Jim Dolbow- Contributor

Jim Dolbow

Jim Dolbow is a writer, Coast Guard Reserve Officer, and former defense staffer on Capitol Hill. From February 2000 to January 2007, Dolbow served as Legislative Director/Military Legislative Assistant for Congressman John Hostettler (IN-08). In this capacity, he handled Congressman Hostettler’s House Armed Services Committee portfolio.

Jim received his commission in the United States Coast Guard Reserve in July 2002 after completing the Coast Guard’s Reserve Officer Candidate Indoctrination (ROCI) School in New London, CT. He presently drills in Portsmouth, VA.

Mr. Dolbow holds a BS in Political Science from Marymount University, an MA in National Security & Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, and an M.A. in Statecraft and World Politics from The Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.  He is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, Navy League of the United States, Naval Historical Foundation, and the Reserve Officers Association. His articles and letters-to-the editor on national defense and homeland security issues have appeared in Proceedings, The Washington Post, Washington Times, Sea Power, National Defense, Navy Times, Armed Forces Journal International, to name a few.

You can contact Jim at jimdolbow@gmail.com. You can find all of his posts for CGBlog here.