Colonel Joshua Patton is a native of Lilburn, Georgia. He was commissioned through ROTC from Florida Institute of Technology in 2004. He is married to Sarah, and they have two sons, Elijah and Caleb.
COL Patton began active service as the Battalion Military Intelligence Officer at Camp Casey, Republic of Korea in 1/72nd Armor Battalion, 1st Heavy Armor Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and has since served in 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Moore, Georgia; 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, commanded at A Company, 2nd Battalion, and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina; Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Indo-Pacific Command, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii; the Office of The Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Tysons Corner, Virginia; 8th Army, Yongsan, Republic of Korea; 4th Infantry Division and 1st Stryker Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, Vicenza, Italy; Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina; commanded, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Senior Intelligence Officer, Lizard 09, National Training Center Operations Group, Fort Irwin, California; and Command Inspector General, Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Virgina.
COL Patton is a graduate of the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Captains Career Course, University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies Practitioner Course, US Army Command and General Staff College, US Army War College, US Army Airborne School, US Army Mountain Warfare School, US Army Ranger School, US Army Jungle Operations Training Course, and served as an Interagency Fellow, National Intelligence Manager – Threat Finance, ODNI.
COL Patton has deployed numerous times in support of combat operations. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (3), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (7), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (5), the Combat Action Badge, and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold).