Matthew B. Caffrey Jr.

Matthew B. Caffrey, Jr. has designed and executed wargames for, and taught wargaming to, a wide range of US Department of Defense and international organizations for over thirty years. He researched and developed major wargame concepts such as 3rd Generation Wargaming, the Caffrey Triangle and the Caffrey Pyramid. He continues his research into how wargaming has influenced the course of past wars and is influencing contemporary conflicts. A special interest is how wargaming can reduce the overall casualty rate by supporting deterrence, and if deterrence fails, by concluding the conflict speedily.

As a US Air Force strategic and operational planner he developed the concepts of Crony Bombing and the Innovation/Strategy/Caffrey Cycle. As an organizer and leader he is the founder of the long running family of international Connections Wargaming Conferences. He has set up and led multiple international and government working groups engaged in wargaming, planning and analysis. He is widely published, and his recent four hundred page book "On Wargaming" is available from the US Naval War College Press and the US Government Bookstore.