Marc Koblentz

Marc Koblentz is a retired Colonel and Judge Advocate, US Air Force, having served 24.5 years active duty. During his military career, he focused heavily on the law governing both combatant operations overseas as well as domestic military operations in the US. During his last assignment, he served as Chief of Operational Law at the National Guard Bureau, advising the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and coordinating legal guidance to the Adjutants General of the fifty four States and Territories on issues including military support to civilian law enforcement, rules on the use of force during National Guard domestic operations, the Posse Comitatus Act, the Insurrection Act, and National Guard deployment authorities. He also served over four years as a senior attorney-advisor in the Office of General Counsel, US Dept of Homeland Security, after he retired from the Air Force. Currently, Marc is the founder and principal of Eagle Edge, LLC, a strategic advisory firm focused on guiding clients in governance resilience, continuity of operations, crisis leadership, and risk management. He is the President of his community civic association and also works with pro-democracy and rule of law equities.