Mike McCarthyMike McCarthy is a retired Colonel currently teaching at Arizona State University. During the Vietnam War, he was an F4D Phantom II pilot assigned to the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, and flew 124 missions against Nort Vietnam and Laos from 1967 to 1968. Assignments at the Pentagon in both Headquarters USAF and the Office of Secretary of Defense provided valuable insight on how major policy decisions are developed and implemented. Read More Read Less