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LTC Roderick Hammond

Professor of Military Science

A native of Mobile, Alabama, Lieutenant Colonel Hammond graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1992 with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering degree.  He was commissioned as an Infantry Officer.  He now holds a Masters degree in Military Arts and Sciences.  Lieutenant Colonel Hammond joined the Sun Devil Battalion in the summer of 2009.

Military Education:  Infantry Officers’ Basic and Advanced Courses, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle Commanders’ Course, Ranger Qualification Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General’s Staff College.

Assignments:  Mechanized Infantry Platoon Leader, A/2-15 Infantry Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany; Executive Officer, HHC/2-15 Infantry Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany; Support Platoon Leader, HHC/1-26 Infantry Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany; Battalion Adjutant, HHC/3-187 Airborne Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Assistant Operations Officer, HHC/3-187 Airborne Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Commander, Company A, 3-187 Airborne Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Team Chief, 2-351 Infantry Battalion, Camp Blanding, Florida; General’s Aide-de-Camp, Southern Command Headquarters, Miami, Florida; Division Training Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York; Joint Operations Officer, Combined Joint Task Force 180, Afghanistan; Division Training Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York; Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Brigade Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Team, Fort Drum, New York; Executive Officer, 1st Brigade Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Team, Iraq; Executive Officer, 1st Brigade Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Team, Fort Drum, New York; Operations Officer, Standing Joint Forces Headquarters, Southern Command, Miami, Florida.

Operational Experience:  Operations Officer, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; Executive Officer, 1st Brigade Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Team, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Awards and Decorations: Bronze Star Medal (2), Meritorious Service Medal (2), Joint Services Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2), Joint Services Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2), National Defense Service Medal (2), Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Air Assault Badge, Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Ranger Tab.

MSG John O. Garrison

Senior Military Science Instructor

Master Sergeant John O. Garrison was born in Columbia, South Carolina.  He was raised in Jacksonville, Florida.  He enlisted in the United States Army as an Armor Crewman on the 22nd of October 1990 at Fort Knox, Kentucky.  Master Sergeant Garrison holds an Associates Degree and is pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in History.  Master Sergeant Garrison is married with 3 children. 

Military Education: Primary Leadership Development Course; NBC Defense; Basic Non-commissioned Officer Course; Army Recruiter Course; M1A1 Master Gunner Course; Combat Lifesaver Course; Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course; Commanders Safety Course; First Sergeant Course

Assignments: M1A1 Abrams Gunner 2/70th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Erlangen, Germany; M1A1 Abrams Gunner 3-69th Armor, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Army Recruiter, Montgomery Recruiting Battalion; Tank Commander / Platoon Sergeant / Master Gunner, 1-13 Armor, 1st Armored Division, Ft. Riley, Kansas; Tank Platoon Observer Controller, Combat Maneuver Training Center, Hohenfels, Germany; Iraqi Army Advisor, Coalition Military Assistance Team, Iraq; First Sergeant, 1-81 Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky; First Sergeant, 3-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA.

Operational Experience: Iraqi Army Advisor and First Sergeant during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Awards and Decorations: Bronze Star Medal (2); Meritorious Service Medal (3); Army Commendation Medal (3); Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (10); Good Conduct Medal (5), National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star); Southwest Asia Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; NCO Professional Development Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon (2); Combat Action Badge; Recruiter Badge.

LTC Craig B. Best

Battalion Operations Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Craig Best is a Military Police Officer from the state of Georgia.  He is an ROTC graduate from Wofford College and has a Bachelors degree in History.  Lieutenant Colonel Best has three children and joined the Sun Devil Battalion in December 2006.

Military Education:Army Command and General Staff Officer Course;  Ft. Leavenworth’s Army FDC; Army FDP Certification Course; Combined Arms Service & Staff Course; Military Police Basic and Advance Course; Army Food Service Course; Army NBC Defense Course; Toxic Agent Training Course; Battle Focus Instructor Course; 91st Division Observer Controller Trainer Course; USAR Budget Course.

Assignments:Assistant Confinement Officer, 371st MP Detachment; Chemical Aide De Camp, HHC, 415th Chemical Brigade; Detachment Commander, 595th Transportation Detachment; B Company Commander, 2/323rd Regiment (INOUST); B Company Commander, 1/321st Regiment; Battalion S-4, 1/321st Regiment; Battalion S-3, 1/321st Regiment; Brigade Assistant S-3, 5th  Brigade, 87TH Division; Battalion Military Police Team Observer Controller, OIC, 2/363 Regiment, 91st Division;    S-3, 2/363 Regiment, 91st Division; Battalion Executive Officer, 96th Military Police Battalion; Long Range Plans Officer, 43d Military Police Brigade, Battalion Executive Officer / Instructor, 10th Battalion Intermediate Level Education.

