U.S. Army Special Operations Noncommissioned Officer
Kody McKinley is a U.S. Army Special Operations noncommissioned officer with 12 years of experience and holds an M.S. in National Security from Liberty University. He has deployed multiple times across the Middle East, including as a Team Chief in Northeast Syria in 2019, where he earned a Bronze Star. He previously served as an Information Operations Planner at U.S. Cyber Command. The views expressed are his own and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense.