Ross promoted to the rank of Colonel

Published 11:13 am Tuesday, July 1, 2025

In a ceremony at the United States Naval War College Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, on May 16, 2025, Army Lieutenant Colonel Mark Victor Ross was promoted to the rank of Colonel. 

The presiding officer of the ceremony was Colonel Justin Pritchard. 

Mark is completing a 2-year assignment as a Military Professor in the Joint Military Operations Department. In attendance were his parents, Mark and Vickie Ross of Niceville, Florida, and his brother Jimmy of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. He is the grandson of the late Tollie P. and Lona Mae Burrell Ross of Tryon.

Submitted by Mark and Vickie Ross