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Colonel Laura M. Ryan is currently the Assistant Commandant and Commander, 517th Training Group, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, California. Prior to this posting, Col Ryan served as Deputy Chief, Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Division, Directorate for Joint Force Development, J-7, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, DC.
Col Ryan is a career intelligence officer with a background in Joint/Combined Human Intelligence strategic debriefing/interrogation collection and instruction; all-source (imagery, signals, measurement and signature, and human) intelligence collection management; force protection; space operations; and information operations.
EDUCATION:
1991 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
1992 Distinguished Graduate, Intel Ops Course, Goodfellow AFB, TX.
1992 DoD Strategic Debriefing Course (DSDC), Ft Huachuca, AZ.
1993 Combat Interrogation/Field Interrogation Operations Course, Los Alamedos, CA.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL. (Residence)
2003 Master of Strategic Intelligence (with Honors), American Military University, Washington, DC.
2004 Master of Arts in National Security Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. (Residence)
2004 Naval War College-Command-Staff, Monterey, CA. (Non-Residence)
2009 Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, Army War College, Carlisle, PA. (Residence)
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Feb 1992 – Sep 1992, Student, 315 TRS, Goodfellow AFB, TX.
2. Oct 1992 – Nov 1992, Student, DSDC, Ft Huachuca, AZ.
3. Dec 1992 – Nov 1994, Intelligence Operations Officer, 315IS, Yokota AB, Japan.
4. Dec 1994 – Nov 1997, Chief, HUMINT Collection Management, 609AIS, Shaw AFB, SC.
5. Nov 1997 – Aug 1999, Senior Military Instructor, DSDC, Ft Huachuca, AZ.
6. Aug 1999 – Jun 2002, Deputy Chief, Threat Intelligence Branch, Force Protection and Operations Division, Directorate of Security Forces, Air and Space Operations, HQ USAF, Pentagon, Washington, DC.
7. Jun 2002 – Jun 2003, Executive Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air and Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington, DC.
8. Jun 2003 – Sep 2004, Student, IDE, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.
9. Sep 2004 – Aug 2005, Operations Officer, 90 IOS, Lackland AFB, TX.
10. Aug 2005 – Jun 2006, Executive Officer, Air Intelligence Agency/Joint Information Operations Center, Lackland AFB, TX.
11. Jun 2006 – Jul 2008, Commander, 18 IS, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
12. Jul 2008 – Jun 2009, Student, SDE, Army War College, Carlisle, PA.
13. Jun 2009 – Jun 2011, Deputy Chief, Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Division, Joint Staff/J-7, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. Jun 2011 – Present, Commander, 517th Training Group & Assistant Commandant, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, CA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with one star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 2 Oct 1991
First Lieutenant 2 Oct 1993
Captain 2 Oct 1995
Major 1 Jul 2002
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Mar 2006
Colonel 1 Aug 2011
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