Denny LaneFollowing a multi-national upbringing – Mexico, England, France, Switzerland and the United States – entered the military service in January 1963 as an infantry officer. Saw combat at the “grass-roots” level as a paratroop and Special Forces officer in the Dominican Republic, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Subsequent military service until retirement in February 1993, focused on national level political-military analysis, collection and reporting. Included were assignments to the Army Staff, Joint Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Also attaché assignments to Thailand, Hong Kong and China. Retired from the Army as Special Forces Branch Colonel in January 1993. Subsequent to retirement ten years were spent in assorted Balkan countries, nine months in Iraq, and two years as a Senior Advanced Member at Saint Antony’s College, Oxford. Since March 2008, employed by the US Department of State on a Personal Services Contract (PSC). Initially posted to Pyongyang, North Korea. Subsequent to returning from the DPRK in March 2009, have continued to serve as a Senior Project Officer with the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund Office (ISN/NDF) in Washington, DC.