J. David Pinkston

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David Pinkston retired as a Captain after 32 years of service in the United States Navy as an Intelligence Officer. During his decades of service, he participated in operations in Panama, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. David has supported every phase of modern warfare from strategic, operational, and tactical levels, from a senior advisor in the Pentagon to the leadership of the Joint Staff and Office of Secretary of Defense, to submarine operations in the Pacific, to special operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. David received his BA, in 1993, from the University of North Texas, in political science and Russian studies, where he completed an exchange program in St. Petersburg, Russia. He earned his master’s degree in National Security from the National Intelligence University in 1996. After retiring in March 2022, David moved back to Texas, where he lives today with his wife. He is the President and Founder of Positive Patriotism LLC., where he advocates for greater civic responsibility by promoting awareness of American military history, culture, and leadership. He is the author of many articles and is working on finalizing his first book entitled “Positive Patriotism: Reigniting our love of country.”