Tyrell O. Mayfield is the communications director and assistant editor at The Strategy Bridge, a blog on policy, strategy, national security and military affairs. He is a political affairs strategist in the U.S. Air Force, and he holds master’s degrees in international relations and national security studies from the University of Oklahoma and the Naval Postgraduate School, respectively. The views expressed in this article are the author’s alone and do not represent the official policy or position of the U.S. Air Force, DoD or the U.S. government.