Walker D. Mills is an active-duty officer in the US Marine Corps, serving as an MQ-9A ‘Reaper’ pilot. He has previously served as an infantry officer and foreign area officer. He has been published in a range of places including War on the Rocks, USNI Proceedings, the Marine Corps Gazette, and Military Review. He is also a co-host of the Sea Control podcast and a senior editor at the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC). He holds a BA from Brown University in history and archaeology and MAs from King’s College, London and the Naval Postgraduate Schools in International Relations and Modern War, and Homeland Security respectively.

Walker D. Mills is an active-duty officer in the US Marine Corps, serving as an MQ-9A ‘Reaper’ pilot. He has previously served as an infantry officer and foreign area officer. He has been published in a range of places including War on the Rocks, USNI Proceedings, the Marine Corps Gazette, and Military Review. He is also a co-host of the Sea Control podcast and a senior editor at the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC). He holds a BA from Brown University in history and archaeology and MAs from King’s College, London and the Naval Postgraduate Schools in International Relations and Modern War, and Homeland Security respectively.