Joseph Chapa is a Major in the U.S. Air Force and a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Oxford. His areas of expertise include the Just War Tradition, military ethics, and especially the ethics of remote and autonomous weapons. He is a senior pilot with more than 1,400 pilot and instructor pilot hours, many of which were flown in support of major U.S. combat and humanitarian operations. He holds an M.A. in Philosophy from Boston College and a B.A. in Philosophy from Boston University. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the US Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the US Government.