Lt. Col. Torsten Gojowsky
Lieutenant Colonel Torsten Gojowsky enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2006 and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in Military Intelligence upon graduating from the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School in January 2007. He deployed to Afghanistan as an individual augmentee, serving on General McChrystal’s staff within ISAF Special Operations Forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Following his successful completion of the U.S. Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection in 2010, Lieutenant Colonel Gojowsky graduated from the U.S. Army Special Forces Qualification Course and was subsequently assigned to 4th Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. As the Detachment Commander for Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha 5422 (SFOD-A 5422), he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, leading multinational combined combat operations with Jordanian Special Forces, Afghan Commandos, and Afghan National Army Special Forces against Al-Qaeda and other violent extremist organizations. In 2014, he was hand-selected by the Commander of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) to lead the first Jedburgh Team (SFOD-G 5426), operating in Iraq with the mission to mobilize and operationalize tribal resistance forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria. He subsequently deployed four times to Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from 2014 to 2017.
Lieutenant Colonel Gojowsky was nominated and selected to serve as Executive Officer to the Deputy Combatant Commander, United States Africa Command, Germany from 2024 to 2025. Prior to this, he served as the J5 Ukraine Irregular Warfare Planner at Special Operations Command Europe from 2022 to 2024, developing and implementing asymmetric national defense strategies for Ukraine, Poland, and the Baltic and Nordic regions. Additionally, he served as the Group S3-Operations Officer at 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, and commanded the U.S. Army Special Operations Forces Assessment and Selection for Special Forces, Psychological Operations, and Civil Affairs at 1st Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), Camp Mackall, North Carolina.
Lieutenant Colonel Gojowsky holds a Master of Science in Defense Analysis, with a concentration in Irregular Warfare, from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Bachelor of Arts in Justice and Law from American University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership at Liberty University.
His military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with three campaign stars), Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal (with two stars), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (five awards), NATO Medal (three awards), Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall Badge, Basic Army Instructor Badge, Ranger Tab, and the Special Forces Tab.