included Vice Director of Plans (J5V) at U. S. Space Command and established the Maritime Domain Awareness Program Office (J52) at U. S. Northern Command. While at U. S. Space Command, Professor Parker commanded the Delta (Navy) Crew at the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, and the Mobile Command and Control Center (MCCC). Professor Parker was a Federal Executive Fellow at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California.
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