DR LUMPY LUMBACA

Jeremiah “Lumpy” Lumbaca, PhD, is US Department of Defense Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) in Honolulu, HI.  A retired Army Special Forces officer, he focuses on Counter-Terrorism, Special Operations, and Irregular Warfare at APCSS. 

Prior to entering academia, Lumpy served for over twenty years on Active Duty in various positions throughout the US special operations community with primary emphasis on the Indo-Pacific Region. 

He has lived and worked in nearly every country throughout North, South, and Southeast Asia, and commanded Green Berets in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines (OEF-P).