Dr. Gropman is Distinguished Professor of National Security Policy at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), National Defense University. Previously, he was Chairman of the Department of Grand Strategy and Mobilization of ICAF. From 1986 to 1991, Dr. Gropman was a Senior Principal Analyst and Program Manager for the SYSCON Corporation and an adjunct professor at the National War College. In July 1986, he retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel after 27 years of service. Between 1983 and 1986, he served as Deputy Director of Air Force Plans for Planning Integration at U.S. Air Force Headquarters, where he supervised Air Force long range planning and Air Force basic doctrine and guided the framing of Air Force input into national military strategy documents. From 1981 to 1983, he taught at the National War College and served as Associate Dean of the Faculty. Dr. Gropman is the author of numerous books, monographs, and articles, including Mobilizing U.S. Industry in World War II and The Air Force Integrates, 1945-1964.