Grand Strategy Seminar Published Nov. 20, 2019 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL Grand Strategy Seminar Col Cory S. Hollon, Course Director Colonel Cory S. Hollon, PhD is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Grand Strategy Seminar at the Air War College, Maxwell AFB in Montgomery AL. He oversees and guides the specialty seminar to develop graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities of a headquarters staff division chief and a grand strategic perspective. Col. Hollon is a 1995 graduate of Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communications and religious studies. He earned his commission from Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL, in 1998 and completed undergraduate navigator training at Pensacola NAS, FL, in 1999. Col. Hollon went on to be a distinguished graduate from the F-15E fighter training unit. He has graduated from the Sandia National Laboratory Nuclear Weapons Instructor Course, the USAF Weapons School, Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, the School for Advanced Military Studies, the Inspector General Training Course, and the Grand Strategy Seminar of the Air War College. He has led deployments to the Central Command, European Command, and Pacific Command areas of responsibility. Col. Hollon has been faculty at the Squadron Officer College, an installation Inspector General, is a plank holder in the Air Force Warfighting Integration Center, and has published numerous articles in scholarly journals. Col. Hollon has flown and instructed in the F-15E at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; RAF Lakenheath, England; and Nellis AFB, Nev. While at the 4 FW, Col. Hollon was the Operations Officer when the squadron won the 2015 Air Force Association’s David C. Shilling award for most outstanding flying unit. He has deployed seven times in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, NOBLE EAGLE, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, RESOLUTE SUPPORT and INHERENT RESOLVE. On his most recent deployment, he commanded the 332 Operations Support Squadron at an undisclosed location in the AFCENT AOR. Col. Hollon has more than 2,800 flying hours, including more than 1,000 combat hours in the F-15E. Prior to his current position, Col. Hollon was a PhD candidate at Temple University specializing in early American military history and strategic studies as part of the Air War College Faculty Development Program.