Charles W. “Rusty” Stiles is a retired U.S. Navy Captain. His 32 years of Navy service included tours at the Navy Warfare Development Command, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the OPNAV staff at the Pentagon. His previous contracting assignments included Joint Staff, J7; Joint Event Support Team lead for U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM); Joint National Training Capability task order lead; and Branch Chief, Operational Environment (O/E), providing technical integration support for combatant command exercise events. He is a graduate of the National Intelligence University with a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence; the U.S. Naval War College with a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies; and additional graduate degrees in business and public health. His interests include artificial intelligence (AI) and U.S. battlefield advantage, space security, astronomy, physics, and global health.
