JOHN D. HOOPER is a retired Sr. officer in the U.S. Coast Guard who is now a Sr. Military Analyst for the Army National Guard Strategy and Plans Division in Washington. His portfolio’s include China and Russia. He holds three graduate degrees in Military Studies/National Security Affairs and teaches Strategy and Warfare, Joint Maritime Operations, and Maritime Homeland Security/Defense part-time for the U.S. Naval War College, College of Distance Education.
HOMEPORT: Norfolk, Virginia
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Coast Guard History, China Threat
NOTABLE BRIEFINGS: CDR John Hooper’s one-hour-10 min, unclassified briefings cover: The History of China, its Geography and Geo-political considerations, China’s leadership since 1949, the Chinese Military (CCP) Philosophy, the Chinese Threat (military and economic), key dates for China and CCP, China’s vulnerabilities, and how China has pervaded all of U.S. critical sectors. “The China Threat” is a global overview and touches briefly on threats to the U.S. homeland. “The China Threat to the Homeland” focuses on the threat to the homeland specifically. Other presentations include “Xi Jinping: The Man”, and “U.S. and China Actions in the Pacific”.