Colonel David B. Rowland, a U.S. Army Infantry Colonel of 23 years, has experienced a variety of worldwide deployments including multiple to trips Iraq and Afghanistan with Airborne, Ranger, and Stryker units. He has published several articles in AUSA’s Army Magazine and the Washington Journal of Modern China.
In 2019 the Army specially selected him to build, equip, train, and deploy one of the Army’s newest organizations for their inaugural deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in less than two years. David is married to his wife Amy and they have four children, Zachary, Abigail, Isabelle, and Andrew.
David Currently serves as the 84th Commander of the 3d Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard.