Director of Education and Training (J-7), Defense Health Agency
Col. Ryan S. Bible is the Director of Education and Training (J-7), Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, VA.
Col. Bible holds a Bachelor of Science in environmental studies from Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio; a Master of Science in health sciences from Touro University, Cypress, California; a Master of Science in environmental health from the University of Washington, Seattle; and a Master of Science in national security strategy from the National War College, Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of Senior Service College, the Senior Officer Legal Orientation Course; the Army, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, and Army Medical Department pre-command courses; Command and General Staff College; the AMEDD Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; Joint Medical Planners Course; Support Operations Course; Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties Course; Preventive Medicine Senior Leaders Course; Principles of Military Preventive Medicine Course; the Basic and Intermediate Industrial Hygiene Courses; and the Instructor Training Course.
Col. Bible enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Preventive Medicine Technician, MOS 91S, in 1997. He received a direct commission in the Medical Service Corps as an Environmental Science and Engineering Officer in January 2001. His assignments include Executive Officer to The Surgeon General, Office of The Surgeon General, Washington, D.C.; Director of Operations and Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Force Health Protection, U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Virginia; Commander, 1st Medical Recruiting Battalion, Fort Meade, Maryland; Executive Officer to the Commanding General, Regional Health Command – Atlantic, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Deputy Commander, Public Health Command – Atlantic, Fort Meade, Maryland; Military Personnel Exchange Program Officer, Joint Health Command, Canberra, Australia; Commander, 71st Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), Baumholder, Germany; Instructor, Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Environmental Science and Engineering Officer, Multinational Division Central-South, Baghdad, Iraq; Division Environmental Science and Engineering Officer, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia; Medical Intern, Joint Logistics Directorate (J-4), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.; Project Officer, Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine – North, Fort Meade, Maryland; and Preventive Medicine Technician, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Col. Bible’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (eight awards), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (two awards), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (six awards), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Superior Unit Award, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (1 Campaign Star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon (three awards), the Joint Staff Identification Badge, the Recruiting Badge, the Expert Field Medical Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.