NEW YORK – Colonel Alex Young will assume command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, during a formal change of command ceremony on July 14, 2023. Colonel Young has served in a variety of military assignments spanning his career of more than 21 years.
Colonel Young holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, P.A. He also holds a Master of Military Arts and science degree from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, K.S., and a Master of Science in strategic studies degree from the United States Army War College in Carlisle, P.A. He is a licensed Project Management Professional. Colonel Young’s military education includes the Army Engineer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), and the Army War College where he graduated from the Advanced Strategic Art Program.
Colonel Young’s previous assignments include 22 months as Commander, 642nd Engineer Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade at Fort Drum, New York where he deployed to Iraq in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; 24 months as Commander, 4th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade at Fort Carson, Colorado. He also served as Joint Planner, United States Forces Afghanistan, Secretary of the General Staff of the 1st Infantry Division, and human resource manager for engineer colonels in the Colonels Management Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. Colonel Young served with the Corps of Engineers as part of the Corps’ Gulf Region Division in Basra, Iraq where he also served as the Chief of Essential Services for the Provincial Reconstruction Team.
New York District is responsible for the Corps’ water resources development, navigation and regulatory activities in northeastern New Jersey, eastern and south-central New York State, and parts of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The district is also responsible for design and construction at Army and Air Force installations in New Jersey, New York, and Greenland. The District also provides support following disasters and for the Global War on Terror.
Release no. 23-005