Command Team

As a Field Grade Special Forces Officer, LTC Killian has served in numerous staff and command positions in Conventional, Special Operations Forces, at the Department of State, and NATO Allied Special Operation Command in Belgium. His operational assignments have included service in Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, and INHERENT RESOLVE.

LTC Killian was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Life Science. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. 

LTC Killian attended multiple military schools including the Armor Officer Basic Course, Army Scout Leader Course, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Advisor Course, and the Operational Advisor Course at the Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group. 

LTC Killian’s notable awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Department of State’s Superior Honor Award, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge-Gold, and additional U.S. and foreign decorations appropriate to a career Special Forces Officer.  

LTC Killian is married and has two young sons. 

CSM Ernesto "Ernie" Urzua

Command Sergeant Major, Headquarters Battalion

Command Sgt. Maj. Ernesto (Ernie) Urzua hails from California and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2007.  He attended Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

His previous assignments include Human Resources Specialist, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, deploying to Iraq; Personnel Service Sergeant, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment and Senior Human Resources Sergeant, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Irwin, California; Recruiter, Southern California Recruiting Battalion; Human Resources Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), deploying to Niger; Senior Human Resources Sergeant and Operations Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado, deploying to Afghanistan twice; Assistant Inspector General, United States Southern Command, Doral, Florida; First Sergeant, San Jose Military Entrance Processing Station, Mountain View, CA; Senior Human Resources Sergeant, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Irwin, California; G1 Sergeant Major, Security Force Assistance Command, Fort Bragg, NC; and Total Army Readiness Division  Sergeant Major and Army Uniform Policy Sergeant Major, Headquarters Department of the Army G-1, Pentagon, Washington DC.

Command Sgt. Maj. Urzua currently serves as the Fort Belvoir Headquarters Battalion Command Sergeant Major.

His civilian education includes a Master of Science in Leadership, a Master of Business Administration, a Graduate Certificate in Project Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Management from Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona. He is a doctoral candidate in the Doctor of Business Administration program at Grand Canyon University, having completed all required coursework and currently conducting dissertation research focused on leadership practices in federal agencies. He has also earned the Lean Sigma Yellow, Green, and Black Belt Certifications.

His military education includes the Warrior, Advanced, Senior, and Master Leaders Courses, U.S. Army Sergeant Major Academy Non-Resident Class 51, Adjutant General Pre-Command Course, New Commander/Senior Enlisted Advisor Course, Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education, Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education, Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Foundations Course, Master Resiliency Course, Inspector General Course, Battle Staff Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Recruiter Course, Air Assault School, Army Retention Course, Combatives Level I Course, Unit Prevention Leader Course, Combat Lifesavers Course, and Airborne School.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC), Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal (3OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (w/6 knots), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (w/star), Iraq Campaign Medal (w/2 stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, NATO Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Valorous Unit award, and Meritorious Unit Commendation. He has also earned the Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Recruiter Badge, Inspector General Identification Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge. Additionally, he is a recipient of the Noble Patron of Armor Award.

Command Sgt. Maj. Urzua is married to the former Alondra Cerpas Pardo of San Jose, CA. They have one child (Ander).