Lieutenant Colonel Danielle K. Cork hails from Grand Ledge, Michigan and received her commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Adjutant General Corps from the United States Military Academy in 2007.
Lieutenant Colonel Cork previously served in a variety of positions, including: the Army Volleyball Athletic Intern for Office of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at West Point, New York; Brigade Adjutant, Joint Visitors Bureau, Officer In Charge, Strength Manager, and Assistant Brigade S-1 for 172d Infantry Brigade at Grafenwöhr, Germany with a deployment to Iskandariyah, Iraq; Battalion S-1 for the Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Battalion Operations Officer and Company Commander of Bravo Company, Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brigade at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium; Regimental S-1 for 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia; and Personnel Policy Integrator and Strategic Readiness Officer for the Directorate of Military Personnel Management, Headquarters Department of the Army G-1 at the Pentagon. Most recently she served as the Assistant Executive Officer to the Director of the Army Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Headquarters Department of the Army at the Pentagon.
Lieutenant Colonel Cork’s military education includes the Adjutant General Officer Basic Course and the Adjutant General Captains Career Course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and the Command and General Staff Officer College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. She earned a Master of Military Art & Science in History from the Command and General Staff Officer College in 2018 and also a Bachelor of Science in Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Lieutenant Colonel Cork’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), Iraqi Campaign Medal (2 Campaign Stars) and the Parachutist Badge.