COL ADAM C. VOLANT

Commander, Task Force Echo

Born and raised in Bartlett, Illinois, COL Adam Volant enlisted in the Army

in 1981 and trained as a helicopter crew chief on both the Huey and

Blackhawk helicopter. First assigned to the 82d Airborne Division, Volant

served with the 1-17 th Air Cavalry. Later promoted to Sergeant, Volant

completed his three year enlistment and matriculated at the Virginia Military

Institute in 1984. With a bachelor’s degree in English, Volant graduated in

1988 from VMI as a distinguished military graduate and commissioned in

the Signal Corps.

First assigned to the 3d Armored Division as a platoon leader, Volant

deployed as a part of Desert Shield and Desert Storm with 2-3 Field Artillery

Battalion. Serving as an executive officer and staff officer, Volant’s other

assignments included the 101st Airborne Division where he worked as a

systems integration officer and infantry brigade signal officer. Leaving

active duty in 1995, Volant joined the Virginia National Guard in 1998 and

served as an infantry battalion signal officer, DIVARTY signal officer and

was also deployed as a part of Noble Eagle providing force protection in the

National Capital Region. He came to the Information Operations Support

Center in 2004 serving as operations officer and later executive officer prior

to his selection for command. Volant commanded the Data Processing Unit,

a Fairfax, Virginia based National Guard element and the largest cyber

formation in the Army Guard. During his tour he deployed teams to two

theaters, provided forces for the Army Web Risk Assessment Team as well

as leading cyber missions with teams of highly credentialed cyber warriors.

He later served as the G7, Information Operations Officer, for the 29th

Infantry Division located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In 2014 he was selected

as the Commander for the Information Operations Support Center. Prior to

selection for Brigade Command, COL Volant was designated as the

Commander of Task Force Echo, a cyber mobilization involving seven states

providing support to critical infrastructure for US Cyber Command.

A graduate of the Signal Officer basic and advanced course, Volant also

completed combined arms staff services school, the command and general

staff officer course, and has masters of strategic studies from the Army War

College and a master of science in organization management from Capella

University. He has completed the information operations course (FA30),

Security+ certification training, basic CNO planners course and joint

information operations course and certified ethical hacker.

Volant’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious

Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with

oak leaf cluster, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement

Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense

Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Component Medal, Global War On

Terror Service Medal, Overseas Ribbon, Kuwaiti Liberation Medal with

three stars, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Basic Parachutist Badge, Air

Assault Badge and Aircraft Crewmember Badge.

COL Volant and his wife Teresa live in Fairfield, Virginia and have four

children; Kyle 25 (wife Lora), Anna 22, Joseph 20 and Devin 10.