Army Central’s projection platform changes command after dynamic year of support to Operation Epic Fury
Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Leahy, commanding general of U.S. Army Central, presided over a change of command ceremony that saw Col. Ryan C. Agee, outgoing commander of Area Support Group – Jordan, transfer command to Col. Matthew F. Quinn, during a ceremony held at Joint Training Center - Jordan. Area Support Group – Jordan reports directly to ARCENT and U.S. Central Command. It is responsible for ensuring base operational support and communication support to U.S. Army assets in Jordan.
Area Support Group – Jordan continuously made significant contributions in support of Operation Epic Fury, since its start on Feb. 28, and in the preceding months.
“Area Support Group Jordan is our force projection platform and they’ve done that in spectacular manner since the start of Operation Epic Fury,” Leahy said. “Whether you’re at JTC or any other location, the Joint Force could not do its mission without ASG Jordan.”
Agee – a Special Forces officer -- came to Area Support Group – Jordan, July 21, 2025, just weeks after the end of the 12-Day War between Iran and Israel, June 2025. Agee began leading ASG-J through preparations for the build up to Operation Epic Fury, not long after.
“Ryan has led with steady competence and a great sense of humor through an incredibly dynamic year,” Leahy said. “His personal attention to detail to sustainment and force protection, doubtlessly saved the lives of many American service members over the last year. Ryan Agee is a leader, an officer and a man I want on my team in any environment.”
Under Agee’s leadership, ASG-J then enabled the evacuation of Army assets from Army locations around the Persian Gulf, during Fall and Winter of 2025, in anticipation of wider, and more direct, hostilities.
“I’m a Special Forces guy and we like to take small teams to create outsized effects,” Agee said. “And this is a small team. Less than 150 Soldiers and civilians incorporated more than 14,000 joint force teammates. They poured in from the east and the west, and this organization quietly enabled them to accomplish their mission.”
Quinn, a Civil Affairs officer, assumes command with extensive experience working in the special operations community, throughout Europe and the Middle East.
“Matt is tailor made to take on the challenges that lay ahead over the next year,” Leahy said. “Welcome, Matt. I look forward to working with you. You will absolutely lead ASG-J with distinction. Congratulations on command and on the incredible responsibility that you’ve assumed. But you’ve assumed an incredible team as well. I know that ASG-J will continue to lead the way.”
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