Biography - Wray R. Johnson

Dr. Wray R. Johnson is currently Professor of Military History at the US Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting, Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia. Before his current post, he was Professor of Strategic Studies at the USMC Command and Staff college where, over a six-year period, he directed the Strategy and Policy, Small Wars and Operations Other Than War, and Operational Art courses. He currently leads seminars on military history, military theory, strategy, airpower, operational art, small wars, and related topics. Upon reaching the grade of Colonel, Dr. Johnson retired from the US Air Force after 23 years of service, mostly in special operations related assignments. His final tour on active duty was Professor of Military History at the US Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, where he directed courses on airpower theory, the evolution of military airpower, airpower in small wars, and strategic decision-making. Dr. Johnson holds a Ph.D. in US History from Florida State University, concentrating on the American experience in limited and unconventional warfare. From 1991-1995, Dr. Johnson was instrumental in the conception, design, and fielding of the 6th Special Operations Squadron, the first-ever USAF squadron dedicated to the foreign internal defense and combat advisory mission areas. Dr. Johnson has lectured at such diverse institutions as the National War College, the USAF Special Operations School, the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, and at a host of other civilian and military institutions. He has authored numerous works on a variety of subjects and received the Ira Eaker Award for his article entitled Whither Aviation Foreign Internal Defense? in 1997. He is the author of Vietnam and American Doctrine for Small Wars (2000) and co-authored Airpower in Small Wars: Fighting Insurgents and Terrorists (2003). In 2000 Dr. Johnson received the Major General John R. Alison Special Operations Educator of the year award In 2004 he received the Dr. Elihu Rose Award for Teaching Excellence for Marine Corps Command and Staff College and in 2011 received the Elihu award for Marine Corps University.

 
 

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