Chaplain (COL) Vincent Garcia

Chaplain (Colonel) Vincent Garcia is a native of Phoenix, Arizona. He received a direct commission as a chaplain in June 2006. His military schooling includes the Chaplain Officer Basic Course, Chaplain Captains Career Course, and the US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Arizona and a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is ordained and endorsed by the Evangelical Free Church of America. His previous assignments include Battalion Chaplain at the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion in United States Army Special Operations Command; Battalion Chaplain at the 2-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division; Battalion and Group Chaplain at the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne); Deputy Command Chaplain at the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne); Brigade Chaplain at the 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade; Command Chaplain of 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command; Deputy Command Chaplain at the United States Army Special Operations Command; Command Chaplain at the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne). He has multiple combat deployments throughout the Global War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan and Operation Inherent Resolve - Iraq. Chaplain Garcia is married to Kari. They have three children: Bella, Lily and Vinny.