Commander Franken earned his master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in June 1991. During his 28-year career in the U.S. Navy, he has accrued more than 3,700 flight hours and completed more than 850 carrier landings.

Articles by Daniel J. Franken

Strike One, Task One

By Commander Daniel J. Franken, U.S. Navy
September 1992
For the U.S. Navy and its Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy counterparts, the Battle of Savo Island was a horrible, devastating, and demoralizing experience.