McMaster, born in 1962, earned a doctoral degree in history from the University of North Carolina. He later served as a special adviser to the top U.S. He is credited with using innovative approaches to countering the insurgency in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar when he commanded the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. McMaster commanded troops in both American wars in Iraq - in 1991, when he fought in a storied tank battle known as the Battle of 73 Easting, and again in 2005-2006 in one of the most violent periods of the insurgency that developed after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. He is the director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, a sort of military think tank, at Fort Eustis, Virginia. McMaster has been heavily involved in the Army’s efforts to shape its future force and its way of preparing for war. The White House said McMaster was one of four candidates Trump interviewed for the job over the weekend. Michael Flynn, who was fired last week after Trump determined that Flynn had misled Vice President Mike Pence about the nature of his discussion with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S.
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