Lieutenant Colonel John Lloyd joined the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in July 2011 as a U.S. Army Fellow/Military professor.  He is a U.S. Army Engineer with a specialization in Joint Campaign and Strategic Planning.  Lt. Col. Lloyd most recently served as the Executive Officer for the 20^th Engineer Brigade at Fort Bragg, N.C.  He is currently assigned as a military professor in the College of Security Studies.

Prior to his most recent assignment, he served in a variety of assignments at Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Irwin, Calif. and Fort Lewis, Wash.  These assignments include: Executive Officer, 37^th Engineer Battalion and Joint Task Force Eagle, Iraq.  Operations Officer, 37^th Engineer Battalion, Ft. Bragg, Senior Operations Officer for XVIII Airborne Corps and MNC-I, Iraq, Deputy Maneuver Support Trainer, Ft. Irwin, Aide de Camp to the Deputy Commanding General of XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, Company Commander and a variety of staff positions with the 20^th Engineer Brigade, Ft. Bragg, Platoon Leader and staff officer in Ft. Lewis, Wash.  Lt. Col. Lloyd has deployed in support of Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lt. Col. Lloyd received his Masters of Science Degree in Joint Campaign and Strategic Planning from the National Defense University and is a 2007 graduate from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Cameron University, Lawton, Okla.  His military education includes; the Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Joint Advanced Warfighting Course.  Additionally, Lt. Col. Lloyd is a graduate of the U.S. Army Sapper School, Jumpmaster and Airborne School, Air Assault School, and Pathfinder School.

Lt. Col. Lloyd’s next assignment will be as the Commander of the 19^th Engineer Battalion, Fort Knox, Ky. in the summer of 2012.