Colonel Ethan Diven
Deputy Commanding General, CAC, Provost Army University
Colonel Ethan Diven currently serves as the Deputy Commanding Officer, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center; Provost, Army University; and Deputy Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
Colonel Diven’s previous command assignments include Commander, Operations Group, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA; Commander, 2nd Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA; Commander, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, AK; and Commander, B Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS.
Additional assignments include Chief of Land Operations, Senior Joint Planner, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, Norfolk, VA; Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA; Executive Officer, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, LA; Operations Officer, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell; Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY; Logistics Officer, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, GA; Training Officer, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, GA; Instructor, Infantry Captain’s Career Course, Fort Benning, GA; Air Operations, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS; Air Operations and Assistant Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS; Plans Officer, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX; Battalion Adjutant, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX; Platoon Leader, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX, and Platoon Leader, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, Midland, TX.
Colonel Diven’s operational deployments and combat tours include Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan. Additionally, Colonel Diven deployed under the United States European Command in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, and deployed in support of Operation Octave Quartz and Operation Allies Refuge while assigned to the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command.
Colonel Diven is from San Diego, CA, and commissioned as an Armor officer through the early commissioning program at the New Mexico Military Institute. He holds degrees from both Texas Tech University and Central Michigan University. His military education includes the Joint Advanced Warfighting School, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Infantry Captain’s Career Course, and the Armor Officer Basic Course.
Colonel Diven and his wife, Sabrina, are incredibly proud of their children: Jacob, who attends the United States Military Academy West Point, and their daughter, Kendall, who is a multisport athlete.
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