11/12/2025
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Arnold is nearing his third decade in the Army. For almost 20 years of his time in the Army, Peter has been the number one provider of anesthesia in our armed forces as a CRNA.
He was first introduced to the practice while training at Walter Reed Hospital as part of his Army rotation in LPN School. After attending the CRNA program at Central Connecticut State, Peter served two tours in Iraq and Somalia.
“The Army shaped my life and gave it purpose,” Peter shared. As the surgical team commander, he learned to work with limited resources and to “think outside of the box to always be focused and prepared to the best of my ability.” Oftentimes, he was the only anesthesia professional in the battlefield as a CRNA in a Forward Surgical Team.
While reflecting on his time in the Army with retirement on the horizon, Peter said that, “I’m proud of being part of a team with a singular goal to keep those in our armed forces safe.” You accomplished that goal and more, Peter!
Read Peter’s full story in the November President’s Message.
