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Albert Mauroni USAF Center for Unconventional Weapons Studies |
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List Affiliations: | Reviewer for H-War |
Reviews: | untitled untitled |
Interests: | Military History |
Bio: Mr. Al Mauroni is the Director of the U.S. Air Force Center for Unconventional Weapons Studies. He has more than 28 years experience in Department of Defense (DoD) counter- weapons of mass destruction (C-WMD) policy and program development. Over his career, he has worked C-WMD issues for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and Joint Chiefs of Staff. This has included supporting the initial stand-up and management of the DoD Chemical-Biological Defense Program; executing aspects of the DoD Domestic Preparedness Program; supporting counterproliferation policy and budget analysis for the Joint Staff J5 and J8; establishing the Joint Requirements Office for CBRN Defense; facilitating federal-state coordination within the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program; executing DTRA’s non-medical CB defense science and technology research portfolio; and modernizing Air Force C-WMD capabilities. Mr. Mauroni served as a U.S. Army chemical officer for seven years before leaving active duty in 1992. He holds a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University. He is the author of six books and numerous articles. His latest book is Where Are The WMDs? The Reality of Chem-Bio Threats on the Home Front and the Battlefront (Naval Institute Press, 2006). |