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HMA Chief Consultant John Lovett was born in Tucson, Arizona in May, 1957. The son of a World War II veteran, he enlisted in the U. S. Army in November, 1976 as an electronic warfare specialist. Receiving his MOS of 98G (Voice Interception and Electronic Warfare), he served in the Army Security Agency (ASA) and Army Military Intelligence until 1980. While in the ASA, he traveled extensively and worked with the British, French, Israeli, and Egyptian armies. He learned and continues a proficiency in German and Russian.

Returning to school, he graduated from California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA with a BA in History. Throughout his time at CSUF, he also attended the Army ROTC program at University of California, Los Angeles. He received a Reserve commission as a second lieutenant in 1980. Still attending CSUF under an educational delay to active duty, he served as an infantry officer in the California National Guard. Entering active duty in 1982, he was branched into the Ordnance Corps.

His first assignment was at Fort Leavenworth, KS. This assignment was followed by duty assignments in the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and V Corps in Germany. He left active duty in 1988 to pursue a career in the aerospace industry.

Active in the International Society of Logistics, he has worked in the aerospace industry as a senior logistician and consultant on provisioning, technical writing, and maintenance. Now, he is a senior member of technical staff with the Boeing Company and deals with the support of major U.S. and foreign programs.

He is a technical writer of some note. He has written several articles for MILITARY REVIEW, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE MAGAZINE, and THE ORDNANCE MAGAZINE. Most particularly, he wrote the definitive study on small action support in his article in THE ORDNANCE MAGAZINE "Maintenance Support During The Falklands War." He is also a contributing editor to THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY ENCYCLOPEDIA having written articles on the ADEN 20mm aircraft gun and the Falklands War. Currently, he is a Contributing Editor to Suite101 and writes articles on the military in the movies.

In 1996, with the help of Carlos Dabreau at the Hollywood Screenwriters Network he founded The Hollywood Military Advisor Chat Board to help motion picture and television professionals find answers to their military questions. With an apparent expanding need, he then founded The Hollywood Military Advisor consulting firm and site.

In 1998, he created L & M Productions to help produce original screenplays. L & M Productions in conjunction with GBN Communications of San Jose, CA, is currently in production with CATHY MORGAN a science fiction mystery.

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