Eric Egland is a counter-terrorism consultant and military intelligence officer who has served around the world, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has held a security clearance above the Top Secret level for more than a decade, and has real-world experience in critical issues like terrorism, counter-insurgency and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. He authored the nationally-acclaimed book, "The Troops Need You, America." He also founded Troops Need You, a charity that continues the American wartime tradition of mobilizing citizens directly in support of our troops.

Retired Special Operations Master Sergeant, James Hanson is now focused on writing about the military, politics, intelligence operations and foreign policy.

Bill is the editor of The Long War Journal. His coverage includes strategic and operational issues relating to the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Lebanon, and more extensively in Iraq, as well as al Qaeda's operations, tactics, and strategy. Bill has embedded with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army in Iraq in 2005, 2006, and 2007, and with the Canadian Army in Afghanistan in 2006. His articles have been published in The Weekly Standard, The National Review, The New York Post, The Toronto Times, and Die Weltwoche. Bill served as a signalman and infantryman in the U.S. Army and the New Jersey National Guard from 1991 to 1997.