Vice Admiral (Ret.) Kevin Donegan, USN, a MEI Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security, served as Commander of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet and the 32 Nation Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East. 

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Sam Mundy, USMC, a MEI Distinguished Senior Fellow, served as a Task Force Commander with the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet and, before retiring in 2021, as Commander of U.S. Marine Forces Central Command.