LEADERSHIP
Ian Sullivan
Mr. Ian M. Sullivan serves as the Director of Intelligence, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2 for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC G2). He is responsible for developing, defining, and applying the near-term Operational Environment (OE) in support of all TRADOC lines of effort and in support of broader Army-wide integration across Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTMLPF-P).
Mr. Sullivan has served with the Office of Naval Intelligence, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, as an Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) cadre member at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), and as a Senior Advisor at the TRADOC G-2. He has held multiple Senior Executive/Senior Level Positions, including Chief of NCTC’s Community Integration Group (CIG), Chief of the Joint NCTC/Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Counterterrorism Group (CCTG), and as the Senior Advisor for Analysis and ISR at the TRADOC G-2.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
- 2023-Present: G-2, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Eustis, VA
- 2017 – 2023: Senior Advisor for Analysis and ISR, TRADOC G-2, Fort Eustis, VA
- 2014 – 2017: Chief, Joint CBRN Counterterrorism Group, and Deputy Chief, CBRN, Finance, and Weapons Department, CIA CTMC, Washington, DC
- 2012 – 2014: Chief, Community Integration Group, NCTC DI, ODNI, Washington,DC
- 2010 – 2012: Deputy Chief, Community Integration Group, NCTC DI, ODNI, Washington, DC
- 2008 – 2010: Chief, Iran Shia Extremism Branch, International Terrorism Group, NCTC DI, ODNI, Washington, DC
- 2007 – 2008: Deputy Chief, Combined USAREUR G-2, Heidelberg, Germany and Darmstadt, Germany
- 2005 – 2007: Senior Analyst and Chief, Middle East and North Africa Team, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2005 – Senior Analyst, HQ, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), CCJ2, Kabul, Afghanistan
- 2001 – 2005: Analyst, Middle East and North Africa, USAREUR G2, OID, Heidelberg, Germany
- 1999 – 2001: Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) Intelligence Liaison Officer, Alexandria, VA
- 1997 – 1999: Intelligence Analyst, Estimates and Projections, ONI, Suitland, MD
- 1996 – 1997: Student, Naval Intelligence Officer’s Basic Course, Dam Neck, VA
- 1996: Intelligence Intern, Navy HUMINT Division, Collections Directorate, ONI, Suitland, MD
EDUCATION:
- MA, German and European Studies, BMW Center for German and European Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1999
- Fulbright Fellowship, Modern History, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany, 1994-1995
- BA, History (Summa Cum Laude), Canisius University, Buffalo, NY, 1994
SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:
- Combined/Joint Force Land Component Commander Course, U.S. Army War College, 2018
- Understanding Unconscious Bias, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2016
- Leading the Intelligence Community, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2014
- Leading a Directorate of Intelligence Issue, Sherman Kent School, Central Intelligence Agency, 2011
- National Security Fellow, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 2010
- Leading High Performance Teams, Office of Personnel Management, 2009
- Best Practices in Collaborative Analysis, Sherman Kent School, Central Intelligence Agency, 2009
- Leading a Directorate of Intelligence Team, Sherman Kent School, Central Intelligence Agency, 2008
- Intelligence Community Officer’s Course, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2007
- Strategy and Policy, Naval War College, 2001
- Naval Intelligence Officer’s Basic Course, Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center, Dam Neck, VA, 1997
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Meritorious Presidential Rank Award, 2022
- Knowlton Award, Military Intelligence Corps Association, 2019
- CBRN Counterterrorism Group Hall of Fame, 2018
- Exceptional Service Award, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2017
- Director’s Award, National Counterterrorism Center, 2009
- Superior Civilian Service Award, Department of the Army, 2008
- Official Commendation, Department of the Army, 2006
- Certificate of Appreciation, ISAF CCJ2, 2005
- Meritorious Service Award, Center for Naval Analyses, 2001
- AFCEA Honor Graduate Award, Naval Intelligence Officer’s Basic Course, Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center, 1997
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:
- “The Resurgent Scourge of Chemical Weapons,” Army Mad Scientist Laboratory, 25 August 2022.
- “Gaming the System: How Wargames Shape our Future,” The Convergence Army Mad Scientist Podcast, with Mitchell Land, LTC Peter Soendergaard (Danish Army), Jennifer McArdle, Becca Wasser, Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn, Sebastian Bae, Dan Mahoney, and Jeff Hodges, 18 August 2022.
- “How Russia Fights 2.0,” The Convergence Army Mad Scientist Podcast, with Sam Bendett, Katerina Sedova, BG (ret) Peter Zwack, BG (ret) Peter Jones, and Dr. Mica Hall, 21 July 2022.