Operational Experience: Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Executive Officer of a Military Police Battalion and Officer in Charge of the Detainee In-processing Housing Area for the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility in Abu Ghraib Iraq subsequently the 43rd Military Police Brigade Long Range Planner responsible for assisting in the movement of detainees from Abu Ghraib detention facility to the Camp Cropper detention facility in Camp Cropper Iraq.

Awards and Decorations:Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal (4); Army Achievement Medal (3); Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (5); National Defense Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon.

MAJ Brian Witcher

Recruiting Operations and Scholarship Officer/Assistant Professor of Military Science

Major Witcher graduated from Troy State University with a Bachelors of Music Education degree.  He enlisted in the Army in 1993 and was subsequently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant from Officer Candidate School in 1997.  Major Witcher is an officer in the Adjutant General’s Corps.  He is married with four children.  Major Witcher joined the Sun Devil Battalion in the summer of 2007.

Military Education:  Primary Leadership Development Course; AG Basic and Advance Officer’s Courses; Combined Arms and Services Staff School.

Assignments:  Assistant Battalion Personnel Officer, Ft. Rucker, AL; Chief, Readiness and Analysis Branch, 1st Armored Division (1AD) Headquarters (HQ); Enlisted Strength Manager and Officer Strength Manager, 1AD HQ; Chief, Personnel Operations and Actions Division, 1AD HQ, Bad Kreuznach, Germany; Commander, Company B, 3rd Soldier Support Battalion, Ft. Stewart, GA; Brigade Personnel Officer, 5th Brigade, 87th Infantry Division, Ft. Jackson, SC; Commander, Detachment E, 15th Personnel Services Battalion, Ft. Riley, KS, and Taji, Iraq; Brigade Personnel Officer, 3rd Brigade, 1AD, Ft. Riley, KS.

Operational Experience:  Company Commander, Taji, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Awards and Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal (3); Army Commendation Medal (3); Army Achievement Medal (2); Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal (2); Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; NCO Professional Development Ribbon; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon(2); Driver’s Badge.

MAJ R. James Barclay (Retired)

MS I Assistant Professor of Military Science

Major Barclay (Ret) graduated from the University of Florida in 1982 as a Distinguished Military Graduate and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. Major Barclay was selected for the U.S. Army’s Advanced Civilian Schooling program in 1989 and graduated with a MA from Indiana University in 1991.

Military Education: Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advance Course; Combined Arms and Services Staff School; Joint Firepower Controller Course; Austrian General Staff College; Airborne School; Air Assault.

Assignments: Since commissioning he has served in various positions around the world including service in the U.S. Embassy, Vienna, Austria. Major Barclay transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve in the summer of 1993 and served in various training and combat support units, including 3 years as a Battalion Executive Officer, until his retirement in 2002. In a parallel civilian career Major Barclay was employed as an executive with a Fortune 500 company with oversight responsibilities for offices and employees in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Chicago.

MAJ Elias Otoshi

Executive Officer/MS II Assistant Professor of Military Science

Captain Elias Otoshi is an Armor Officer from the state of California.  He is a United States Military Academy, West Point graduate and has a Bachelors degree in European History.  He joined the Sun Devil Battalion in May 2008.

Military Education:Armor Officer Basic Course; Aviation Officer Advanced Course; Scout Leaders Course; Infantry Mortar Leaders Course; the Joint Firepower Controller Course; Airborne School; Pathfinder School. 

Assignments:Tank Platoon Leader; Mortar Platoon Leader and Infantry Liaison Officer in 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (01-04); Assistant Operations Officer, 24th Infantry Division (04-05); Brigade Chief of Plans, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (05-06); Commander of Troop D, 4th United States Cavalry (06-08).

Operational Experience:Troop Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Awards and Decorations:Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal with “V” Device; Army Commendation Medal (2); Army Achievement Medal (3); National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon; the Meritorious Unit Citation; Combat Action Badge; Parachutist Badge; Pathfinder Badge; German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.

