MG(R) Kurt Sonntag spent decades in the U.S. Army, culminating in the role of Commanding General for the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School at Fort Bragg, NC and oversaw modernization and development for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command enterprise.

Prior to this, Kurt commanded both Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and Special Operations Command South.

Kurt was a National Security Fellow at Harvard University. He also earned a Master of Arts in National Security & Strategic Studies at the United States Naval War College, a Master of Arts in Military History at Louisiana State University, and a Bachelor of Science at the United States Military Academy

Currently Kurt owns and operates Strategic Overwatch Consulting located in North Carolina.