Kalev Sepp
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Dr. Kalev I. Sepp is presently Senior Lecturer in Defense Analysis at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California
.
Until January 2009, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Capabilities.
Dr. Sepp was responsible for the United States Department of Defense
global counterterrorism portfolio. This included policy oversight of all special operations worldwide, and formulation of the Department’s global counterterrorism strategy. He received his appointment in July 2007.
A former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, he earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University
, and his Combat Infantryman Badge
in the Salvadoran Civil War. His unit assignments included the 82d Airborne Division, the 2d Ranger Battalion, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and the 2d Infantry Division, among others. He was also an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
He served as an analyst and strategist in Iraq
and Afghanistan
, and as an expert member of the Baker-Hamilton Bipartisan Commission on Iraq, a.k.a. the Iraq Study Group
. For his service in Iraq and the Pentagon
, he has been awarded the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal, the Department of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism, and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service.
Dr. Sepp also graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College with a Master’s degree in Military Art and Science.
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
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Until January 2009, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Capabilities.
Dr. Sepp was responsible for the United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
global counterterrorism portfolio. This included policy oversight of all special operations worldwide, and formulation of the Department’s global counterterrorism strategy. He received his appointment in July 2007.
A former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, he earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and his Combat Infantryman Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge
The Combat Infantryman Badge is the U.S. Army combat service recognition decoration awarded to soldiers—enlisted men and officers holding colonel rank or below, who personally fought in active ground combat while an assigned member of either an infantry or a Special Forces unit, of brigade size...
in the Salvadoran Civil War. His unit assignments included the 82d Airborne Division, the 2d Ranger Battalion, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and the 2d Infantry Division, among others. He was also an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
He served as an analyst and strategist in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, and as an expert member of the Baker-Hamilton Bipartisan Commission on Iraq, a.k.a. the Iraq Study Group
Iraq Study Group
The Iraq Study group , was a ten-person bipartisan panel appointed on March 15, 2006, by the United States Congress, that was charged with assessing the situation in Iraq and the US-led Iraq War and making policy recommendations...
. For his service in Iraq and the Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
, he has been awarded the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal, the Department of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism, and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service.
Dr. Sepp also graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College with a Master’s degree in Military Art and Science.
Publications
- Best Practices in Counterinsurgency, Military Review, May-June 2005, pp. 8–12.
- Weapon of Choice: U.S. Army Special Operations in Afghanistan, with R. Kiper, J. Schroder, C. Briscoe (Fort Leavenworth: CGSC Press, 2004)
- Case Study: The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal (RANDRANDRAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by Douglas Aircraft Company. It is currently financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations including the healthcare industry, universities...
, 2003) - The Renaissance Force, with Brig. Gen. R.W. Potter, Jr., chapter in Leadership: The Warrior’s Art (Carlisle: Army War College Foundation Press, 2001)
- Review essay, Dana Priest’s The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military, in USNI Proceedings (September 2003)
- Die atomare Vision. Der Einfluß von Nuklearwaffen auf die Führung der US Army 1952 bis 1958, chapter in Fuehrungsdenken in europaeischen und nordamerikanischen Steitkraeften im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, trans. Gerhard Gross (Berlin: MGFA, 2001). Based on paper presented at 42d Annual International Military History Conference, Hamburg, Germany, 12 July 2000
External links
- Kalev Sepp at Naval Postgraduate SchoolNaval Postgraduate SchoolThe Naval Postgraduate School is an accredited research university operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants master's degrees, Engineer's degrees and doctoral degrees...
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