Paul Tanghe

Experience

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  US Army

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Led execution of operations, planning, intelligence, and logistics for a tank company of 70 Soldiers operating at a base north of Seoul near the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea. After six months in the company, I led logistics operations for the mechanized battalion of 700 Soldiers. Led 20 Soldiers through counterinsurgency operations in Baghdad. For most of this deployment, we provided a quick reaction force capability to emergent situations in western Baghdad.

  • Battalion Logistics Officer and Tank Company Executive Officer

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Reconnaissance Platoon Leader

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
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  US Army

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2012

  Commander of a ground reconnaissance troop in the 2d Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, deployed to Kandahar from April to August 2012. Over two years, I built a team of 200 Soldiers and experts in reconnaissance and security operations, then led five months of decentralized execution by seven platoons from three combat outposts in the Arghandab Valley adjacent to Kandahar. Second in command and chief of staff of a provisional battalion of 500 Soldiers, projecting support for an Army brigade of 5,000 Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan. Focused on reception, staging, onward integration, and onboarding of replacement personnel, casualty operations including oversight of medical evacuation, patient care, and support to next of kin, and facilities maintenance. Member of a 14-member team advising an Afghan National Army battalion with 400 Soldiers in a remote region of southern Afghanistan. Also served as the team's operations and logistics officer, synchronizing integration of intelligence and operational enablers plus expeditionary life support.

  • Reconnaissance Troop Commander

    Sept 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Deputy Commander and Executive Officer

    Nov 2009 - Sept 2010

  • Combat Advisor

    Jul 2008 - Nov 2009
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  South Bay Fire Department

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2012

  Emergency Medical Technician

  Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician with a municipal fire department. Volunteered 12-20 hours per week for an all-volunteer department receiving 500 calls per year. Washington State certified Emergency Medical Technician-Basic.

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  University of Denver - Josef Korbel School of International Studies

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2017

  PhD Candidate in International Studies

  PhD candidate in International Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Research interests in global governance, environmental politics, comparative environmental policy, the politics of poaching, and rhino conservation.

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  Golden Fire Department

  Mar 2014 - May 2015

  Firefighter

  Volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician. Volunteered 12-20 hours per week for an all-volunteer department receiving 1,500 calls per year. Colorado state-certified Fire Fighter 1 (IFSAC and ProBoard accredited) and Emergency Medical Technician-Basic.

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  Department of Social Sciences, USMA

  May 2015 - Aug 2017

  Assistant Professor

  Assistant Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics in the Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Course Director for Advanced International Relations, and Global Governance. Served as a department human resources officer, recruiting new faculty members and expanding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Also served on Superintendent's committee studying Confederate memorialization at West Point. Led Cadet fieldwork seminars to Haiti and Mongolia. Show less

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  The Explorers Club

  May 2016 - now

  Fellow & Director

  Nurturing community around scientific exploration and expeditionary leadership. I joined the Explorers Club as a term member with their Rocky Mountain Chapter during graduate school, and am now active with the New York City headquarters group. I became a Fellow in 2017, and am one of four members of the Public Lectures Committee. In 2024, Club members elected me to the Board of Directors in the Class of 2027.

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  11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

  Aug 2017 - May 2019

  Regimental and Squadron Operations Officer

  Officer-in-charge of operations, including planning and intelligence synchronization, of an armored brigade with 2,500 Soldiers, replicating a division tactical group from a peer adversary to the United States. After my first year leading operations in the Regiment's First Squadron, I led operations for the entire Regiment with a staff section of 40 teammates. Our Regiment provided the world's premier professional opposing force at the Army's National Training Center; my special focus areas were information warfare, cyberspace and electromagnetic activities, unmanned aerial systems and drone swarms, and innovating multidomain operations doctrine. Show less

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  Fordham University

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2024

  Professor of Military Science

  Led the Fordham University Department of Military Science, comprised of 18 faculty and staff, offering organizational leadership education, challenging practical applications, and professionally coached leader development to 120 students from universities and colleges across New York City and the Hudson Valley, including Columbia University, New York University, and Marist College. Qualified 25 Cadets per year for commissioning as officers for the United States Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard. Fordham ROTC also represents the Army as a community partner throughout New York City. Show less

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  Cornell University

  Dec 2024 - now

  Visiting Scientist

  Operations specialist on Sample Selection & Handling for Ocean Worlds and Westenholme Fjord Under-Ice Platforms (SSHOWUP) Expedition to Greenland, led by Professor Britney Schmidt of the Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science and featuring IceFin (https://schmidt.astro.cornell.edu/icefin/).