BRYAN C. PRICE
Major, US Army
Department of Social Science
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York 10996
(845) 938-3432, bryan.price@usma.edu
EDUCATION
2006-2009
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
PhD (ABD) in Political Science (expect to graduate September 2009)
 Dissertation entitled Removing the Devil You Know: Unraveling the
Puzzle Behind Decapitation Effectiveness and Terrorist Group Duration
 Teacher Assistant for National Security and Technology with former
SECDEF Dr. William Perry (twice, once as head TA), International
Security with Scott Sagan, Coit Blacker, and Martha Crenshaw (twice),
and War and Peace in American Foreign Policy with Ken Schultz (twice)
2000-2002
St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX
Master of Arts in International Relations, August 2002
 Distinguished Graduate
1994-1998
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Bachelor of Science in U.S. History, May 1998
 Awarded the General of the Army Omar N. Bradley Award for
Excellence in Historical Research and Writing for Senior Thesis
 Commandant’s Award (3.0+ GPA in academics, military, physical)
 Dean's List honors each semester, 1994-1998
 Inducted into Phi Alpha Theta (History)
MILITARY EDUCATION
1996
Airborne School
1998-1999
Initial Entry Rotary Wing Course
1999
Aviation Officer Basic Course
1999
AH-64A Apache Qualification Course
2001
AH-64D Apache Longbow Qualification Course
2003
Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (Commandant's List), Combined
Arms and Services School, Aviation Maintenance Managers Course
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Current
Instructor, Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy
 SS307 International Relations
10/03-05/06
Troop Commander, Texas, Germany, Afghanistan
 Coordinated all aviation maintenance and logistics for a Corps-asset air
cavalry attack helicopter squadron comprised of 21 Apache Longbows
 Deployed as first-ever AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter squadron to
Afghanistan in March 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
 Pilot in Command with over 280 combat flight hours
 Trained, taught, mentored, and cared for 109 soldiers for 31 months
Price 2
12/01-12/02
Battalion Logistics Officer, Fort Hood, TX
 Coordinated all logistical operations for a 350-soldier battalion
12/00-09/01
Class III/V Platoon Leader, Fort Hood, TX
 Tactically employed 17 fuel and cargo transport vehicles to provide fuel
and ammunition for a battalion of 24 AH-64A Apache attack helicopters
 Trained, taught, mentored, and cared for 34 soldiers
09/00-11/00
Headquarters Company Executive Officer, Fort Hood, TX
 Second officer in charge of a company of 133 soldiers responsible for
supporting an attack helicopter battalion comprised of 345 soldiers
11/99-09/00
Aviation Platoon Leader, Fort Hood, TX
 Tactically employed 4 AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopters and
associated ground equipment worth over $50 million
 Trained, taught, mentored, and cared for 12 soldiers
PUBLICATIONS
More Than a Game:“Baseball Diplomacy” in World War II and the Cold War, 1941-1958,
in The Contested Diamond: An Anthology on Baseball and Politics, McFarland & Company,
forthcoming in Spring, 2010.
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Professional
 Earned "Top Gun" honors during 2002 Aerial Gunnery
 Qualified in the TH-67A, OH-58A/C Kiowa, AH-64A Apache, and AH-64D Longbow
 Military awards include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (2), Air Medal (2),
National Defense Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2), Afghanistan Campaign
Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon
Baseball
 Four varsity letters and three-year starter
 Elected team co-captain senior year
 Voted Patriot League Championship Tournament MVP (1997), Division I All-Northeast
(1997), All-Patriot League (1996, 1997, 1998)
 Awarded 1998 General Abner Doubleday Award for Overall Contribution to the Army
Baseball Program
 Elected to Patriot League All-Decade Baseball team (1990-1999)
Personal
 Married to the former Tonya Jaques on December 21, 2004
 Parents of Samantha Peyton Price, 1 yr old
 Hobbies include sports and traveling to historical battlefields (Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor,
Verdun, Normandy, Bastogne)