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 john allen williams
john allen williams

john allen williams -lrb- jay williams -rrb- is a professor of political science at loyola university chicago and is the former chair and president of the inter-university seminar on armed forces and society -lrb- 2003-2013 -rrb- .
he serves on the editorial board of the national strategy forum in chicago , is editor of the `` national strategy forum review '' , and is on the board of directors for the pritzker military museum & library .
john williams is a retired captain in the u.s. naval reserve , where he served aboard the uss `` columbus '' -lrb- cg-12 -rrb- and at the u.s. naval academy .
as a strategic plans officer in the u.s. navy , he also served on active and reserve duty with the chief of naval operations -lrb- strategic concepts branch -rrb- , the joint chiefs of staff -lrb- strategy branch -rrb- , the office of the secretary of defense -lrb- assistant principal deputy undersecretary for strategy and resources -rrb- , the naval war college , and the commander , second fleet .
john williams is notable for his contributions to the study of the military , civil-military relations , and national security strategy .
he has published extensively on these topics , co-authoring works with other notable figures in civil-military relations such as sam c. sarkesian , charles c. moskos , david r. segal .
