Bob Baker
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W.R. (Bob) Baker graduated with the first intelligence class from Fort Huachuca in 1971. He was assigned to the 571st MI Detachment/525th MI Group in Da Nang, Vietnam. His further assignments included positions as a Forward Area 24-hour Watch analyst, EOB analyst for Syria, Lebanon, and the eastern littoral of Africa, Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War, and Poland during the Crisis. Individual awards include the Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service, Joint Service, and Army Commendation Medals. Bob has authored articles on the Easter Offensive of 1972 (as the sole intel analyst in I Corps), intelligence, and Vietnam for the MI Professional Bulletin/Marine Corps INTSUM, American Intelligence Journal, Vietnam magazine, Small Wars Journal, Real Clear Defense, and The Forge. Bob is the author of the book Break in the Chain Intelligence Ignored. Bob has a BS from the University of Maryland and MS from the University of Dayton. He has worked in the defense industry and classroom teaching.