 Lieutenant Colonel
JOHN T. RYAN
2-12 Cavalry Battalion 1st Cavalry Division
Lieutenant Colonel John T. “Tim” Ryan hails from Glenville, North Carolina. He attended Western Carolina University where he was designated as a Distinguished Military Graduate and commissioned in Armor in 1983. After serving two years as a tank platoon leader in 2-252 Armor, North Carolina Army National Guard, he entered onto active duty in 1985 and attended the Armor Officer Basic Course and Ranger School. 2LT Ryan was subsequently assigned to Fort Hood and 3-66 Armor, 2d Armored Division where he served as a tank platoon leader, scout platoon leader and Delta Company XO. 1LT Ryan then attended the Armor Officer Advanced Course in 1988 and rejoined 3-66 Armor then forward deployed in Garlstedt, Federal Republic of Germany and assigned to 2d Armored Division (Forward) as part of the COHORT unit rotation program. While in 2AD (Forward), Captain Ryan served as 3-66 Armor S3 (Air), Headquarters and Headquarters Company Commander and Delta Company Commander, including command during Operation DESERT STORM. Captain Ryan then entered the Project Warrior program and had successive assignments as an Observer Controller on the “Scorpion” Team at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA and as a Tactics Instructor at the Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA. Following attendance at the Command and General Staff Officer’s Course and the School of Advanced Military Studies, Major Ryan was assigned to Fort Stewart, GA and served as the 3d Infantry Division Chief of Plans, 3-69 Armor Executive Officer, and 1st Brigade, 3d Infantry Division Operations Officer (S3). LTC Ryan’s most recent assignment was as a Joint Plans Officer for the United States Joint Forces Command’s Standing Joint Force Headquarters in Suffolk, VA. He holds bachelors degree in Industrial Arts Education from Western Carolina University and a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences from the School of Advanced Military Studies at the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS. LTC Ryan’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (w/3 olc), the Army Commendation Medal, and Army Achievement Medal (w/ 2 olc), parachute badge and ranger tab. |