COL Benjamin Pry was commissioned in the Army in December 2001 as an Infantry Officer. He was assigned to 1st BN 24th INF Regiment of 1/25th ID serving as a Stryker Infantry Platoon Leader and a Mortar Platoon Leader. After deploying to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, he transitioned to Military Intelligence and was assigned to the 173rd (ABN) Brigade in Vicenza, Italy. He served as an Assistant Brigade S2 then as a battalion S2 for the 2nd BN 503 INF Regiment where he deployed to Afghanistan to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.