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Eluyn Gines
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Colonel Eluyn Ginés (born 1963) is an officer in the United States Army and has been the Commander of the U.S. Army Fort Hamilton Garrison in New York City since August 2012. He is the first Hispanic Commander of Fort Hamilton, the only active military base in the city. A few months after he was placed in command, Fort Hamilton served as the support installation for all military and National Guard units helping New York City in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. "In situations like this, knowing that New York City is one of the most important cities in the entire United States, you have to have an active duty base like this one to support the city when things like this happen," he told a reporter. He served in the U.S. Army for more than 20 years as a chemical and adjutant general officer and served on active duty for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Education and military career== Eluyn Ginés was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program from the University of Puerto Rico and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Chemical Branch in 1989. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from the Bayamón Central University, a Master's Degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy from National Defense University. His military education includes the Chemical Officer Basic Course, Adjutant General Advanced Course, the Combined Arms and Service Staff School, The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and Industrial College of Armed Forces (ICAF). Assignments See Also
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