{{Short description|U.S. Army general officer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use American English|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox military person | name = Joseph A. Ryan | image = Joseph A. Ryan (5).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Official portrait, 2025 | nickname = | birth_date = {{Bbad|49|2018|11|21}}<ref>{{cite web|title=From Pearl River's playing fields to the battle field: Joe Ryan now a U.S. Army general|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/2018/11/21/pearl-rivers-playing-field-battle-field-ryan-army-general/2064370002/|date=November 21, 2018|last=Haggerty|first=Nancy|publisher=Rockland/Westchester Journal News|access-date=October 21, 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = Pearl River, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = United States Army | branch_label = Branch | service_years = 1991–present | rank = General | service_number = | commands = U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command<br />25th Infantry Division<br />2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division<br />1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment<br />Company A, 75th Ranger Regiment | battles = | awards = Army Distinguished Service Medal <br />Defense Superior Service Medal<br />Legion of Merit<br />Bronze Star Medal | relations = | other_work = }} '''Joseph Andrew Ryan''' (born 1968/1969) is a United States Army general who has served as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command since 5 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command |date=2025-12-05 |title=U.S. Army activates U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in Historic Transition Ceremony |url=https://www.army.mil/article/289410/u_s_army_activates_u_s_army_western_hemisphere_command_in_historic_transition_ceremony |access-date=2025-12-06 |website=www.army.mil |language=en}}</ref> He previously served as the deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and training from November 2024 to December 2025. Prior to that, he served as the assistant deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and training from 2023 to 2024,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-10633/josepha-ryan|title=Major General Joseph A. Ryan - General Officer Management Office|website=www.gomo.army.mil}}</ref> and as the commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division from 2021 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-03-25/Paratrooper-combat-veteran-tapped-to-command-25th-Infantry-Division-in-Hawaii-1518261.html|title=Paratrooper, combat veteran tapped to command 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii|website=Stars and Stripes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/269418/25th_id_welcomes_new_commanding_general|title=25th ID Welcomes New Commanding General|date=August 25, 2023|website=www.army.mil}}</ref>
Ryan graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics and was commissioned as an infantry officer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-07 |title=General Joseph A. Ryan, Commanding General, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command |url=https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2026/01/07/a3ac7866/ryan-bio-7-jan.pdf |access-date=2026-01-07}}</ref>
In July 2024, Ryan was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as the deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and training. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1911|title=PN1911 - 1 nominee for Army, 118th Congress (2023-2024) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3834379/general-officer-announcements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710193019/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3834379/general-officer-announcements/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2024|date=2024-07-10|title=General Officer Announcements|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref>
In October 2025, Ryan was nominated for promotion to general and assignment as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-30 |title=PN610 — Lt. Gen. Joseph A. Ryan — Army, 119th Congress (2025-2026) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/119th-congress/610 |access-date=2025-12-06 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref>
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