Colonel Sam Allen
COL Sam Allen graduated from Centre College (Danville, KY) and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery though the University of Kentucky’s Army ROTC program in 2002.
Colonel Allen began his career with the 3rd Infantry Division, where he served as a Fire Direction Officer and Platoon Leader, during which time he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. Following graduate school and the Field Artillery Captains Career Course, he served as the assistant Brigade Fire Support Officer, and firing battery commander in the 1st Cavalry Division, where he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-10. Subsequent assignment took him to the United Kingdom, where he served as an Exchange Officer to the Headquarters, Royal Artillery. Following the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, COL Allen returned to the 3rd Infantry Division, serving as a brigade fire support Officer, battalion operations officer, and Division Artillery operations officer. COL Allen was then assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina as a Current Operations Officer in the Joint Special Operations Command, deploying multiple times in support of Joint Task Force operations. He then commanded the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, in the 1st Cavalry Division from 2020 to 2022. Following Army War College, he served as the Multi-Domain Task Force and Field Artillery Organizational Integrator within the Force Management directorate of Headquarters, Department of the Army, G-3/5/7 from 2023 to 2025. COL Allen most recently served as the Senior Military Assistant to the Department of War Inspector General.
He is a graduate of the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advance Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. Colonel Allen holds Master’s Degrees in National Security Affairs and Defense Decision Making from the Naval Postgraduate School, and in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.
He is married to Ashley and they have two sons.