Mr. Paul N. Garcia is a native of McAllen, Texas in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and serves as the Civilian Deputy/Strategic Coordination and Communications Officer (SCCO) at Joint Task Force North. Prior to his assignment as the JTF-N CIVDEP/SCCO, Mr. Garcia served for 30 years in the United States Army as an Infantry officer, retiring at the rank of Colonel in May 2022.
During his career, Mr. Garcia commanded formations up through the brigade level and served as the Operations Officer, Executive Officer and Deputy commander of various units up through the division level. Throughout his time in the military, Mr. Garcia worked with a diverse group of foreign, joint service, interagency, and intergovernmental partners in an effort to build teams and solve complex problems.
He served in various multinational and joint operations, both in the United States and overseas, to include operational and combat tours in Haiti, Korea, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He closed out his thirty years in the military, serving as the Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force North at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Mr. Garcia is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, Command
and General Staff College and the United States Army War College. His advanced education includes master's degrees in general administration from Central Michigan University, and in strategic studies from the Army War College. Paul lives in El Paso, Texas with his wife Melinda. They have two children, Aaron and Karina.