Dr. Blaker is Vice President and Senior Analyst at the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Previously, he served as senior advisor to the Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Analysis; and Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force. Dr. Blaker is the author of United States Overseas Basing: An Anatomy of the Dilemma (1990) and the forthcoming Transforming Military Force.