The Afterburner Seminars, founded by ace fighter pilot Jim Murphy, provide a one-of-a-kind, interactive, high-energy experience that is custom-tailored to inspire leadership, integrated teamwork and the quick, flexible thinking essential to fighter pilots and business managers alike.

Thomas Barnett is a New York Times-bestselling author and a nationally-known public speaker. Dr. Barnett is in high demand within government circles as a forecaster of global conflict and an expert of military transformation, as well as within corporate circles as a management consultant and conference presenter on issues relating to international security and economic globalization.

Bryan Mark Rigg is the author of Hitler's Jewish Soldiers. and the new companion work Lives of Hitler's Jewish Soldiers.

Raised as a Protestant in the Texas Bible Belt, Bryan was surprised to learn of his ...

20-year documentary filmmaker veteran Ken Burns has produced, directed and filmed countless award-winning films. Ken was the director, producer, co-writer, chief cinematographer, music director and executive producer of the landmark television series The Civil War. Ken was also the director, producer, co-writer, chief cinematographer, music director and executive producer of the Emmy-award winning Public Television series Baseball.

Andrew Carroll is the founder and director of the Legacy Project, a national, all-volunteer initiative that seeks out historically significant letters written in times of war. He is the editor of several New York Times bestselling collections of letters, including Letters of a Nation and War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars, as well as the critically-acclaimed Behind the Lines: Powerful and Revealing American and Foreign War Letters, And One Man's Search to Find Them, which was nominated for a Grammy.

Scott Waddle, a native of Austin, TX, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 1981 earning a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry. Following graduation he was commissioned an Ensign and embarked on a twenty-year career in ...

Author of Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry, Children at War and the upcoming book, Wired for War, Peter W. Singer is a leading expert changes in 21st century warfare. CNN named him to their "New Guard" List of the Next Generation of Newsmakers.

Ron St. Angelo was selected by Nikon Camera in 2004 as one of their "Legends Behind the Lens" and traveled with Troy Aikman to Las Vegas t0 address the PMA International Photography Convention on his work with the Dallas Cowboys. Ron was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2004 for his work on the Historic NFL Record Breaking Rushing Title of Emmitt Smith. One of his original works is currently on permanent exhibit in the White House and acknowledged by President George W. Bush, Senator John McCain, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Black OpsSM is comprised of unique men that have served in the Joint Special Operations Command or JSOC. JSOC is the joint command that coordinates each branch's elite military forces such as the U.S. Navy SEAL's; the U.S. Army's Delta Force, Green Beret's, Rangers and Task Force 160; and the U.S. Air Force's Para-rescue.