ROBERT C. OWEN is a professor in the Department of Aeronautical Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach. He teaches courses in aviation operations, law, and history and conducts research in national security affairs independently and as an adjunct to the Rand Corporation and the Air Force Research Institute. Owen holds a master’s degree in African studies from UCLA and a PhD in history from Duke University. He lives in Port Orange, Florida.