Allen Leth

Colonel Allen “Al” Leth joined the National War College Faculty in 2021 from United States Forces Korea where he served in the J5 as the Director of Communication Strategy and, subsequently, the JTF-National Capital Region where he served as the Director of Operations. He received his commission as an Infantry Officer from the United States Military Academy in 1997. Colonel Leth has served in command and staff assignments across the Army and Joint Force as well as operational and combat tours in Bosnia (2002), Iraq (2005), Afghanistan (2011), and Qatar (2015). He is a 2018 graduate of the National War College and holds Masters Degrees from Texas A&M University, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the National Defense University.

Functional Expertise:

• Communication Strategy;
• Defense Support of Civil Authorities

Regional Expertise:

• Korean Peninsula

Education

• United States Military Academy at West Point - Bachelor of Science (BS), Spanish and Systems Engineering 1993 - 1997
• National Defense University - Master of Science - MS (National War College), National Security Strategy 2017 - 2018
• Texas A&M University - Master of Science (MS), Kinesiology and Exercise Science 2005 - 2006
• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College - Master of Military Arts and Science 2008 - 2009