LTC Ryan S. Hand most recently served as Commander of the 401
st Cyber Battalion at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
LTC Hand is a native of Maryland, and graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia. He began his military career in the Signal Corps at Fort Gordon, Georgia, in 2006, where he held several positions with the 63
rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, including Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Battalion Assistant S3. During this time, he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, attached to 2
nd Cavalry Regiment (Stryker).
LTC Hand’s follow-on Army assignments included: Information Systems Manager, 10
th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Computer Science Instructor and Director of IT Systems / Services, United States Military Academy, at West Point.
LTC Hand’s key Cyber assignments include: Commander, 401
st Cyber Battalion; Chief of Future Operations and Plans (J35) for Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (Army); Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force Three and National Mission Team Leader, Cyber National Mission Force, 781
st Military Intelligence Battalion; Combat Mission Team Leader, JFHQ-C (Army), 782
nd Military Intelligence Battalion; and assignments as operations and plans officer at Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (Army), and at US Army Cyber Command.
LTC Hand holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Colorado - Boulder, and a Master of Arts in Military Operations from the School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Ryan and his wife Stephanie have been married for over 20 years and have six children.