Commander
COL Aaron Becker
Colonel Aaron Becker, a native of Missouri, commissioned a Quartermaster Officer through Officer Candidate School (OCS) in 2003. He received a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior University and a Masters Degree in International Relations from Webster University. His military education includes the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, Combined Logistics Captains Career Course, Command and General Staff College, Joint Primary Military Education (JPME) I & II, and the US Army War College.
Leadership and Command Positions: Platoon Leader – 305th QM Company, 19th ESC (Yongsan, South Korea), Platoon Leader – 473rd QM Company, 3rd ID (Mosul, Iraq), XO– 473rd QM Company, 3rd ID (Mosul, Iraq), Company Commander – 551st TC, 19th ESC (Camp Carroll, South Korea) and Battalion Commander – 17th CSSB, 11th ABN DIV (JBER, Alaska).
Staff Assignments: BN S4 – 260th QM BN, 3rd ID (HAAF, GA), S3 Advisor– 1/2/2 Iraqi Army BN MiTT, 3rd ACR (Mosul, Iraq), BN S3 – 498th CSSB, 19th ESC (Camp Carroll, South Korea), BDE XO (Rear) - 173rd Airborne BDE (Camp Ederle, Italy), BDE Plans Chief– 2nd ID SBDE, 2nd ID (Camp Carroll, South Korea), BN SPO – 194th CSSB, 2nd ID (Camp Humphreys, South Korea), BN XO – 602nd ASB, 2nd ID (Camp Humphreys, South Korea), Deputy Chief of Operations – JMSC, 7th ATC (Grafenwoehr, Germany), J364 Standards and Evaluations Branch Chief / Airborne Command Post Nuclear Advisor – USSTRATCOM (Offutt AFB, NE), AXO to the CG – AMC (Redstone Arsenal, AL).
COL Becker married the former Daphne Goodson in 2007. Daphne holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix, works in the Federal Service sector, is a fantastic mother, and actively volunteers in the Military and Local Community.
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Command Sergeant Major
CSM John M. Kreifels
Command Sergeant Major John M. Kreifels is a native of Nebraska City, Nebraska. He enlisted in the Army in June 1999, as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic.
His assignments include Headquarter and Headquarter Company and Echo Company, 3d Ranger Battalion, 75TH Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning (now known as Fort Moore 2023), GA; Headquarters and Headquarter Company,75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning (now known as Fort Moore 2023), GA; Echo Company, 2D Ranger Battalion, 75TH Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA. Headquarter and Headquarter Company, 10TH Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY. He has deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan for combat operations.
CSM Kreifels has served in multiple leadership positions including, Recovery NCOIC, Senior Mechanic, Maintenance Control Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, G4 Maintenance Sergeant Major, J4 CSM and G3 Operations Sergeant Major.
CSM Kreifels has attended Basic Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, and Sergeants Major Academy (Class 69). He is a graduate of Airborne, Ranger, Jumpmaster, and Master Resilience Courses. He has earned a master’s degree in strategic leadership from the University of Charleston.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (3d award), Meritorious Service Medal (2d award), the Joint Army Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (3d award), the Army Achievement Medal (3d award), the Master Parachutist Badge, Mechanic/Drivers Badge, and Combat Action Badge. He is also a recipient of the Order of Saint Maurice and The Ordnance Order of Samuel Sharpe.