COL Ian M. Ginty
COL Ian M. Ginty began his military career enlisting in the United States Army in 1997. While serving with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC, he earned an Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Green-to-Gold Scholarship, attending Niagara University and commissioned as an Infantry officer in 2003.
After completing the Infantry Officer Basic Course and Ranger School, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Polk, LA. There, he served as an Airborne Cavalry Scout, Infantry, and Support Platoon Leader, and as an Executive Officer. As a Platoon Leader, he deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following his time at Fort Polk, he volunteered to serve as an Embedded Tactical Trainer (ETT) with the Afghan Border Police in Regional Command-East from 2007 to 2008.
Upon graduating from the Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, COL Ginty was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany. He commanded Comanche Company and deployed to Kandahar and Uruzgan Provinces, Afghanistan, from 2010 to 2011. He then returned to Fort Polk as an Observer, Coach, Trainer (OC/T) at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).
In 2014, COL Ginty graduated from the Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Afterwards, he deployed back to Afghanistan, serving with the Resolute Support Headquarters CJ35 and the Security Forces Assistance Center.
From 2016 to 2019, COL Ginty served with the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, NY as a Division G5 Planner, Operations Officer for 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment and the 1st Brigade Combat Team, and finally as the Secretary of the General Staff. He was then assigned to the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) at Fort Leavenworth as the Movement and Maneuver War Fighting Function Chief and as the Lead Plans Officer for a Department of the Army-directed Multi-National Interoperability Warfighter Exercise.
COL Ginty commanded the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment at Fort Drum from March 2021 to May 2023, leading the unit during a deployment to Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. He then returned to Fort Polk, serving as an Infantry Battalion Task Force Senior and later as the Deputy Commander for Operations Group (DCOG).
COL Ginty holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Niagara University, a Master of Military Art and Science from SAMS, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Army War College.
COL Ginty is married to Kerry, and they have four children: Connor, Molly, Reid, and Brynn.