Gregory Fontenot
Colonel (Retired), US Army
Director of the University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies
US Army Training and Doctrine Command
Fort Monroe, Virginia

 

Colonel (Retired) Gregory Fontenot was commissioned as a regular army Armor officer in May of 1971. Colonel Fontenot served in armor assignments in Europe and the United States. Colonel Fontenot commanded a tank company in Germany, a tank battalion in Fort Riley and SW Asia and an armor brigade in Germany and Bosnia.

Colonel Fontenot’s staff assignments included plans and operations assignments at the Brigade, Division and major command levels. Colonel Fontenot taught history at West Point and later served as Director of SAMS. Colonel Fontenot retired in 1999 following command of BCTP at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

 

Since retiring Colonel Fontenot has focused on training and experimentation for the US Army first as a contractor working with Army Research Institute, Army Research Laboratory, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Defense Advanced Research Programs Activity and other agencies. Since July 2002 Colonel Fontenot has served a Director of Wargaming and subsequently as Director of University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies with the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence TRADOC.

 

Currently he is a member of the editorial board of Military Review. Papers and presentations include: five years (1997- -2001) leading a annual seminar on the Balkans for the Marshall Foundation Marshall Awards Program, a presentation on On Point the US Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom for the Association of the United States Army authors symposium, presentations on Stability Operations in Urban Environments at TRADOC-Rand, Santa Monica Seminar 2000, McCormick Foundation, 2003, and JFCOM-IDF Joint Symposium 2006. Other papers include a presentation on Contemporary Military History in 2006 for the USMA Military History Symposium and a presentation at the American Literary Translation Association Convention in 2008.

 

Publications include articles in Army, Army History, The Infantry Journal and Military Review. Colonel Fontenot has written book reviews for Army, Armor, The Journal of Military History, Military Review, and Parameters. Colonel Fontenot authored a chapter in the Martial Metropolis, edited by Roger Lotchin, Praeger 1985 and served as lead author of On Point, CGSC Press 2004, and United States Naval Institute Press 2005.

 

Education:
BA Kansas State University 1971
MA University of North Carolina 1980
MMAS SAMS Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 1985
National Defence College of Canada 1992

Awards and Decorations:
DSM, LOM 2OLC, BSM V, MSM 2 OLC, ARCOM, AAM
VUA ODS, ASUA Bosnia and various campaign and service medals.

Honors:
Honorary Colonel of the 34th Armor Regiment
General Frederick M. Franks Jr. Award 1999
Order of St George (Silver)
Order of St Barbara (Bronze)