Nikki Dean is a Museum Studies graduate student with the University of Kansas, and a former officer and aviator with the United States Army. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and French from Canisius College, a random M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies, and another M.A. in Military Arts and Sciences from the US Army. Her assignment prior to retirement was with the US Army Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, developing Command and Control and Operations doctrine and hosting the #BreakingDoctrine podcast. Follow her on Twitter @doctrinatrix_C2 and on Instagram @doctrinatrix.