1. Guy Snodgrass is a retired American naval aviator, TOPGUN graduate and instructor, who served as Jim Mattis's speechwriter and chief of communications during his time as Secretary of Defense.
14 Facts About Guy Snodgrass
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Guy Snodgrass's book Holding the Line: Inside Trump's Pentagon with Secretary Mattis was released in October 2019.
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Guy Snodgrass graduated with honors from the US Naval Academy in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.
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Guy Snodgrass received the 2010 Naval Air Forces Pacific Navy and Marine Corps Leadership Award.
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Guy Snodgrass was selected as a national finalist for the White House Fellows program.
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In 2011, Guy Snodgrass attended the United States Naval War College located in Newport, Rhode Island, earning a Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies.
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Guy Snodgrass was selected for the US Navy's 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review team, where he assessed US Navy force structure and made recommendations regarding future fleet design.
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Guy Snodgrass created and hosted the Benkyoukai Initiative, a partnership between US Navy fighter squadrons based in Japan and the Japanese Air Self Defense Force to exchange knowledge and practice aerial war fighting.
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Guy Snodgrass served as Chief Speechwriter and Director of Communications to Secretary of Defense James Mattis from April 2017 to August 2018.
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Guy Snodgrass is the author of the Department of Defense's officially released Unclassified Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy.
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Guy Snodgrass's manuscript was initially stonewalled and delayed during the Pentagon review process, leading him to take legal action against his former employer.
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Guy Snodgrass won a complex First Amendment fight concerning the release of a book regarding his time at the Pentagon.
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Guy Snodgrass is the chief executive officer of Defense Analytics, a strategic advisory firm in Washington, DC, and is a regular contributor to the Washington Post, Politico, Fox Business, CNN, USA Today, and elsewhere.
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Guy Snodgrass is a member of numerous professional societies and organizations including the US Naval Institute Board of Directors.