COL Robin-Desty Husted
Colonel Robin-Desty Husted, a native of San Antonio, Texas, enlisted into the United States Army in 1990 and later attended Southwest Texas State University as a member of the Army ROTC Bobcat Battalion, where she graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Exercise Sports Science and was commissioned as a 2LT into the Adjutant General’s Corps.
Additionally, Colonel Husted holds a Master of Arts degree in Human Resource Management from Webster University, and a Master of Arts degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.
She became the Deputy Commanding Officer for the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson in June 2026 following her assignment as the Deputy Director, Military Personnel Management, U.S. Army G1, at the Pentagon. She previously served as the J1, Director of Manpower and Personnel at United States Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany.
Colonel Husted has held multiple levels of command and staff positions in the continental United States, Europe, South Korea, and Hawaii. She has deployed three times in support of combat operations, to include Kuwait and twice to Afghanistan.
Her awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of Merit; the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Purple Heart Medal; the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the Combat Action Badge; the Expert Field Medical Badge; the Army Staff Badge; U.S. and Polish Airborne Wings; and the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency (Gold).
Colonel Husted is married to Colonel Patrick Husted and has one son and one daughter.