Brigadier General (retired) Mike Eastman is the Executive Director of the ETS Sponsorship Program. Over a thirty year Army career, he served in a range of leadership positions, culminating in command of Train, Advise, Assist Command-South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, along with combat deployments to Iraq, Jordan, the UAE, and Kuwait. He holds advanced degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Command and General Staff College, and the British Higher Command and Staff College.