MAJ Scott A. Moore

Recruiting Operations and Scholarship Officer / Assistant Professor of Military Science

Major Moore graduated from Arizona State University in 1992 with a Bachelors of Science in Political Science. He was also a Distinguished Military Graduate from the ASU ROTC program and now holds a Masters degree in Educational Leadership.  Major Moore is currently a Civil Affairs Officer and joined the Sun Devil Battalion in February 2010.

Military Education:  Armor Officer Basic Course, Transportation Advance Course, Civil Affairs Qualification Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Airborne School.

Assignments:  Platoon Leader, 8th Bn, 40th Armor; Platoon Leader, 1058th Ordnance Co; Fire Direction Officer, 2-180th Field Artillery; Detachment Commander / Platoon Leader, Det 1, 1404th Transportation Co; Assistant Plans Officer, 258th RAOC; Commander, 2220th Transportation Company; Public Affairs Officer, JTF Chiriqui; Civil Affairs Team Leader, 425th Civil Affairs Bn; Civil Affairs Team Leader, 492nd Civil Affairs Bn; Civil Affairs Planner, Joint US-Thailand Military Advisory Group.

Operational Experience:  Civil Affairs Team Leader, Iraq (two deployments); Civil Affairs Team Leader, Afghanistan.

Awards and Decorations:Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (3), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal,  National Defense Service Medal (2), Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ Campaign Star, Iraq Campaign Medal w/ Three Campaign Stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w / M Devise (4), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (3), Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (2), Combat Action Badge, Parachute Badge.

CPT Chad T. Shuman

Recruiting Operations and Scholarship Officer/Assistant Professor of Military Science

CPT Shuman is a native of Montana.  He is an ROTC Distinguished Military graduate from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology.  CPT Shuman is married.  He and his wife are expecting their first child soon.  He joined the Sun Devil Battalion in December 2009.

Military Education:  Airborne School, Armor Officer Basic Course, M1A2 Tank Commander Certification Course, Ranger Qualification Course, Scout Leaders Course.

Assignments:  Tank Platoon Leader, Tank Company Executive Officer, Scout Platoon Leader, Assistant Plans Officer (S3), 2-8 Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX; Intelligence and Plans (S2/S3) Officer, 1-415 Armored Regiment, Phoenix, AZ.

Awards and Decorations:  Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2), Ranger Tab, Parachutist Badge.

CPT Joseph L. Mayeaux

Assistant Professor of Military Science

Captain Joseph L. Mayeaux is an infantry officer from Louisiana.  He graduated from Louisiana State University in 2003 as a distinguished military graduate.  Captain Mayeaux holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management with a Minor in Professional Leadership Development.  He is currently pursuing an MBA.  Captain Mayeaux joined the Sun Devil Battalion in June 2008. 

Military Education:  Primary Leadership Development Course; Infantry Officer Basic Course; Infantry Captain’s Career Course; Engineer Officer Advanced Course; U.S. Army FORSCOM Anti-Terrorism Level II Course; the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment System Trainers Course; Airborne School.

Assignments:  Weapons Platoon Leader; Delta Company, 1-158th Infantry; Executive Officer, Delta Company, 1-158th Infantry; Company Commander, Charlie Company,     1-158th Infantry.

Operational Experience: Platoon Leader, Operation Enduring Freedom.

Awards and Decorations: Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart Medal; Army Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal w/ Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster; Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster; Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ Bronze Star; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon;

Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon w/ numeral 3; Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/ M Device; NATO Medal; Combat Infantryman Badge; Parachutist Badge

CPT Jason Mammoser

Assistant Professor of Military Science / MS III Instructor

Born and raised in Evanston, Illinois; Captain Jason Mammoser graduated in 2002 with a Bachelors degree in United States History. He is a distinguished military graduate from the Arizona State University Army ROTC Program. Branched Infantry, CPT Mammoser served five years on active duty before returning to Arizona and joining the Arizona Army National Guard. He re-joined the Sun Devil Battalion in January 2008.

Military Education: Infantry Officer Basic Course, Airborne School, Air Assault School

Assignments: Mechanized Infantry Platoon Leader 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of South Korea (02-03). Light Infantry and Support Platoon Leader 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Division (Air Assault) (03-04) Executive Officer Delta Company 1st squadron, 75th Calvary regiment, 101st Division (Air Assault) (04-05) Foreign Army Trainer Charlie Company 1st squadron, 75th Calvary regiment, 101st Division (Air Assault) (05-06) Officer Strength Manager Arizona Army National Guard (07-08)

Operational Experience: Operation Iraqi Freedom as an Air Assault Infantry Platoon Leader during combat and stability operations in Northern Iraq. Operation Iraqi Freedom as an Iraqi Army Mobile Transition Team Trainer in Central Iraq.

