On Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites writer and retired Lieutenant Colonel Allen Crowley to discuss historical U.S. military preparations to respond to potential conflicts in the Middle East, such as a missile exchange between Iran and Israel. 
Allen grew up in a castle, listening to lions roar at dusk and playing in the wilderness near the Fort Worth Zoo. He enlisted in the Texas National Guard in high school and earned a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant while attending Texas Christian University, home of the horned frogs.
In the military, he served as an infantry officer, working his way through the ranks from lieutenant to major, as a platoon leader, company executive officer, company commander, and staff officer. The majority of that training was designed to deter and defeat Soviet military aggression. Mobilizing for Operation Desert Storm drastically changed that focus.
Deployed to Iraq as a military officer seconded to the U.S. Department of State, Allen Crowley supported a wide range of nation-building efforts. His subsequent assignment was with U.S. Central Command, USCENTCOM, in the Coalition Coordination Center, Triple C, where he worked with liaisons from over 20 countries, coordinating the military actions of four coalitions in which the United States was a member.
His last tour was in Europe as a liaison officer between the U.S. Army Europe and the U.S. European Command, USEUCOM. In U.S. Army Europe, he worked in the Combined Operations and Intelligence Center, COIC, and worked in the EUCOM, Joint Operations Center, JOC. One of his many responsibilities involved simulated fighting the Iran/Israel missile war and planning for subsequent military operations on the ground following that battle. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, LTC (Ret), in January of 2012 after a 32-year career.