China is a Trojan Horse - VATP Summit 2023 Enemies Seen and Unseen

The final archived video from our June 10th 2023 "Enemies: Seen and Unseen" Summit, Commander Hooper details the threat of China to the US Homeland.Show more

How can an obvious enemy still be unseen?
By deception, misrepresentation, and domestic complicity. And, as the title suggests - The Trojan Horse is inside the gates.

Commander John Hooper is a native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He is third-generation U.S. Coast Guard member. His passion is national security, and he has spent his entire adult life as a national security practitioner and educator. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in December 2010 with 32 years’ service. His service ashore includes four tours with the U.S. Navy, on the Joint Staff, and as the first CG liaison to the National Guard Bureau.
Since retiring in 2010 he has been a civilian defense contractor as a Sr. Naval Analyst for the Chief of Naval Operations, and Sr. Defense Strategy Analyst/Planner for the U.S. Army, and Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense. He is currently a Sr. Defense Strategist/Planner for the National Guard Bureau’s J55 staff. He holds three graduate degrees in Military Studies and National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval War College, American Military University, and the Royal Military College of Canada. Since 2008 he has been an Adjunct Professor for the U.S. Naval War College of Distance Education, teaching “Strategy and Warfare”, “Joint Maritime Operations” and “Maritime Homeland Defense/Security”.