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 Commander James Gordon Liddy is internationally recognized as one of the nation's premiere experts on counter-terrorism and critical infrastructure protection. CDR Liddy was assigned to the Chief of Naval Operation’s as the Combating Terrorism and Special Operations Officer where he was the principal architect for the Navy’s Anti-terrorism Force Protection Plan, leader of the Navy’s elite Anti-terrorism Assessment Team (Red Cell) and lead the creation of DoD's Anti-terrorism and Force Protection Plan.
CDR Liddy served as the Senior Advisor to the Director for Strategy and Initiatives for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. He was previously the Chief of Plans and Policy for the United States Special Operations Command’s Washington Office. In these positions, he designed and coordinated policy, operational plans, and information and strategies initiatives for the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Military Services and other government agencies in support for the Global War on Terrorism.
Commander Liddy also served in the National Military Command Center in support of highly classified operations during operations ENDURING FREEDOM, PATRIOT RESOLVE and IRAQI FREEDOM. He has also been a member of the National Security Council (NSC) Working Group for Regional Response to Terrorism, and Maritime Counter Terrorism. In addition, he was an original member of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Strategic Planning Team for the GWOT and has years of counter-terrorism and related operational experience. As a SEAL commando, Commander Liddy conducted special operations missions and activities in thirty-seven countries. Commander Liddy’s career has included working in units, some of whose activities are still classified, throughout the Naval Special Warfare, Joint Special Operations, NATO, Chief of Naval Operations, Joint Staff and other government agency communities.
CDR Liddy holds a Masters Degree from the John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), has completed the Information Operations Curriculum at the National Defense University, is a Doctoral student in Complex Emergency and Disaster Management at Tulane University and is co-author of the New York Times bestseller, FIGHT BACK, Tackling Terrorism Liddy Style.
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