Maurice “Chipp” Naylon served nine years as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps. For his final deployment, Chipp served as a combat advisor to a battalion from the Republic of Georgia. After three months of training with the soldiers in Georgia, he deployed with them to Afghanistan for seven months of combat operations. He is the author of the book The New Ministry of Truth: Combat Advisors in Afghanistan and America’s Great Betrayal. Naylon and his wife, Jenna, live in Richmond, Virginia, where he currently works as an accountant.