Myles B. Caggins III

CEO & Founder

Myles B. Caggins III is a retired U.S. Army colonel. He founded Words Warriors LLC, which provides specialized language and translation services, executive communication coaching, and business consulting in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. He served three combat tours in Iraq and Syria.

Colonel Caggins is a senior nonresident fellow at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, where he provides expertise on public information warfare, U.S.-Kurdish relations, and ISIS. He was previously a national security fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and a U.S. Army military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a frequent commentator on global security issues—particularly on Arabic and Kurdish networks.

Colonel Caggins earned a master's in public relations from Georgetown University and a bachelor's degree in history from Hampton University.

He serves on several nonprofit boards including the Military Officers Association of America, Youthcast Media Group, and the New York Kurdish Cultural Center. He is a life member in the Council on Foreign Relations and other professional and social organizations.