Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron F. Neubauer
Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron F. Neubauer enlisted in the Army in 2003 as a combat engineer at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He has served in every leadership position from team leader to command sergeant Major.
Neubauer’s assignments include Charlie Company, 299th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX; Echo Co., 3rd Bn., 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Inf. Div., Fort Hood, Texas; Engineer Troop, 5th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regt., Vilseck, Germany; Sapper Leader Course, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; 169th Engineer Bn., Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; 39th Brigade Eng. Bn., 2nd Bde. Combat Team, 101st Airborne Div., Fort Campbell, Kentucky; 31st Eng. Bn., Leonard Wood, Missouri; Alpha Co., 5th Bn., 4th Security Forces Assistance Bde., Fort Carson, Colorado; 2nd Bn. 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., Fort Carson, Colorado; 2nd Bn., 77th Field Artillery Regt., 2nd Stryker BCT, 4th Inf. Div., Fort Carson, Colorado; 326th Medical Bn., 101st Airborne. Div., Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and 36th Eng. Bde. He deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, International Security Assistance Force operations, Multinational Force and Observers and Joint Task Force-Southern Border, and conducted operational rotations to the Republic of Korea.
Neubauer’s military education includes Warrior Leader Course, Route Reconnaissance Clearance Leader’s Course, Combat Life Saver’s Course, Sapper Leader Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Urban Mobility Breacher Course, Air Assault, Airborne, Senior Leader Course, Army Basic Instructor Course, Mountain Warfare Summer, Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES) and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction System (SPIES) Master course, Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course 2, Drill Sergeant Course, Modern Army Combatives Level 1, Joint Engineer Operations Course, Company Commander and First Sergeant Pre-Command, Battle Staff, Combat Casualty Course, Combat Advisor Training Course, Advance Situational Awareness Basic (ASAB), Foreign Weapons (SFA), Survival, Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE-C) and Sergeants Majors Academy.
He is a graduate of Purdue Global University with an Associate of Applied Science in Small Group Management and has a bachelor’s degree in leadership from U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
Neubauer’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal(1 silver OLC), Army Commendation Medal with Valor, Army Commendation Medal (1 silver OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 bronze OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), National Defense Service Medal (with star), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (1 star), Iraqi Campaign Medal (4 stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (numeral 6), Army Federal Reserve Medal with M device, Multinational Force and Observers Medal, ISAF NATO Medal, Korean Defense Medal, Mexican Border Defense Medal, Combat Action Badge, Drill Sergeant Badge, Air Assault Badge, Parachutist Badge, Mountaineering Badge, Sapper Tab, Saint Barb’s Award, Bronze De’Fluery Medal, Order of the Saint Maurice, Valorous Unit Award, and Meritorious Unit Citation (1 bronze OLC).
Neubauer is accompanied by his wife Kellie and four children Adam, Drake, Blake and Chloe.