Awards and Decorations: Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3) Army Achievement Medal (2), National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2), Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Army National Guard Recruiter Badge

CPT Mack Middendorf

Assistant Professor of Military Science

Captain Mack Middendorf is a Military Police Officer from the state of Florida.  He is a ROTC graduate from Saint Leo University, FL and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology.   Captain Middendorf is married with 4 children.  He joined the Sun Devil Battalion in November 2007. 

Military Education:  Military Police Officer’s Basic Course; Anti-Terrorism Officer’s Course, Level II;

Assignments:  General Support Platoon Leader, 3rd Military Police Company, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA;  Intelligence Officer (S2), 3rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA;  Detachment Commander, 179th Military Police Detachment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA.

Operational Experience:  Operation Iraqi Freedom (I) as a Military Police General Support Platoon Leader in 3rd Military Police Company.

Awards and Decorations:  Bronze Star;  Army Commendation Medal (2);  Army Achievement Award (3);  Army Good Conduct Medal;  National Defense Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal; Armed Forces Service Medal 

SGM Jorge Valderrama (Retired)

Military Science Instructor

CSM Jorge A. Valderrama was born in Bolivia where attended the Bolivian Military Academy and obtained the rank of Second Lieutenant and a degree on Humanities.

He entered the United States to attend the University of Southern California at Los Angeles where he obtained bachelors degree in Sociology.

CSM Valderrama is married with three children. He joined the Sun Devil Battalion in March 2007.

CSM Jorge A. Valderrama is a Special Forces NCO

Military Education:Ranger School, Special Forces Qualification Course, Operations and Intelligence, Jumpmaster, Belgium Commando Course, French Commando Course, Marine Corps Sniper Course, British SAS Sniper Course, Italian Alpini Mountaineering Course, Military Freefall Course, Defense Language Institute (Greek) and the Sergeants Major Academy. 

Assignments:3rd Infantry Division at Aschafemburg, Germany as a Squad Leader of an Armor Reconnaissance Platoon (73-75). Aero Rifle Platoon (Blues Platoon) with the 2nd Armor Division, Fort Hood, Texas (75-77). 5th Special Forces Group, at Ft Bragg NC as a weapons NCO and as the Operations and Intelligence NCO (78-82).

In 1979, he served as a member of a specialized unit that was designed, equipped, and trained to rescue US hostages from the Republic of Iran. Platoon Sergeant for the Reconnaissance Platoon of the 1/509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, at Vicenza, Italy. (82-85)

Delta Force and Joint Special Operations Command where he took part in many sensitive, and classified missions in Central and South America, the Middle East and Africa (85-89). Team Sergeant for a Special Forces “A” team, 7th Special Forces Group. As a Sergeant Major, he served in Fort Bragg as a company Sergeant Major in the 7th SFGA and as the G-3 Sergeant Major for the Special Forces Command. (89-95). SGM for Special Operations Theater Support Element (SOTSE-PAC) in Fort Shafter, Hawaii. (96-98). In 1998 he was selected to be the CSM for the 2D Battalion, 3D Special Forces Group (Airborne) and in 1999 for the 96th Civil Affairs BN (Airborne). In 2000 as the Group CSM for the 3rd Special Forces Group.

In 2001, he served in a nominative position as the Senior Enlisted Adviser for the Special Operations Command, Pacific (SOCPAC), and for the Commander of the Pacific (CINCPAC). (01-04) 

Operational Experience: World Wide Special Operations Sensitive Special Operations. 

Awards and Decorations: Defense Distinguished Service Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal. MSM with 7 OLC’s. JSCM with one OLC, ARCOM with 2 OLC, AAM with 2 OLC, AGCM, AHM with one OLC, the Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, the Master Parachutist Badge, the EIB, Belgium Commando Badge, German Gold Physical Fitness and Marksmanship Badges, Spanish, Italian, Bolivian, Honduran, German, and Thai Airborne Wings.

MSG Myles Stover

MS III Instructor

Sergeant First Class Myles Stover is a native of California where he enlisted in the Army in 1986. After 14 weeks of Infantry Basic and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Benning, Georgia he was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schoelfield Barracks, HI.

Military Education: Advance Non-commissioned Officer Course; Basic Non-commissioned Officer Course; Primary Leadership Development Course; Airborne school; SOTIC Sniper school; Hard Target Interdiction course; Malaysian Tracker course; Jungle Expert; Light Leaders course; and Air Load Masters course.

