article_snippet: In 2007, Lippert was deployed as a Naval Reserve Lieutenant to Iraq to work as an intelligence officer with Navy SEALS.
article_snippet: Lippert's deployment was not without irony, because Lippert was in Iraq at a time when Lippert boss was actively campaigning against what Lippert said was a "dumb war.
article_snippet: In October 2009, however, Lippert decided to return to active duty.
article_snippet: Lippert was deployed to Afghanistan and Lippert also served as an intelligence officer for the Naval Special Warfare Development Group in Virginia Beach.