LTC Joshua O. Lehman Assistant Professor Department Executive Officer Law and Philosophy joshua.lehman [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications LTC Joshua Lehman is a 2005 United States Military Academy (USMA) graduate and a career Special Forces officer. His service with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) has included leading Special Forces units in Iraq, Syria, and other locations in the Middle East. He joined USMA's Department of Law and Philosophy faculty in 2021. He presently serves as Executive Officer for the department. LTC Lehman primarily works on ethics, just war, and leadership from within the Thomistic philosophical tradition. Ph.D., Philosophy - Boston CollegeM.A., Philosophy - Boston CollegeM.A., Theology - Holy Apostles College & SeminaryM.A., Defense and Strategic Studies - U.S. Naval War CollegeB.S., Art, Philosophy, and Literature - U.S. Military Academy Research Interests Ethics, philosophical anthropology, metaphysics, irregular warfare Current Research Aquinas on Moral Virtue, Wojtyla's Proposal for Thomistic Personalism Selected Publications "Prudentia Militaris: Virtuous Military Leadership and the Common Good,” Thomas Aquinas College Summer Conference, Santa Paula, CA, June 22, 2024.“The Ethical Challenges of Drone Warfare. Is the Just War Tradition Obsolete?” Jan. 26, 2022. Presentation at the University of Central Florida Ethically Speaking series.“The Virtues We Need are the Ones We Already Know,” Modern War Institute, March 24, 2021.“The Common Good: Ethical Strategy Between States and Partner Forces,” The Strategy Bridge, Oct. 15, 2020.“Command and Control in the Gray Zone,” Special Warfare, vol 30, Issue 2, Spring 2017.