Mark Gunzinger
Senior Fellow
Areas of Expertise
Strategy Development, Force Planning, Long-Term Military Competition, Defense Transformation, Air Warfare, Quadrennial Defense Review
Biography
Mark Gunzinger is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
He has served as a senior advisor to the Air Force for the 2010 QDR, and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Forces Transformation and Resources. A retired Air Force Colonel and Command Pilot with 3000-plus flight hours, he joined the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2004. Mark was appointed to the Senior Executive Service as Principal Director of the Department's central staff for the 2005-2006 QDR before joining the National Security Council staff as the Director for Defense Transformation, Force Planning and Resources.
Mark is the principal author or co-author of multiple Defense Planning Guidance directives, key strategic planning documents that shape DoD force planning. He holds a Master of Science degree from the National War College, Master of Airpower Art and Science degree from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Master of Public Administration from Central Michigan University, and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the United States Air Force Academy. Mark is the recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, Defense Superior Service Medal, and Legion of Merit Medal.
Author Bibliography for Mark Gunzinger
Backgrounder: Operating from Range to Defeat Iran’s Anti-Access and Area-Denial Threats
January 20, 2012 • By Mark Gunzinger • Briefs
The Obama administration has released new strategic guidance for the Department of Defense (DoD) that announces its intent to “rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region” and maintain the capability to “project…
Outside-In: Operating from Range to Defeat Iran’s Anti-Access and Area-Denial Threats
January 17, 2012 • By Mark Gunzinger and Christopher Dougherty • Studies
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. military has been able to project power overseas ..
Sustaining America’s Strategic Advantage in Long-Range Strike
September 14, 2010 • By Mark Gunzinger • Studies
The ability to conduct long-range strike operations has long provided the United States with a decisive military advantage over its enemies. Today, that advantage is dissipating
AirSea Battle: A Point-of-Departure Operational Concept
May 18, 2010 • By Jan van Tol, Mark Gunzinger, Andrew F. Krepinevich, and Jim Thomas • Studies
Emerging operational challenges in the Western Pacific require development of a new, integrated concept of operations for U.S. air and sea forces akin to the AirLand Battle of the 1980s
The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review: An Initial Assessment
February 1, 2010 • By Mark Gunzinger and Jim Thomas • Briefs
On February 1, 2010, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates submitted the fourth Quadrennial Defense review (QDR) report. This CSBA backgrounder provides an initial assessment of the QDR’s strategy and force…