COL Anthony Gibbs, a native of Davisville, Missouri, received his commission as an Infantry officer through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in May, 1997. In his first assignment, he served as a Rifle Platoon Leader and Battalion Adjutant in 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), at Fort Carson, Colorado. He was subsequently assigned to the 172d Infantry Brigade (Separate), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, where he served as the Assistant Plans Officer. COL Gibbs then moved to Fort Richardson, Alaska, where he commanded A Company and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force 1-501 Airborne (Geronimo). While the A Company Commander, he deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, leading his company through ten months of combat operations in Khowst Province, Afghanistan. Following Company Command, COL Gibbs served as an Infantry Branch Career Manager at the Army Human Resources Command, Alexandria, Virginia, responsible for professional development and assignments for all Senior (post-company command) Infantry Captains.

In 2009, COL Gibbs transitioned into the Army Acquisition Corps. He was initially assigned as a Contingency Contracting Officer with the 632nd Contingency Contracting Team at Fort Knox, Kentucky, again deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He also served as the Operations Officer for the 904th Contingency Contracting Battalion and Mission Contracting Office – Fort Knox. In 2012, COL Gibbs moved to Warren, Michigan where he served as Assistant Product Manager, Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems and as Executive Officer for Program Executive Office, Ground Combat Systems. In 2014, he transitioned to Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support, where he served as a Product Director in Joint Project Office, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. From July 2015 through July 2017, COL Gibbs served as Product Manager, Guided Precision Munitions and Mortar Systems at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, responsible for life cycle management of mortar weapons and fire control systems, as well as precision munitions to include the Precision Guidance Kit for 155mm artillery, the Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative, and the High Explosive Guided Mortar. He has also previous served on the Joint Staff as the Program Support Division Chief, J-39 Deputy Director for Global Operations.

COL Gibbs is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Infantry Captain’s Career Course, Combined Arms Services Staff School, Airborne School, Ranger School, Jumpmaster School, the Bradley Leader’s Course, and Army Intermediate Level Education. His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and Senior Parachutist Badge. COL Gibbs is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla in Rolla, Missouri, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort McNair, Washington, DC.