LTC Lathrop is an Armor and Information Systems Management Officer. His military assignments include Scout Platoon Leader and Troop Executive Officer, 3/11 Armored Cavalry Regiment, Bad Hersfeld, Germany; Headquarters and Headquarters Troop Executive Officer, 1/16 Cavalry Regiment, Fort, Knox, Kentucky; Plans and Operations Officer, I Corps G1, Fort Lewis, Washington.; S-3 Plans Officer, 3d Brigade/2d Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Company Commander, 1-32 Armor, Fort Lewis, Washington; Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Senior Research Scientist, Information Technology and Operations Center at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; and Chief, Data Support Division, Army Operations Center, Pentagon. Research interests include applying cognitive architectures to simulations and robotics.