
MAJ Daniel Moriarty
Instructor
Executive Officer - Center for the Study of Civil-Military Operations
Geography and Environmental Engineering
Center for the Study of Civil-Military Operations
Originally from Massachusetts, MAJ Danny Moriarty is a Special Operations Civil Affairs officer with previous experience as a Cavalry officer. After commissioning from West Point, MAJ Moriarty served in the 3d Cavalry Regiment at Fort Cavazos, Texas, deploying to Afghanistan in 2016. In 2017, MAJ Moriarty was selected for Special Operations Forces Civil Affairs, graduating from the Civil Affairs Qualification Course in 2018. MAJ Moriarty then served in the 83d Civil Affairs Battalion at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, deploying to the Persian Gulf in 2019 as a Team Chief. He earned his MA in Geography from the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on Ugandan social movements' use of digital media platforms.
MAJ Moriarty concurrently serves as the Executive Officer of the Center for the Study of Civil-Military Operations (CSCMO).
B.S. in Human Geography - U.S. Military Academy
B.S. in Defense & Strategic Studies - U.S. Military Academy
M.A. in Geography - University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests
Civil resistance, irregular warfare, geography of sports, human mobilities
Current Research
Civil resistance support to irregular warfare
Selected Publications
Moriarty, D. (2024). Operation Observant Compass and the Hunt for Joseph Kony: The Use of Special Operations Forces in Humanitarian Interventions. Scientia Militaria, 52(3), 1-23. https://athena.westpoint.edu/items/c863560e-23a1-4621-a6df-24a55d5c5a0e/full
Moriarty, D. (2023). Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Bodabodas: Transportation Workers and Irregular Warfare, Irregular Warfare Initiative. https://irregularwarfare.org/articles/planes-trains-automobiles-and-bodabodas-transportation-workers-and-irregular-warfare/
Moriarty, D. (2022). Pockets of Sunflower Seeds: Civil Resistance in Ukraine, Modern War Institute. https://mwi.westpoint.edu/pockets-of-sunflower-seeds-civil-resistance-in-ukraine/