Brian E. Supko is a native of Quantico, Virginia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and commissioned as an Aviation Branch Second Lieutenant in 1999.

After commissioning, Brian attended and graduated from the US Army Aviation flight school and moved to Germany for his first duty station. Captain Supko favorably assessed for and received an assignment to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) “Night Stalkers”.

Brian served in increasing positions of responsibility from 2004 to 2013, culminating as the Battalion Executive Officer for Task Force 1-160th SOAR. Following graduate school, Brian favorably assessed for service in the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), where he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (LTC).

In 2017 LTC Supko returned to the 160th, to command the Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion (SOATB). After completion of command, LTC Supko and his family retired from active duty in February 2020, making Nashville, TN their home.

Brian executed combat deployments on a continuous basis from 2005 to 2019, in support of multiple named operations across Afghanistan, Iraq and other undisclosed locations around the world. Notable valorous awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Medal, Joint Meritorious Service Medal.

After retirement, Brian led a market of Prosthetic and Orthotic clinics across Middle Tennessee through the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding creative ways to navigate a challenging and restrictive provider-to-patient landscape. In August, 2021 Brian joined Ingram Barge Company as a VP of Sustainability, charged with building a program that highlighted the benefits of barging for all of Ingram’s associates and customers, while researching and proposing sustainability solutions for the future. In April 2022, Brian transitioned over to Ingram Logistics Services, to complete building a multi-functional team that could execute transportation brokerage and provide logistics solutions for customers and companies on a global scale. In June 2023, Brian shifted to building a corporate security program that encompasses all Ingram Barge facilities throughout the vast inland waterways of the United States.

You can contact Brian Supko at briansupko@gmail.com