Dr. Charles D. Faint Assistant Professor Managing Editor - Modern War Institute Modern War Institute charles.faint [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Dr. Faint served 27 years as a commissioned officer in the US Army and in retirement now works as the managing editor for the Modern War Institute at West Point. While on active duty, he completed seven combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 5th Special Forces Group, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and the Joint Special Operations Command. Dr. Faint earned a doctorate in business administration from Temple University and a master of arts in international relations from Yale University. He previously taught at West Point in the Department of Social Sciences, the Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic, and the Department of Military Instruction. D.B.A. - Temple University M.A. - Yale University M.A. - National Defense Intelligence College M.A. - Webster University B.A. - Mercer University A.S. - Georgia Military College Research Interests special operations, conflict resolution, leader development Current Research Skovlund, Marty, Faint, Charles, and Jenkins, Leo. Violence of Action Selected Publications Dickerson, John, "Special ops veteran examines Lebanon explosions." Produced by CBS News. The Daily Report, September 18, 2024. Television interview, 4:49. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/special-ops-veteran-examines-lebanon-expl…Faint, Charles D. and Liebl, Richard, "Arctic Defense: The US Needs Polar Special Operations Forces Aligned with the 5 SOF Truths." Irregular Warfare Initiative, May 2, 2024, https://irregularwarfare.org/articles/arctic-defense-the-us-needs-polar…Faint, Charles D. "Episode 304 - Charlie Faint." Hazard Ground, January 10, 2023. Podcast, website, 1:42:26. https://hazardground.com/episode/ep-304-charlie-faint-u-s-army-second-m….Faint, Charles D. "Cry Havok and Release the Dogs of Critical Thinking." Pineland Underground, September 2, 2022. Podcast, website, 1:27:08. https://pineland-underground.simplecast.com/episodes/cry-havok-and-thin…Skovlund, Marty, Faint, Charles, and Jenkins, Leo. Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror," A15 Publishing, 2012.Faint, Charles D., F3EAD: Ops/Intel Fusions "Feeds" the SOF Targeting Process," Small Wars Journal, Jan. 31, 2012. F3EAD: Ops/Intel Fusion “Feeds” The SOF Targeting Process | Small Wars Journal