Gen. (Ret.) Franks has served as a director of the Company since 1997. He was the Commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1991 to 1994 and commanded the U.S. Army VII Corps during Operation Desert Storm. He retired from the Army in 1994. Gen. (Ret.) Franks is self-employed and co-author of Into the Storm, A Study in Command with Tom Clancy. Gen. (Ret.) Franks is also the Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission, is President of the Amputee Board of Advisors of the Defense Health Board and teaches a Battle Command course at West Point.