Ethan Brown

Ethan is a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served as a Special Warfare TACP (Tactical Air Control Party) from 2009-2020. He deployed repeatedly to multiple warzones during the Global War on Terror, working with conventional and Joint special operations teams overseas. He has received multiple Combat Action awards, Air Force and Army Commendations, and is a Bronze Star recipient. Mr. Brown is the author of the “Visual Friendlies, Tally Target” anthology [Vol. I “Invasions”, Vol. II, “Surges”, and Vol. III, “Terminus”] from Casemate Publishers. Visual Friendlies, Tally Target is a contemporary history of the Global War on Terror, focusing on the role of Air Power and Forward Air Controllers in America’s longest war. His other work has been featured in the Diplomatic Courier, Warontherocks, Task & Purpose, Defense One, the Modern War Institute (West Point), The Hill, Nineteen45, NextGenWarBlog, and other publications. Originally from Wyoming, he now lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest, and when he's not writing military history, is hiking the mountains or playing Warhammer 40k tabletop games with his children.