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173RD Airborne Brigade Commander

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

173RD Airborne Brigade Sergeant Major

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LTC Sheldon Broedel

2^nd Battalion (Airborne), 503^rd Infantry Regiment

LTC Sheldon Broedel is the commander of the 2^nd Battalion (Airborne), 503^rd Infantry Regiment. He is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate at King’s College, Pennsylvania.

Prior to command, he completed the Secretary of Defense Strategic Thinkers Program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with a utilization tour in the Joint Staff J7, Joint Exercises Division.

His previous assignments include 1^st Brigade, 10^th Mountain Division; Operations Group, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), 2^nd Battalion (Airborne), 503^rd Infantry, 173^rd Airborne Brigade; Task Force Paladin Counter-IED; and 2^nd Squadron, 11^th Armored Cavalry Regiment.

His civilian education includes a Master’s of International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins SAIS and Master’s of International Relations from University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor’s in History from King’s College, Pennsylvania. His military education includes the Command and General Staff Operations Course, the Joint Firepower Course, the Jumpmaster Course, the NATO Staff Officers Course, and the Ranger Course.