COL Anthony A. Moreno, USA (Ret)

Vice President (Mentorship)

Anthony A. Moreno was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant upon completion his BS in Political Science at the University of Hawaii in October 1966. After a series of early assignments in Korea and Hawaii, he went to Viet Nam in December 1969 where he commanded A Company 2nd Battalion 12th Infantry in the 25th Infantry Division and later became the Battalion Operation Officer. Following Viet Nam, He served in series of assignments in the United States and Germany culminating in 1984 with command of the 1st Battalion 30th Infantry in the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division in Schienfurt, Germany. Following a tour of duty as a Plans Officer on the Army Staff in Washington D.C. during which he was a member of the planning team for the Panama invasion, he assumed command of the 2nd Brigade in the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division in Fort Riley Kansas. In 1990, he deployed his Brigade to Southwest Asia for Desert Storm. Moreno’s Brigade breached the Iraqi defense as the Division and VII Corps main effort, attacked 300 kilometers across Iraq into northern Kuwait, capturing Safwan and hosting the cease fire negotiations. After leaving command, he became the senior writer for the Commander in Chief of Combined Forces Command in Korea. Followed his tour in Korea, Moreno became the Deputy Director for Strategy and Policy Directorate in J-5 on the Joint Staff in Washington D.C. During this period he served as the Senior Map Negotiator at the Bosnian Peace Talks in Dayton, Ohio. Moreno retired from the Army as a Colonel in 1996. 

In addition to his education at the University of Hawaii, Moreno is a graduate of the University of Michigan Crisis Management Program and completed a Fellowship with the Foreign Service Institute with an MS in International Relations. He is also a graduate of Airborne and Ranger schools, Command and General Staff College and the Army War College.

Moreno’s military awards include six decorations for valor, three awards of the Legion of Merit, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Purple Heart.