Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania State Senator, represents the 33rd District, serving Adams and Franklin counties. A retired U.S. Army Colonel, he completed more than 30 years of active-duty service, beginning with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in West Germany along the Iron Curtain. He deployed during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, later served as a lead planner for the post-9/11 invasion of Iraq via Turkey, and from 2006 to 2009 deployed three times to Afghanistan as Director of NATO’s Joint Intelligence Center.

Mastriano concluded his military career as a Professor of Strategic Studies at the U.S. Army War College. He holds a Ph.D. in History and four master’s degrees in strategic and military studies and is the author of several works on American military history. With extensive scholarly knowledge of the American founding and Revolutionary era, he brings a historian’s perspective to discussions surrounding America 250 and the enduring principles that shaped the nation.