Assignments: Infantry squad rifleman, machine gunner, and team leader, 25th Infantry Division, Schoelfield Barracks, HI; Motorized scout platoon as the senior scout/observer, 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, WA.; scout/sniper, 199th INF, (which later became 2nd ACR and relocated to Fort Fort Polk, LA) Fort Lewis, WA; Infantry AIT instructor at Fort Benning, GA; Scout/sniper, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA; Sniper section leader, 1st Battalion, 25th Inf. Div, Fort Lewis, WA; Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) instructor, Republic of South Korea; Scout/sniper section leader, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC; Left active duty and moved to Arizona joined the Army Reserves as an Advanced Non-commission Officer Course (ANCOC) instructor, 104th Division (IT). Joined the Arizona National Guard to become a platoon sergeant for the 1/158th Infantry Battalion.

Operational Experience: Currently deployed with the Arizona national Guard and has just returned from the border mission in AZ.

Awards and Decorations: Expert Infantryman’s Badge; Army Commendation Medal (3); Army Achievement Medal; Good Conduct Medal (3), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (2); National Defense Service Medal (2); Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Korean Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal (1 Mobilization device); Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3); Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon (2).

MSG Mitchel Coleman

Military Science Instructor

Master Sergeant Coleman distinguished himself during 25 years as a Noncommissioned Officer of Armored Cavalry. He enlisted in the United States Army 24 July 1984 and attended One Station Unit Training (OSUT), in C Troop, 6th Cavalry, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Military Education:  MSG Coleman’s military and civilian education includes Warrior Leader Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advance Noncommissioned Officer Course, First Sergeant Course, Drill Sergeant School, Instructor Training Course, NBC Defense Course.  MSG Coleman is currently working toward a Bachelor Degree with Grand Canyon University.

Assignments:  MSG Coleman’s duty assignments include C Troop, 5-15th Cavalry, Fort Knox, Kentucky; HHC, 2rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; HHC, 1st Battalion, 357th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington; M Company, 3rd Squadron, Second Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana; C Company, 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; C Troop, 1st Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Knox, Kentucky; HHC, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; HHT, 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Stewart Georgia; HHC, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division and 3rd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Awards and Decorations:MSG Coleman’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (4 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Army Achievement Medal (4OLC), Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Korean Service Medal , Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/2 Bronze Stars), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Drivers Badge, German Marksmanship Badge, Army Valorous Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award.

SFC James Greer

MSI Military Science Instructor

Sergeant First Class James Greer enlisted in the United States Army as a Cavalry Scout on 1 August, 1990 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in McMinnville, Oregon.  He is currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Military Education:  19D Cavalry Scout One Station Unit Training; Warrior Leaders Course; Basic Non Commissioned Officers Course; Advanced Non Commissioned Officers Course Phase I and II.  Drill Sergeant, Basic Airborne School, Equal Opportunity School, Division Master Gunner Course, Close Quarters Combat School, Headstart, Combat Lifesaver Course, First Aid Certification Course, Instructor Training Course, Environmental Coordinator Compliance Course, Commanders Safety Course.

Assignments:  11th Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fulda, Germany; 2-76 Armor, Friedberg, Germany; 2-37 Armor, Friedberg, Germany; 5-15th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armor Training Brigade, Fort Knox, Kentucky; 1-73rd Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

 Operational Experience:  Recently returned from 15 month deployment in support of the Surge into Baghdad, Iraq.  He served as a Platoon Sergeant, where he recently returned from Baghdad, Iraq in support of the first ground troops sent as part of the Surge into Baghdad, with 1-73rd Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Operation Desert Storm, while serving as a Bradley Driver for the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. 

Awards and Decorations:  Bronze Star Medal; Order of St. George; Army Commendation Medal (3); Army Achievement Medal (9); Army Good Conduct Medal (5); National Defense Service Medal (2); Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronzed star; Iraqi Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon (4); Liberation of Kuwait Medal; Combat Action Badge; Drill Sergeant Badge; Parachutist Badge; German Marksmanship Badge.

Mrs. Cynthia Mitchell

Coordinator Senior

Mrs. Michelle Armenta-Wilcox

Human Resources Technician

Ms. Angela Ellis

Human Resources Technician

Mr. Garritt Ringenoldus

Supply Technician

Mrs. Jamie Foster

Specialist

Ms. Shannon Alexander

Student Worker