Matt Yocum is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He currently works in the special operations community at Ft. Bragg, NC.
Matt’s writing covers the literary map, from technical engineering articles to science fiction and thriller novels to short stories. Most notably, Matt has written several stories for Marvel Comics, the publisher of such characters as Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Captain America. When not playing in the Marvel sandbox, he has created his own webcomics published at www.ComicCritique.com.
Born in 1971, Matt lived in Kentucky until he was 17. At this time he entered the Air Force, becoming a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Matt was commissioned as a second lieutenant and received a B.S. in engineering science from the Academy in June 1993. In December 1994, Matt received a Master of Science in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Matt's military assignments have taken him around the country and the world. Among the positions he's held are Assistant Professor of engineering mechanics at the Air Force Academy and the Assistant Air Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.
When not writing, Matt often spends time reading, exercising, scuba diving, and furthering his knowledge of Christian theology.