- “How China Fights,” The Convergence Army Mad Scientist Podcast, with Peter Wood, Elsa Kania, Kevin Pollpeter, Amanda Kerrigan, Doowan Lee, and Andrea Kendall Taylor, 9 December 2021
- “How Russia Fights,” The Convergence Army Mad Scientist Podcast, with Katerina Sedova, Sam Bendett, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, 18 November 2021
- “China and Russia: Achieving Decision Dominance and Information Advantage,” Army Mad Scientist Laboratory, 1 November 2021
- “No Option is Excluded: Using Wargaming to Envision a Chinese Assault on Taiwan,” Army Mad Scientist Laboratory, 1 July 2021
- “Once More unto the Breach Dear Friends: From English Longbows to Azerbaijani Drones, Army Modernization STILL Means More Than Materiel,” Army Mad Scientist Laboratory, 28 January 2021
- “Would You Like to Play a Game? Wargaming as a Learning Experience and Key Assumptions Check,” Army Mad Scientist Laboratory, 2 November 2020; also published in the Australian Defence College, The Forge and the University of Albany’s Center for Advanced Red Teaming Red Siren
- “Contagion: COVID-19’s Impact on the Operational Environment,” Army Mad Scientist Laboratory, 20 April 2020
- “The Myth of Agincourt and Lessons on Army Modernization,” Army Mad Scientist Laboratory, 25 July 2019
- “Making the Future More Personal: The Oft-Forgotten Human Driver in Future’s Analysis,” Army Mad Scientist Laboratory, 15 November 2018
- “Why the U.S. Government is No Longer Capable of Ensuring National Security,” The National Interest, 31 March 2018 (with Dr. Russell Glenn)
- “MWI Podcast: Technology and the Future of Warfare”, John Amble interviewing David Fastabend and Ian Sullivan, Modern War Institute at West Point, 1 February 2018
- “From Sacred Cow to Agent of Change: Reconceiving Maneuver in Light of Multi-Domain Battle and Mission Command,” Small Wars Journal, 20 September 2017, (with Dr. Russell Glenn)
- “Understanding Tomorrow Begins Today: The Operational Environment Through 2035,” Small Wars Journal, 14 June, 2017, (with Mr. John C. Bauer, Mr. Eric L. Berry, and Mr. Luke Shabro)
- “A Clash of Systems: An Analytical Framework to Demystify the Radical Islamist Threat,” The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters, Volume 35, Autumn, 2005, (with Dr. Ralph Groves and MAJ Andrew Harvey, USA)
- “WWII vs. the Global War on Terrorism: Finding the Enemy Center of Gravity,” Small Wars Journal,
Volume 1, No. 1, April 2005, (with MAJ Andrew Harvey, USA and Mr. Stan Kluth)
Mr. Ian M. Sullivan
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2
COL Travis Thebeau
COL Travis R. Thebeau was born in Farmington, Missouri on 24 May 1974. He was commissioned as a Military Intelligence (MI) Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 05-02 on 11 August 2002.
COL Thebeau’s assignments include S2, 532nd MI Battalion (BN), Seoul, Korea; Ground Surveillance Radar Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 311th MI BN,101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY; TUAS Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 311th MI BN, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Executive Officer, Bravo Company, Special Troops BN, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY; BN S2, 2-502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; Validation Transition Team Intelligence Officer, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM; Detachment Commander, Charlie Company, 308th MI BN, Fort Huachuca, AZ; Commander, Charlie Company, 308th MI BN, Fort Leavenworth KS; S2, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM; Deputy G2, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY and OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE; Deputy J2, Joint Operations Group- CENTCOM, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL; J2, Special Operations Command-Jordan; Deputy Commander, Regional Task Force, OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE; Commander, Regional Task Force, OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL; J2, Joint Operations Group-CENTCOM, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL; Red Team Seminar Leader, University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies, Fort Leavenworth, KS; G2, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY; Student, Naval War College, Newport, RI.
COL Thebeau’s military education includes the Naval War College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, MI Officer Basic, and Advanced Courses, Red Team Leader’s Course, Counterintelligence Special Agent Course, Airborne School, and the Air Assault School. COL Thebeau’s civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science in Music (Central Methodist
University), a Master of Arts in Security Management (Webster University), and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies (Naval War College).
COL Thebeau’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal with “C”, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three campaign stars, Korean Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze numeral “5”, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Air Assault Badge.
COL Thebeau and his wife, Katherine, reside in Kansas City, MO, with their daughters Meryn and Hallie, one dog Kirby, and one bunny rabbit Oliver Goose Potato.
