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Myles B. Caggins III Press-Release Myles B. Caggins III is a retired U.S. Army colonel. He provides expertise on public
Myles B. Caggins III is a retired U.S. Army colonel. He provides expertise on public information warfare, ISIS, Kurdish affairs, veterans issues, national security, and military culture. He is founder and CEO of Words Warriors, a translation, public relations, and business advising company with offices in New York City and Erbil, Iraq. From military posts, combat zones, inside the Pentagon, and the White House (National Security Council), he has led communication strategy for some of the most challenging issues of the past decade, including: America’s rebalance to Asia and policy towards North Korea and China; Guantanamo and enemy combatant detention; the mission to defeat ISIS; military human capital and recruiting; and nuclear security.
His career has been at the nexus of military operations, international affairs, and media. From 2021-2022, he served as the U.S. Army’s Visiting Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. He served three year-long combat tours in Iraq. He is former spokesman for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, where he led a multinational communication team representing 78 nations. He has extensive international media experience and relationships with journalists—particularly on Arabic and Kurdish language networks.
Caggins has earned numerous military awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Star Medals, the Combat Action Badge, and the Presidential Service Badge.
He serves on non-profit boards for the Youthcast Media Group, New York Kurdish Cultural Center, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Hampton University and a master’s in public relations from Georgetown University. He completed Harvard Kennedy School’s yearlong National Security Fellows program in 2018. His personal network is multidisciplinary, multiethnic, and multinational; he is a Life Member in the Council on Foreign Relations, the Military Officers Association of America, and other professional and social organizations. He tweets at: @mylescaggins
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