Kurt J. Ryan

Kurt J. Ryan
Kurt J. Ryan
	Brigadier General Kurt J. Ryan
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1987–present
Rank	Major General
Commands held	593th Expeditionary Sustainment Command; 39th Chief of Ordnance (2015-2016); Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC)
Awards	Legion of Merit (2)

Major General Kurt J. Ryan is a General Officer in the United States Army and was the 20th Commanding General of the United States Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. Previously, he served as the 39th Chief of Ordnance for the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance School at Fort Lee, Virginia. Major General Ryan now serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 (Logistics) for U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Military education

Ryan received a Bachelor Degree from York College in Pennsylvania and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps in 1987. He is a graduate of the Combined Logistics Officer Advanced Course, the Logistics Executive Development Course, the Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.[1]

Military career

MG Ryan has participated in numerous operations in defense of freedom and liberty. Most notably, he deployed to the first Gulf War in Kuwait and Iraq (1990-1991); served in Germany (1992-1996); participated in peace enforcement operations in Bosnia and Croatia (1996); participated in the campaign to liberate Iraq (2003); assisted in the rescue, relief, and recovery of American citizens in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita (2005); served in Afghanistan with a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF-82) and NATO International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) (2007-2008), and returned for a short deployment to Afghanistan and Kuwait with the 1st Sustainment Command, Theater (TSC) and the 143rd Sustainment Command, Expeditionary (2009). His last service in Afghanistan (2011-12) was as Commander, 10th Sustainment Brigade, headquartered in Bagram. He subsequently served the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (2012-13). He was also the Commanding General for the 593rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) (2013-15). He served as the 39th Chief of Ordnance and the United States Army Ordnance School Commandant at Fort Lee, Virginia (2015-16).[2]

On June 16, 2016, Major General Kurt J. Ryan became the 20th commanding general of the United States Army's Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command.[3]

MG Ryan spent the majority of his career in tactical formations, twice serving as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, two tours with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), a tour in Germany with the 1st Armored Division, and duty in with the 10th Mountain Division, (Light Infantry). He commanded on five occasions; as a company commander in the 1st Armored Division, as a battalion commander in the 82nd Airborne Division, as a Sustainment Brigade Commander in support of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), as the Commander of the 593rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and as the 39th Chief of Ordnance and Ordnance School Commandant.[2]

Awards and decorations

	Combat Action Badge
	Air Assault Badge
	Ranger tab
	Master Parachutist Badge
	Army Staff Identification Badge
	82nd Airborne Division Combat Service Identification Badge
	British Parachutist Badge
	Army Ordnance Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
	6 Overseas Service Bars

	Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
	Army Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Achievement Medal
	Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Meritorious Unit Commendation with oak leaf cluster
	Superior Unit Award
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Southwest Asia Service Medal with two service stars
	Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars
	Iraq Campaign Medal with service star
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Armed Forces Service Medal
	Humanitarian Service Medal with service star
	Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 7
	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with service star
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Reference

"39th Chief of Ordnance BG Kurt J. Ryan Command Biography". U.S. Army Ordnance School. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
"SDDC Command Biography for MG Kurt J. Ryan" (PDF). U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Official Command Biography. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
"SDDC Public Affairs". June 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

Military offices
Preceded by Brigadier General John F. Haley	Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army 2015 - 2016	Succeeded by Brigadier General David Wilson

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[1] "39th Chief of Ordnance BG Kurt J. Ryan Command Biography". U.S. Army Ordnance School. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

[:0-2] "SDDC Command Biography for MG Kurt J. Ryan" (PDF). U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Official Command Biography. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

[3] "SDDC Public Affairs". June 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.