In 1991 , Bryant joined the Army Staff and the Directorate of Program Analysis and Evaluation as a Combat Systems Analyst . In 1993 , he assumed command of the 4th Battalion , 67th Armor " Bandits " , 1st Armored Division , Friedberg , Hesse Germany ( the current designation of former soldier Elvis Presley 's unit ) . Upon completion of command he was reassigned as Chief of Plans , G3 , V Corps and served as Chief Planner for Operation Joint Endeavor , IFOR operations in Bosnia . Interviews with Bryant and a description of his planning efforts in support of Operation Joint Endeavor are featured in the 2005 book '' Armed Peacekeepers in Bosnia . '' In 1996 , Bryant returned from deployment attending the Army War College 's Operational Warfighting Fellowship at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas . In April 1998 he assumed command of 3rd Brigade Combat Team , 1st Armored Division , Fort Riley , Kansas . Departing the " Bulldog Brigade " in 2000 he assumed duties as Chief , Western Hemisphere Operations , J3 , the Joint Staff in Washington , D.C. , serving as Chief of Western Hemisphere Operations during and in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Albert Bryant Jr.