Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez assumed duties as Garrison Commander at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on July 19, 2024. Immediately prior to this assignment she served as Chief, Reserve Program, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
She earned her commission as a Military Intelligence Officer through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) in 1999.
Col. Baez Ramirez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology/mental health from the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, Puerto Rico, and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Col. Baez Ramirez has served in numerous command and leadership positions throughout the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve, including as platoon leader and executive officer for Alpha Company, 103rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia; intelligence officer (Battalion S2), 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, and executive officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade in Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; operations officer, battalion intelligence officer (Battalion S2), Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander and Battalion S3, 2nd Battalion, 348th Regiment (CS/CSS) in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; Brigade S2, 158th Infantry Brigade, Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
Col. Baez Ramirez assumed command of the 2nd Battalion, 348th Regiment in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. Later, she served as the Career Management Field officer for the 1st Military Intelligence Brigade, 100th Division (OS), 80th Training Command (TASS), Chesterfield, Virginia. Additional assignments include Cyberspace Operations Planner (J6), the Deputy Chief, Mission Assurance and Technology Innovation, Science and Technology Division (J8), and the Cyber Intelligence Planner (J22) for the North American Aerospace Command and the United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
Col. Baez Ramirez also served as the Chief of Operations (G33) U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), North Carolina, and as Strategic Planner for the Chief of the Army Reserve/U.S. Army Reserve Command Commanding General, Fort Liberty.
Other assignments included serving as deputy commander of the 501st Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater) and the deputy chief of the Special United States Liaison Advisor Korea (SUSLAK/NSA) at Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea.
Col. Baez Ramirez served in Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Forge. Her military education includes Military Intelligence Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms Exercise, Command and General Staff College, and Joint Network Attack Course, and Senior Service College.
Col. Baez Ramirez’s awards and decorations include:
— Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with one oak leaf cluster),
— Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters),
— Army Commendation Medal (with four oak leaf clusters),
— Army Achievement Medal (with three oak leaf clusters),
— Presidential Unit Citation (Army),
— Joint Meritorious Unit Award,
— Army Superior Unit Award,
— Humanitarian Service Medal (with one oak leaf cluster),
— Korean Defense Service Medal,
— National Defense Service Medal,
— Global War of Terrorism Service Medal,
— Armed Forces Service Medal,
— NATO Medal (Yugoslavia),
— Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with two oak leaf clusters),
— Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with “M” device and a silver hourglass), and
— Army Service Ribbon.
(Current as of January 2025)