Colonel Victor M. Rosello retired from the U.S. Army in October 2004. While on active duty he served as a military intelligence officer and Latin American Foreign Area Officer; his last positions were G2 and Deputy Commander for Operations, U.S. Army South. He is Ranger qualified and a Master Parachutist; combat tours included Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm, El Salvador (2) and Colombia. A graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), and the U.S. Army War College, he also holds a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago. He is currently employed with MPRI as a military writer for the Army Capabilities Integration Center, Fort Monroe, Virginia, and has published professionally for Army, Parameters, Military Review, Military Intelligence, Infantry and Low Intensity Conflict and Law Enforcement.