Mastin Robeson served 35 years in the Marine Corps, retiring as a Major General of Marines in February 2010. His service included tours of duty in over 55 countries, and his combat experiences include Liberia, Kuwait, Somalia, Bosnia, the Horn of Africa, Iraq, Southern Philippines, and Afghanistan. He has extensive experience in strategic and operational planning, international engagement, and deploying of military assets in war and peace.  His expertise in understanding and managing complex problems in crisis environments led to his promotion to senior positions of command authority during his military career. STRATEGY AND PLANNING In 2007, Mastin served as General Dave Petraeus's Director of Strategy, Plans, and Assessments in Iraq during which time he was responsible for the development and assessment of General Petraeus's 2007 Iraq Campaign Plan.  This was the plan that resulted in dramatic improvements in Iraqi security, economy, and political factors.  He has on five occasions re-designed commands so that their capabilities satisfied a new and  emerging security requirement. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE During the tenure of former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (1997-2001), General Robeson served for 2 years as Military Assistant to the Secretary.  In this role he was involved in supporting the Office of the Secretary in preparation and submission to Congress of the annual defense budgets, analysis of United States military and strategic policies, and review and assessment of long-range planning horizons for each branch of the armed services. COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE During Mastin's service in the Marine Corps he commanded at every operational level to include a Counter-Terrorism Task Force in combat, the 2d and 3d Marine Divisions, and the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.