Humanitarian Assistance within the United States European Command More Than a Single Success Story

DISAM Journal, Winter, 2000 by Juan G. Ayala

Colonel (Select) Juan G. Ayala, United States Marine Corps, is the Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager, Headquarters United States European Command (International Division) Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate Humanitarian Assistance Branch. A supply officer, Colonel Ayala has served in numerous supply billets, as the J4 Operations Officer, JTF-6 Counterdrug Task Force, J4 Operations Officer, JTF-160 Operation Sea Signal and was the executive officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 of the 2nd Marine Air Wing which was selected as the squadron of the year in 1998.

He is a graduate of U.S. Naval War College, Command and General Staff College, Amphibious Warfare School, and the Advanced Logistics Officers' Course. Colonel Ayala has the degrees of Bachelor in business, University of Texas El Paso, Masters in business administration, Campbell University, Master of Arts in national security and strategic studie from the U.S. Naval War College.