Inss Senior Staff Biography David H. Gurney Colonel, Usmc (ret ...
INSS Senior Staff Biography
David H. Gurney
David H. Gurney is the Editor of Joint Force
Quarterly and Director of National Defense University
Colonel, USMC (Ret)
Press.
Senior Research Fellow
Prior to joining INSS in November 2005, Col Gurney
202-685-4212
was the Commanding Officer of the USMC Element at
gurneyd@ndu.edu
U.S. Southern Command. His previous assignments
include: Deputy Director of Operations (J35) at United
States Southern Command; Commanding Officer,
Marine Attack Squadron 513; Plans Officer, Marine
Forces Atlantic; Operations Officer (J3) Joint Task
Force Panama; Officer in Charge, AV-8B Harrier
Detachment, USS Belleau Wood, 31st Marine
Expeditionary Unit; Executive Officer, Operations
Officer, and Aircraft Maintenance Officer for Marine
Attack Squadrons 211 and 311; and Intelligence
Officer, Marine Observation Squadron Two. He has
accumulated over 4000 flight hours in tactical jet
aircraft, including 1800 flight hours as a jet strike
instructor with the U.S. Navy. He served in the Vice
President’s “Task Force against Drugs” and has
planned or participated in numerous interagency and
multinational operations, including: “Eastern Access”
in Vieques, Puerto Rico; “Secure Tomorrow” following
the resignation of President Aristide in Haiti; and “Firm
Vigilance,” concluding the transfer of the Panama
Canal and associated infrastructure to the Republic of
Panama. His career encompasses five years of
overseas service, including assignments in the Far
East, the Caribbean, South and Central America.
Col Gurney graduated with a BA in Political Science
from California Polytechnic University, San Luis
Obispo and holds two graduate degrees: MA,
Airpower Art & Science, USAF School of Advanced
Air and Space Studies; and MS, National Resource
Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
Col Gurney’s awards and decorations include the
Naval War College Foundation Award, the Defense
Superior Service Medal, three Meritorious Service
Medals, Air Medal, Joint Commendation Medal, Navy
Commendation and Navy Achievement Medals.
