ABOUT

Career U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot, Senior Level Pentagon Official, CEO Of Defense Analytics

Guy Snodgrass is the CEO of Defense Analytics, a national security and foreign policy strategic advisory firm specializing in strategy development, government policy, and technology adoption. Recognized as an influential national security and foreign policy expert, Guy recently published his first bookHolding the Line, to incredibly positive reviews. Guy appears as a commentator on CNN, FOX, and multiple international outlets; an opinion contributor to Washington Post, USA Today, and other national security outlets; and a prominent commentator to publications such as Politico, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Bloomberg. A career Navy F/A-18 fighter pilot, Commander Snodgrass led combat missions in support of forces on the ground in the Middle East. Subsequently selected as a TOPGUN Instructor, he served as the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps expert in air-to-air combat and tactics development.
Guy Snodgrass and family

1994

Accepted to U.S. Naval Academy

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1998

Graduated U.S. Naval Academy and commissioned as a Naval officer

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2000

Graduated from MIT and began flight training

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2003

Fighter pilot; began first squadron tour and flew combat missions over Iraq

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2005

Selected as a TOPGUN Instructor

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2008

First tour of duty in Japan

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2011

U.S. Naval War College

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2012

Speechwriter for Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the 30th Chief of Naval Operations and senior U.S. Navy officer

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2014

Second tour in Japan; commanding officer for Strike Fighter Squadron 195, the “Dambusters”

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2017

Executive Assistant to U.S. Naval Air Forces Atlantic

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2017

Communications Director and Chief Speechwriter for Secretary of Defense James Mattis

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2019

CEO of Defense Analytics; published Holding the Line

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2020

Published TOPGUN’S TOP 10

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During his 20 years as a fighter pilot, Guy logged more than 2,784 total flight hours, 2,390 F/A-18 flight hours, 719 aircraft carrier landings, and was presented with the Defense Superior Service Award at retirement. Mr. Snodgrass is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Board of Directors, a member of the Council on Competitiveness, and a 2019 graduate of MIT’s Seminar XXI national security and foreign policy program.