Stephen Garrison
Fayetteville,NC
Summary
- Since retirement in 2014 from DoD service, I have maintained currency in Ukrainian and Russian studies and current events, especially the more recent Russo-Ukrainian war. I have continued in-depth UNCLASS research and analysis in Ukrainian politics and military and in Russian Federation politics and military. On an almost daily basis I interact informally with two former senior DIA analysts and a retired university professor all former colleagues. I also attend professional international academic conferences such as the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) and have contact with academic specialists in Ukrainian and Russian studies to maintain subject matter currency.
- Based upon more than three decades of service as a Senior GS Intelligence analyst and twenty years as an Military Intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserves, I have two complimentary areas of expertise. One is a deep institutional knowledge of Ukrainian and Russian history, politics and military, Another is the ability to identify adversarial exploitable psychological, societal, governmental and military vulnerabilities. I also have significant knowledge of Russian strategic disinformation operations directed at the U.S. and its allies. I base this on more than three decades of service with the 4th Psychological Operations Group (ABN), 1st Special Forces Command.
- In 2014 I worked in the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine on a special project. When I arrived burning tires were still smoking on Maidan Square and the Russians had just illegally annexed Crimea.
- I have traveled extensively in the former Soviet Union to include Kazakhstan. In the Russian Federation: Moscow and St. Petersburg. Also extensive travel in the Baltic Republics: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and in Finland. Numerous TDYs to EUCOM/SOCEUR (Stuttgart, Germany) and conferences at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior GS Intelligence Analyst
4th PSYOP GP, 1st Special Operations Command
Ft. Liberty/Bragg, NC
06.1985 - 10.2015
- Senior Soviet/Russian Federation/Ukraine/Eastern Europe Specialist
- Wrote a Basic Psychological Study of the Soviet Union
- Wrote a Special Psychological Study of Soviet PSYOP/Special Propaganda in WWII to include its beginnings at Company level at the Kalkhin Gol conflict in Manchuria with Imperial Japanese forces to Directorate level in the Soviet MOD by 1945.
- Wrote a study and briefing on the Russian-Georgian war 2008.
- Wrote the first IC study on Ukrainian Tactical Psychological Operations.
Military Intelligence Officer
U.S. Army Reserves
Ft. Bragg, NC
11.1986 - 12.2007
- Received a Direct Commission as a Strategic Intelligence Officer (35A)
- Assistant G-2 at USACAPOC, Ft. Bragg, NC
- Exercise in Republic of Korea
Education
Master of Arts - Russian Literature
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NCBachelor of Arts - Russian Literature, Russian History, English
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NCSome College (No Degree) -
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NCSome College (No Degree) - Russian summer language course
University of Indiana
Bloomington, INRussian summer language training
Language Institute
St. Petersburg, Russian FederationRussian summer language training
Language Institute
Moscow, Russian FederationSkills
- Threat assessment
- Analytical writing
- Interagency coordination
- Foreign language proficiency
- Open source intelligence
- Target development
- Cultural awareness
Languages
Russian
Professional
Accomplishments
- Numerous exceptional performance evaluations.
- Army Meritorious Civilian Service award
Timeline
Military Intelligence Officer
U.S. Army Reserves
11.1986 - 12.2007
Senior GS Intelligence Analyst
4th PSYOP GP, 1st Special Operations Command
06.1985 - 10.2015
Master of Arts - Russian Literature
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts - Russian Literature, Russian History, English
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Some College (No Degree) -
Wake Forest University
Some College (No Degree) - Russian summer language course
University of Indiana
Russian summer language training
Language Institute
Russian summer language training
Language Institute
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