Colonel Regina “Gina” Pistone is from Mesquite, Texas. She graduated from the United States Military Academy and received her commission in the Adjutant General’s Corps in 1995.
Colonel Pistone’s principal staff assignments include most recently Executive Officer to the Under Secretary of the Army, Office of the Under Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC; J1 Director, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Adjutant General, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G1, United States Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, Eighth Army, Republic of Korea; Military Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, United States Army, Washington, DC; Executive Officer and Professional Development Officer, General Officer Management Office, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, Washington, DC; and S-1/Adjutant, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Colonel Pistone’s command assignments include: Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, B Company, 82d Paratrooper Support Battalion, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 24th Personnel Services Battalion, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia; and Commander, C Detachment, 24th Personnel Services Battalion, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Colonel Pistone is a graduate of the Adjutant General Officer Basic Course and Captains Career Course, the College of Naval Command and Staff, and the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.
Colonel Pistone’s awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with Two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with Four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (with Three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Senior Parachutist Badge and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
Colonel Pistone is an avid golfer and foodie.