Col. Anthony “Tony” J. Bianchi

Colonel Anthony J. Bianchi is from Tampa, Florida and was commissioned in the Field Artillery from the United States Military Academy, West Point in 1997 where he majored in Systems Engineering and played Army Football.  His assignments include Platoon Leader, Operations Officer and Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 12th Field Artillery (MLRS), 17th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Assistant Plans Officer and Battalion Logistics Officer, 2d Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82d Airborne DIVARTY, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery and Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Fires Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Instructor and Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; Brigade Fire Support Officer, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah, Georgia; Battalion Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia;  Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; Commander, 3rd Battalion, 314th Field Artillery, 174th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL), New Jersey; Chief, Promotions and Assessments, Talent Management Task Force, DCS, HQDA G-1, Pentagon, Virginia; Deputy Military Athletic Director, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.  Colonel Bianchi has a 23-month break-in-service where he worked as a financial advisor in Tampa, Florida.  Colonel Bianchi also deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007 – 2008 and to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012 – 2013.

Colonel Bianchi’s professional military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Airborne School, Air Assault School, the Command and General Staff College and the National War College at the National Defense University.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy, West Point; a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia; Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National War College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (1 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (5 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (3 OLC), Air Assault badge, Airborne badge and the Army Staff Identification badge.

Colonel Bianchi is married to Julie Perez from Tampa, Florida.  They have three daughters, Alexia, 21, Alyssa, 18, and Alaina, 8.