COL Travis R. Thebeau
Deputy, Office of the DCS, G-2
Lisa Bennett
Mrs. Lisa C. Bennett serves as the Senior Intelligence Advisor for Engagement, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2. This is a Tier One Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL) position. She serves as both the Senior Intelligence Officer for Engagement and the Senior Intelligence Advisor and is responsible for advising the Commanding General, Combined Arms Center and the Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on the proper application of intelligence to support Training and Doctrine Development. Mrs. Bennett has been a civilian and military intelligence officer for more than four decades. She has served in intelligence organizations at echelons from tactical to joint, including assignments as the first Director, Army Open Source Center (U.S. Army INSCOM); Senior Technical Advisor – Cyber, 782nd Military Intelligence Battalion; G-2-Forward, 3rd Army (Kuwait); Director, MNF-I CJ2 Intelligence Resource and Sustainment (Baghdad); Director, Theater Ground Intelligence Center-Central (Third Army); Commander, 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion and the U.S. Army Technical Analysis and Control Element (ATCAE) (U.S. Army INSCOM); Tactics Branch Chief, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
- 2017-2021: Director, Detachment 51 and the Army Open Source Center, U.S. Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Gordon, Georgia
- 2013-2017: Senior Intelligence Officer assigned to the Signal Center of Excellence Tiger Team developing the concept for the Cyber Center of Excellence and U.S. Army Cyber School and Senior Liaison Officer, U.S. Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Gordon, Georgia
- 2011-2013: Senior Technical Advisor, Cyberspace Operations, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, U.S. Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Gordon, Georgia
- 2010-2011: Deputy G-2, Intelligence and Security, 7th Signal Command, U.S. Network Enterprise Command, U.S. Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Gordon, Georgia
- 2008-2010: Colonel, U.S. Army, Deputy G-2 (Atlanta), Chief G2 Intelligence Plans, G-2 Forward (Kuwait), Third U.S. Army
- 2007-2008: Colonel, U.S. Army, Director, Intelligence Resource and Sustainment, Combined-Joint 2, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
- 2006-2007: Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- 2005-2006: Lieutenant Colonel, Director, Theater Ground Intelligence Center-Central, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Gordon, Georgia
- 2003-2005: Lieutenant Colonel, Commander, 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 704th Military Intelligence Brigade, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Meade, Maryland
- 1994-2003: U.S. Army Officer, Various Intelligence Staff and Command positions, Joint, National, Tactical, and Training
JOINT:
- J2 MNF-I, Director Resource and Sustainment (2007-2008)
- Joint Intelligence Center Pacific (JICPAC) (1998-2001)
COLLEGE:
- MS, Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA
- MA-ED, Adult Curriculum and Design, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
- BA, Geography, Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:
- Leadership for a Democratic Society, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA
- Senior Managers Course in National Security Leadership, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
- Senior Executive Fellows, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, MA
- Chief Information Officer (CIO), College of Information and Cyberspace
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), College of Information and Cyberspace
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Superior Civilian Service Medal, U.S. Army
- Meritorious Civilian Service Medal (2nd Award), U.S. Army
- Legion of Merit, U.S. Army
- Bronze Star, U.S. Army
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Intelligence Center-Pacific
- Meritorious Service Medal (6th Award), U.S. Army
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- Iraq Campaign Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals
- National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation (5 each)
- Military Intelligence Corps Association Knowlton Award
- Field Artillery Association, St Barbara Award
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
- Association of the United States Army
- U.S. Army War College Foundation
Mrs. Lisa C. Bennett
Senior Intelligence Advisor, TRADOC, DCS G-2
Susan Canedy
Dr. Canedy is currently assigned as the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, G-2 (Intelligence). The G-2 is a learning and enabling organization comprised of over 400 personnel, geographically dispersed, whose mission is to examine national security challenges; define, study and deliver the Operational Environment variables; and expand perspectives. This work establishes the basic building blocks for training, leader development, and concepts and capabilities and sets conditions to select, organize, train, and equip our Army for today and tomorrow.
As the Chief of Staff, Dr. Canedy is responsible for the coordination and over watch of all staff elements and missions within the G-2. She makes recommendations on strategic and operational direction as well as missions and functions of the organization. As a U.S. Army civilian for over 25 years, Dr. Canedy has also served as a federal historian; as the deputy chief of the TRADOC Commanding General’s commander’s planning group; and as deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Army Accessions Command.
- 2010 – present: Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, G-2
- 2009-2010: Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Accessions Command
- 2006-2009: Deputy Director, G-5, U.S. Army Accessions Command
- 1998-2005: Deputy Chief, Commander’s Planning Group, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
- 1996-1998: Special Assistant to the CG, Commander’s Planning Group, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
- 1988-1996: Historian, Military History Office, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
EDUCATION:
- D. American History, Texas A&M University
- MS International Relations, Troy State University
- MS Education, Troy State University
- BS Education, Texas A&M University
From 1983-2000, she served as an adjunct faculty in American history and world civilizations at Troy State University in Dothan, Alabama; Embry Riddle University at Fort Rucker, Alabama; Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia; Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia; and Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Prepare the Army for War, 1993
- TRADOC Support to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1992
- Editor, A History of Army Aviation, 1991
- Editor, SLAM: The Influence of SLA Marshall on the US Army, 1990
- The Democratic Dilemma, A History of the German American Bund, 1990
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
Listed in:
- Who’s Who Worldwide 1995, 1996
- Notable American Women, 1995
Dr. Susan Canedy
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G-2
Maurice Parker
SGM Maurice D. Parker
G-2 Sergeant Major