Col. Joshua M. Gaspard

COL Joshua M. Gaspard is originally from Texas. He commissioned as an infantry officer from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2002. 

Over the course of his career, Josh has held leadership and staff positions in the 173^rd Airborne Brigade, 3^rd Brigade Combat Team / 101^st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 1^st Brigade Combat Team / 82^nd Airborne Division, Alaskan Command (US Northern Command), 4^th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) / 25^th Infantry Division, and the 25^th Infantry Division.

In addition, Josh is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and was an academic instructor at the United States Military Academy in the Department of Systems Engineering. 

Most recently, Josh graduated from the US Army War College as a Hoover Institution National Security Affairs Fellow at Stanford University.

Josh is married to Andrea Gaspard (West Point 2003 graduate and former Sky Soldier) and they have four children: Penelope (16), Joshua (16), GiGi (14), and Hudson (9). 

Col. Joshua M. Gespard
     173RD Airborne Brigade, Brigade Commander