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Commander John Pucciarelli, U.S. Navy, is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. in History. He holds an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. As a Surface Warfare Officer, he has served in frigates, combat logistics force and aircraft carriers. He has extensive staff, operational, and command-level experience in Anti-terrorism / Force Protection (AT/FP), Inspector General, law enforcement, correctional custody, and Enemy Combatant Detention Operations. His most recent tour was as Commanding Officer of Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, with responsibility for the confinement of up to 400 multi-service prisoners, as well as maintaining the sole U.S.-based facility housing Enemy Combatants under the Laws of War. CDR Pucciarelli also serves as a Senior Associate with the Naval War College Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups (CIWAG).