Now that Osama bin Laden is gone, how safe is the U.S. from a terrorist attack? We'll find out from a military expert.

Colonel Leighton is the recipient of the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Bronze Star (for his work in Operation Iraqi Freedom) and numerous other military awards. He was awarded the Joint Qualified Officer designation under the provisions of the Goldwater-Nichols Act.

In the course of his military career, Colonel Leighton was deployed five times to the Middle East, witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, and led 13th Air Force’s Intelligence Cooperative Engagement program with the Royal Thai, Indian, Indonesian, and Malaysian Air Forces.

Currently Cedric Leighton is the Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a DC area-based strategic risk and management consultancy. He has 26 years experience as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Air Force, retiring as a colonel in 2010.