Colonel Stephen Trynosky

Colonel Stephen Trynosky is both the John Parker Chair of Reserve Component Studies at the U.S. Army War College and a Visiting Scholar of the National Security Studies Program. Colonel Trynosky was commissioned into the Army Medical Service Corps through ROTC in 1998 and has served in a variety of command and staff assignments in the Regular Army and Army Reserve. His most recent military assignment was Senior Advisor for Professional Military Education in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. From October 2019 through May 2022, Colonel Trynosky was Commanding Officer of the 993rd Medical Detachment (Veterinary Service Support), Aurora, CO and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. His command tenure included the 993rd MDVSS’ deployment in support of Operations Spartan Shield, Inherent Resolve, Freedom’s Sentinel, and Allies Refuge where it executed the Department of Defense’s food safety and animal health missions in 11 countries throughout the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. As a career Federal employee, Colonel Trynosky entered civilian service in 2006 through the Presidential Management Fellows program. He is presently assigned to the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC. His previous positions in Federal service include: Strategic Initiatives Manager, Office of Academic Affiliations, Veterans Health Administration; Assistant Director and Congressional Affairs Specialist, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC; and ORISE Fellow, Public Health Law Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Colonel Trynosky is an elected member of the American Public Health Association’s Governing Council. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey and a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician.