Major Matthew Hardman
Schools Attended and Degree Earned:
B.A., Davidson College, 1997
M.A., George Washington University, 2006
Disciplines:
American History
Courses Taught:
HI 103, History of the United States to 1877
HI 395, Civil War America (Spring 09)
HI: 498- Colloquium, America during the Civil War and Reconstruction
HI: 499- Senior Thesis in History (Spring 09)
Branch:
Infantry
Extracurricular Activities:
OR Men’s Soccer Team
OIC, Scuba Team
Duty Assignments:
Mechanized Infantry Platoon Leader, Support Platoon Leader, Stryker Company XO, Battalion Assistant S-3: 1/23 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2ID, Fort Lewis, WA
Battalion Assistant S-3, Battalion S-4, Airborne Infantry Company Commander: 2/505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom

Major Robert M. Heffington
Schools Attended and Degrees Earned:
B.S., Arabic and Spanish, United States Military Academy, 1997
M.A., History, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
Disciplines:
Middle Eastern History
South Asian History (19th & 20th Centuries)
Korean History (20th Century)
Specialties:
Iran 1800-Present
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Political Islam
Research Interests:
The French Army in Egypt & The Levant 1798-1801
Western Missionaries in Iran 1800-1978
Courses Taught:
HI 107: Western Civilization
HI 108: Regional Studies in World History (Middle East)
HI 339: The Modern Middle East
HI 498: Colloquium, Topics in Middle Eastern History
Branch:
Military Intelligence
Extracurricular Activities:
Staff and Faculty Athletics
Cadet Sponsorship Program
Duty Assignments:
Executive Officer, A Company, 2/29 IN RGT, Ft. Benning, GA
Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 29th IN RGT, Ft. Benning, GA
S-2, 172nd Support Battalion, Ft. Wainwright, AK
G-2 Training, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea