Andrew Lubin is an American author and independent foreign correspondent who writes on current events and international relations. His work appears regularly in such professional magazines as “Jane’s Intelligence Review”, “Leatherneck”, “USA TODAY Magazine,” PBS’s “Regarding War” and “The Gazette.” In 2009 he served as the military consultant to Stephens Media Group for their “Valor Series,” and previously wrote for the U.S. Naval Institute’s “Proceedings.”
A member of the Marine Corps Combat Camera Association, Andrew’s embedded 12x spanning 18+ months with Marine, Army, and National Guard troops in Haiti, Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, and Beirut since 2006 from where he writes his “boots on the ground” pieces.
Andrew’s first book, “Charlie Battery; A Marine Artillery Battery in Iraq” won the 2007 Gold Medal for best Military Non-Fiction from the Military Writers Society of America, as well as Best Memoir from the University of Virginia’s “Festival of Books.” He was a co-author for both the popular “Uncle John” series of books for “Uncle John Salutes the Armed Forces”, which was nominated in 2009 for “Best Anthology” by the Military Writers Society of America as well as “Saluting American Valor” (2009). His latest book, “Keep Moving or Die; Task Force Tarawa at An-Nasiriyah” is due out in 3rdQ 2011 (Naval Institute Press)
He’s appeared on ABC, CNN, FOX, and Patriot Media. In November 2004 Andrew served as the Military Analyst for WPVI (ABC) Philadelphia during Fallujah-2. In 2009 he was the keynote speakers at the U.S. Army’s Command & Staff College “Military & Media” symposium, Fort Leavenworth, KS.
In 2010 he’s addressed Philadelphia’s Foreign Policy Research Institute, Thunderbird School of Global Management’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Allegheny College’s Center for Political Participation, Dalhousie University (Halifax, CN), Centre for Foreign Policy, and West Chester University’s Political Science-ROTC Programs.
Additionally Andrew reviews books for "Leatherneck Magazine,” “PBS,” and “The Gazette.” You can follow him on www.AndrewLubin.com and www.TheMilitaryObserver-Onpoint.com.