Michael P. Ryan

Colonel Michael P. Ryan was commissioned as Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 501-76, 27 July 1976.  His first duty assignment was a Platoon Leader, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Iberia, Louisiana. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Executive Officer, Alpha Company, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4073rd United State Army Reserve Reception Battalion, Lafayette, Louisiana; Executive Officer, Reserve Officer Training Candidate Battalion, Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Missouri; Chief, Unit Training and Force Management, Headquarters, 65th Army Reserve Command, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; Chief, Mobilization Requirements Branch, Army Reserve Personnel Command, St. Louis, Missouri; Operations Officer, Office of the Chief, Army Reserve, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Chief, Mobilization Branch, Headquarters, Department of the Army G-3, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Chief, Mobilization Division, Army Reserve Personnel Command, St. Louis, Missouri; Chief, Mobilization Division, Headquarters, Department of the Army G-3, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. | Colonel Ryan's military awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Medal w/ Bronze Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Staff and Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badges.