About the Faculty

Professor Ronald S. Mangum is a retired U.S. Army Brigadier General. At American Military University he teaches the core courses NSS 501, Institutions of National Security; NSS 503, U.S. National Security; and NSS 504, International Security in the master's program, as well as several electives. He received a B.A. in History from Northwestern University, a J.D. in Law from Northwestern University Law School and an M.A. in Diplomacy and Military Science from Norwich University.

His military specialties include Infantry, Special Forces, Armor, Engineer, Military Intelligence and Civil Affairs; and military schooling includes Airborne (Master Parachutist), Ranger, Special Forces, SCUBA and Pathfinder.  He is a graduate of the Army War College, General Officer Capstone Course and the General Officer/Flag Officer Joint War fighting Course. General Mangum has been an adjunct instructor at the US Army Command and General Staff College, a guest lecturer at West Point, and has published a number of articles on various military topics.

He currently consults in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia as Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Defense, responsible for advising the Georgian government on the development of its National Security Strategy.