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National Security Network Participant
FDD’s National Security Fellow
2020 - 2021
2020 - 2021
National Security Network Participant
Joseph Clark
U.S. Air Force
Biography
Last updated: Oct 8, 2020
Joseph Clark is active duty U.S. Air Force and serves as an Air Force Readiness Analyst where he collects and analyzes unit operational readiness and develops strategic messaging on behalf of the Air Force. He identifies readiness trends for programming and in support of combatant commander requirements. Prior to working on the Air Force Staff, he worked as an Airfield Operations Officer and was trained as an air traffic controller. During his 19-year career, he has maintained seven different airfields and deployed four times to Bahrain, Qatar and Afghanistan. He received his MBA from Touro University and his International Relations degree with a focus on Latin America from the University of Oklahoma.