Thomas Hauser

Thomas Hauser (Col ’90) published Sentinels in the Sky: An Appraisal of the Aerial Exploitation Battalion with the U.S. Government Publishing Office. In the aftermath of Vietnam, the Army created the aerial exploitation battalion to exercise a new type of aerial-intelligence discipline under the rubric of special electronic mission aircraft, encompassing radio direction finding, signal collection, and imagery. Five of these battalions kept a watchful eye on potential adversaries across the hostile borders of the Cold War and prepared for active conflict at any moment. Sentinels in the Sky is an assessment of their value to aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance as well as an outline of their lineage. Hauser is also the author of Flying in the Shadows: Forging Aerial Intelligence for the United States Army and Seizing the Electronic High Ground: Transforming Aerial Intelligence for the United States Army. He currently works in the U.S. Intelligence Community. Previous career moves include service in the U.S. Army and on the faculty of Shenandoah University. In addition to a B.A. from UVA, he holds an M.A. from James Madison University and a Ph.D. from American University.