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Colonel Timothy Shindelar is assigned to the NESA Center for Strategic Studies as the Senior U.S. Military Fellow. He has over two decades of operational military experience that includes command at both the tactical and operational level. In September 2007, Colonel Shindelar reported to Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to assume duties as the Senior U.S. Military Advisor to the Chief of the General Staff (CoGS), Afghan National Army. In October 2008, he was nominated and selected to be the first Senior Military Fellow at NESA. As the senior military fellow, he does research with Dean John Ballard, in the process both offering his perspective as a longtime member of the Armed Forces and engaging with participants and faculty at NESA to gain insight from their viewpoints. His experience includes participation in the following Operations: Earnest Will, Persian Gulf; Fiery Vigil, Republic of the Philippines; Desert Shield/Desert Storm & Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom, Iraq; Joint Guardian/Joint Task Force Falcon, Kosovo; Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan. His personal decorations include: Bronze Star Medal w/ (1) gold star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal w/ (2) gold stars, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/ (3) gold stars, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal w/ (2) gold stars, Combat Action Ribbon, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan First Degree Baryal Medal, and various unit, service and campaign awards.
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Timothy Shindelar, Visiting Fellow
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