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Colonel Allan H. Lanceta

Colonel (COL) Allan H. Lanceta is a retired US Army Officer and has the distinct honor of being the first Asian American to serve as the Commanding Officer of the world renowned Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville, was commissioned in the US Army Aviation Branch and is a rated OH‐58(D) Kiowa Warrior Aviator. He has had the honor of serving with some notable figures in military history having served under Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster while in the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry and General James McConville while in the 1st Cavalry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom II in Iraq. He has also worked for General James Mathis while at Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and General Ray Odierno while at JFCOM and the Pentagon. COL Allan Lanceta, 25th Commander of CCAD

Early Life

Allan Lanceta was raised in Louisville, Kentucky by his parents Alfonso and Brunhilde (Inday) Lanceta with his younger brother Caesar. The two young boys grew up as the only Asians in their neighborhood but soon made friends through sports. Allan excelling at wrestling and tennis at Pleasure Ridge Park High School and Caesar at tennis and basketball. Both young men attending the University of Louisville, where Allan graduated with a BA in Sociology, while Caesar opted to enlist in the United States Marine Corps after his first year. Allan was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and was honored as the Kentucky Kappa Sigma Man of the Year (John G. Tower Award recipient) in 2006.

Army Career

COL Lanceta’s first assignment as a Lieutenant was with the 82d Airborne Division’s 1st Battalion (Attack), 82d Aviaton Regiment where he served as a Company Executive Officer, Platoon Leader and assistant Battalion Operations officer (S3).

As a Captain, COL Lanceta was assigned to Schweinfurt, Germany in the 1st Infantry Division where he assumed Command of the 601st Cavalry Support Company and F Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment. Upon completion of Company and Troop Command, COL Lanceta was assigned to Fort Knox, KY as the Cavalry Team Chief for 1st Battalion, 337th Aviation Regiment. While still at Fort Knox, COL Lanceta was selected as a small group instructor at the US Cavalry Leaders Course, teaching reconnaissance and security, air ground integration and ground maneuver doctrine.

As a Major, COL Lanceta was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood and the 4th Aviation Brigade (now 1st Air Cavalry Brigade) and was hand selected (by then COL Jim McConville) to serve as an Aviation Task Force Commander in LSA Anaconda with 8 OH‐58(D) Kiowa Warriors, 8 AH‐64(D) Apaches and 200 Soldiers tasked with the reconnaissance and security mission of Balad. Upon redeployment from Iraq, Lanceta was selected to attend the prestigious Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, KS and upon completion of the course he was then assigned to the 82d Airborne Division and the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment as the unit’s first Brigade Aviation Officer and Chief of Training, deploying to OIF VII, conducting operations in Southern Iraq, Basrah and Al Amarah. As a Lieutenant Colonel, COL Lanceta was nominated and selected for duty at the US Joint Forces Command as an observer trainer with the Joint Warfighting Center in Suffolk, VA, advising three and four star Commands on best practices and insights as they prepared for joint operations, facilitating seminars for senior leaders at PINNACLE, CAPSTONE and KEYSTONE and providing training during numerous exercises around the globe in support of major Combatant Commands and Joint Task Forces.

COL Lanceta was then selected for Battalion Command and served as the Commander of the 601 Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley KS, where he was the overall number one Battalion Commander in the Brigade. After his successful Command, he was nominated and selected to serve in the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Office as the Director, Central Region, Soldier for Life program.

Awards and Decorations

COL Lanceta’s awards and decorations include, the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster (6 awards), the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism expeditionary medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal with two stars, the overseas service ribbon with two awards, the Kosovo Liberation Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.

COL Lanceta is a senior Army Aviator, senior Army parachutist and was awarded the Combat Action Badge for actions in OIF II. COL Lanceta’s military education includes the US Army War College, UNC Institute for Defense and Business, the Joint Forces Staff College (JPME II), the Command and General Staff College, US Cavalry Leaders Course, the Joint Firepower Controllers Course, the US Navy Dunker school, the JFK Special Warfare Center SERE (C) School, the 82d Airborne Jumpmaster School and the US Joint Special Operations University Personnel Recovery Course.