Alan Louis Gropman (born 4 February 1938) is an American retired military officer, college professor, and author.

Gropman served 27 years on active duty in the United States Air Force, finishing his career as a colonel.

This included two tours in Vietnam, where he flew over 670 combat missions, and he also served as a war planner in Europe.

During that tour of duty, Gropman led the Air Staff's plans and programs integration office.

As part of his program, Gropman arranged an annual trip that took elementary school students to the Gettysburg Battlefield for an on-site history lesson.

B. Holley Award, which recognizes a lifetime of significant contributions to the recording of Air Force history.

[10] In August 2011, Gropman retired from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and National Defense University faculty.

In 2011, he also joined the advisory board of George Mason University's School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.

[3][5] He also continues to write and lecture on a wide range of military history, national strategy, and government policy topics.

[14] In addition, Gropman served for many years on the editorial board of the Joint Force Quarterly, a National Defense University Press publication.

He has also written more than 600 articles, feature commentaries, essays, monographs, anthology chapters, and book reviews.

The archive include important reports and policy documents from World War II through the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.