Presenter

Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Eaton was born in Columbus, Georgia. Following his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 2002, he was commissioned in the Infantry. While in the Infantry, he served as a Rifle Platoon Leader, Support Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer with 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. While assigned to 1-14th Infantry, he deployed to Iraq in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). After attending the Infantry Captain's Career Course and the Special Forces Qualification Course, he served as the Detachment
Commander for Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA) 3325, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). During his Detachment Command, LTC Eaton deployed with his Detachment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Following Detachment Command, LTC Eaton took command of the Headquarters Support Company (HSC) for 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group and again deployed to Afghanistan in support of OEF. After HSC command, LTC Eaton proceeded to graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering. Following his first teaching tour, LTC Eaton commanded the Special Forces Underwater Operations Dive School in Key West, Florida. LTC Eaton holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Systems Engineering and International
Relations from the United States Military Academy, a Master of Science in Engineering and
Management from MIT, and a PhD (ABD) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. LTC Eaton
has two sons, Samuel and Jacob, and a Vizsla, Tracer.