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LTC John F. Detro Uses Previous Experiences to Balance
Command Leadership and TSG PA Consultant Roles

“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” -JFK

LTC John F. Detro, SP, PA-C, MPAS
187th Medical Battalion Commander and TSG PA Consultant, JBSA- Fort Sam Houston, Texas
LTC John Detro currently this assignment, he was Valor device, Defense
serves as 187th Medical selected as Squadron PA, Meritorious Service Medal,
Battalion Commander at Joint Special Operations Purple Heart (2 OLC),
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Command. He then be- Meritorious Service Medal
Texas and as The Surgeon came an instructor at the (7 OLCs), Army Commen-
General’s PA Consultant. Interservice PA Program, dation Medal (7 OLCs with
LTC Detro served 9 and later served as the two Valor devices), Joint
years as an Enlisted Sol- Deputy, Center for Prede- Service Achievement
dier as a Combat Medical ployment Medicine. He Medal, Army Achievement
Specialist. Upon redeploy- commanded the 240th Medal (5 OLCs), Presi-
ment from Operation De- Forward Surgical Team dential Unit Citation, and
sert Storm, he attended the (ABN) and later served as the Joint Meritorious Unit
Tri-Service Cytotechnolo- the XVIII Airborne Corps Award. LTC Detro has
gist Course. Upon comple- PA and later Task Force been awarded the Combat
tion of training, he was as- Bragg Surgeon. Prior to Medical Badge, Expert
signed as an instructor. command, he served as Field Medical Badge,
While assigned to Fort the Deputy and later Chief, Flight Surgeon Badge,
Sam Houston, he was se- Surgical Services Service Master Parachutist Badge,
lected Brooke Army Medi- Line (3SL), Office of the and Ranger Tab. He is a
cal Center NCO Year, Fort Surgeon General. member of the AMEDD
Sam Houston NCO Year, LTC Detro’s military Order of Military Medical
and Greater San Antonio professional education Merit (O2M3), Order of
Chamber Commerce Vol- includes the AMEDD Of- Saint Maurice, Order of
unteer NCO Year. In ficer Basic and Advanced the Combat Spur, and Or-
1995, LTC Detro graduat- Courses, Army Orthopedic der of the Purple Heart.
ed Phase I of the Army PA Program, Intermediate He is an Erie Mason High
Physician Assistant Pro- Level Education (ILE) Res- School and Siena Heights
gram as the Distinguished ident Course, Army Rang- University Inaugural Ath-
Honor Graduate. In addi- er School, AMEDD Flight letic Hall of Fame inductee
tion, he won the first MED- Surgeon Course, Army and 2007 Siena Heights
COM Marathon and repre- Parachutist Course, Army University Outstanding
sented the Armed Forces Jumpmaster Course, For- Alumni Awardee.
at the World Military Cross ward Surgical Team Com- LTC Detro is mar-
Country Championships. manders Course, AMEDD ried and is blessed with
He finished Phase II at Executive Skills Course, three children and four
Martin Army Community Defense Strategy Course, grandchildren.
Hospital. AMEDD Iron Majors Week
Upon graduation, and the U.S Army Senior
LTC Detro served in the Service College. LTC Det-
3rd Brigade Combat Team, ro has earned Master’s in
3rd Infantry Division. Next, Strategic Studies, Adult
he was assigned to the 3rd Education, and PA Stud-
Battalion, 75th Ranger ies, and Bachelor’s in Phy-
Regiment deploying to Af- sician Assistant Studies
ghanistan in October 2001. and Biology/Chemistry.
He later deployed with the LTC Detro has completed
2nd Armored Cavalry Divi- 7 combat deployments to
sion in Baghdad, Iraq. He Iraq, and Afghanistan.
returned to the Rangers Some of his awards and
serving as 3rd Ranger Bat- decorations include the
talion, and later Senior Legion of Merit, Bronze
Regimental PA. Following Star with oak leaf cluster/