USAPAS Commandant

Colonel Kamil Sztalkoper is the incoming commandant of the U.S. Army Public Affairs School located here on Fort George G. Meade. Previously he served as the Director of Communications for the U.S. Army’s III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, Texas. He received his commission as an Infantry Officer from The Ohio State University in 2001. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic, Maneuver Captains Career Course, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Command and General Staff College, and Public Affairs Qualification Course. 
Previous assignments include service as a Mechanized Infantry Platoon Leader, Mechanized Company XO, and Battalion S1 in the 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany, with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq; Officer Candidate School Instructor at Fort Benning, GA; Public Affairs Plan & Ops Officer at U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, GA; Public Affairs Officer, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, KY, with deployments to Afghanistan, Jordan, and Turkey; Assessments Analyst, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, Pentagon; Director of Communications, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, with deployment to Afghanistan; and Public Affairs Advisor to the Under Secretary of the Army, Pentagon. 
His command assignments include: 28 months as Commander, A Troop and Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, where he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with 1 OLC, Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with 5 OLC, Army Commendation Medal with 4 OLC, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Army Staff Identification Badge.