Lieutenant Colonel Jared Koelling is a military fellow and visiting scholar at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. He is an Army officer who most recently served as the Deputy Commander for the 2nd Brigade, 78th Training Division, where he led the planning, development, and execution of Guardian Response exercises, focused on Defense Support of Civil Authorities. He has served in various leadership and staff roles, including an assignment as a Simulation Operations planner on the Joint Staff, providing support to US European Command and US Indo-Pacific Command joint training exercises.

Lieutenant Colonel Koelling holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he also received his commission as an Army Aviation officer in 2003. Jared also holds a Master of Arts degree in Vietnamese Studies, received from Vietnam National University – University of Social Sciences and Humanities.