Sunday, June 30, 2013

About Our Members: Clif Berry

F. Clifton Berry Jr.


F. Clifton Berry, Jr. Photo copyright Photography By Design


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F. Clifton Berry, Jr. owns and operates FCB Associates, LLC, an international communications 
enterprise based in Northern Virginia near Washington, DC.


Recent Projects
Since 2007, Clif and his teammates have been creating illustrated four-color visitor brochures for the overseas 
cemeteries operated and maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) The Commission 
performs the mission to commemorate the service and sacrifice of America’s armed forces since our entry into 
World War I. It places special emphasis on this objective, extracted from the ABMC FY 2009 Annual Report:
The Commission continued its efforts to increase public awareness of its commemorative mission and to 
encourage more U.S. and foreign citizens to visit its cemeteries and memorials worldwide.
Suggest that you visit the ABMC website via this link: http:/​/​www.abmc.gov.

Recent Books
Berry and his team produced the illustrated book, Airborne Forces at War, for the Association of the United States 
Army. Robert K. Wright Jr., Ph.D., and John T. Greenwood, Ph.D., were co-authors. The Naval Institute Press 
published the book in December 2007.

His team produced and he co-authored with John T. Greenwood the illustrated book Medics at War, also
sponsored by the Association of the United States Army and released by the Naval Institute Press in June 2005.

His team produced and he wrote United States Army at War: 9/​11 Through Iraq, sponsored by the Association of
the United States Army and released by the Naval Institute Press in September 2003.

In December 2002, Howell Press released his illustrated book, Milestones of the First Century of Flight, another
product of his book packaging team.

Background

Clif Berry has edited several aerospace and defense magazines. He edited AIR FORCE magazine, then
became chief U.S. editor of Interavia Publications. After that, he edited Air Power History and National Defense 
magazine.

Clif is a member of the Authors Guild of America.

He earned a Bachelor's in Mathematics at George Washington University and a Master's in Communication at
Stanford University while on active duty as an airborne Infantry officer in the U.S. Army.

Berry received a direct Regular Army commission in Infantry while serving in the 82d Airborne Division. He saw
combat in Vietnam as operations officer of a light infantry brigade. He commanded two rifle companies and an 
Infantry battalion during active service. He also served in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public 
Affairs), on the staff of a presidential commission, and at the Department of State.

Berry is a master parachutist and private pilot with land and seaplane ratings.


Clifton Berry's books include the following, in reverse chronological order:

Author: United States Army at War: 9/​11 Through Iraq. Naval Institute Press, 2003

Milestones of the First Century of Flight. Howell Press, 2002.

Once A Soldier, Always A Soldier; Members of Congress who served in the Army. Association of the United
States Army, 1999.

Inside the CIA; the Architecture, Art and Atmosphere of America's Premier Intelligence Agency. Community
Communications, 1997.

Inventing the Future; How Science and Technology Transform Our World. Brassey's/​Macmillan, 1993.

Air Cav; the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam. Bantam, 1988.

Gadget Warfare; Technology in Vietnam. Bantam, 1988.

Chargers; the 196th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. Bantam, 1988.

Strike Aircraft; U.S. Air Force air-to-ground operations in Vietnam. Bantam, 1988.

Sky Soldiers; the 173d Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. Bantam, 1987.

Co-author: Medics at War: Military Medicine from Colonial Times to the 21st Century. With John T.
Greenwood, Ph.D., Naval Institute Press, 2005.

Flights: American AerospaceBeginning to Future. With C.V. Glines and H.M. Zubkoff. Community
Communications, 1994.

CNN: War in the Gulf: From the Invasion of Kuwait to the Day of Victory and Beyond. Desert Shield
and Desert Storm, 1990-91. With T. Allen and N. Polmar. Turner Publishing, 1991.

Editor and packager: Airborne Forces at War, Naval Institute Press, 2007. Spies, Black Ties & 
Mango Pies. Stories and recipes from CIA families all over the world. Community Communications, 1997.
...and several more, including editing and packaging five titles in the the Near Future Warfare series
published by Avon Books.

Most of the books may be ordered from Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com
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3 comments:

  1. Clif is also the personification of the word, "gentleman."

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  2. Yes, a class act. After I posted his bio, I ruefully thought to myself: who's gonna want to post their bio now?

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  3. One would be well guided to emulate his style and grace.

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