George Hept

George Hept has extensive experience in military and defense roles, currently serving as a DTRA CBRN SME with the US Joint Forces Command and as a JCDE Planner with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency since 2004. Between 2000 and 2004, George held the position of Lt Col while working as a LNO to J9 for SOCJFCOM and SOCOM. Prior to this, George served as a JCDE Officer at SOCJFCOM from 2000 to 2004. George's career began at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where roles included cadet and professor from 1976 to 1990. Academic credentials include an M.S. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology obtained in 1981.