Battalion Commander
LTC Timothy D. Cox
LTC Timothy D. Cox is a native of Lyndon, Kansas and a 2006 graduate of McPherson College. He was commissioned into the Army through the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA in 2007. LTC Cox is a graduate of the Chemical Officers Basic Course, Airborne Course, Air Assault Course, Ranger School, Technical Escort Course, Expeditionary Warfare School, and Command and General Staff College. LTC Cox completed a Bachelors in Biochemistry from McPherson College and a Masters in Homeland Security from the University of Kansas.
He served two tours in Korea and one deployment to Afghanistan. LTC Cox served as the Battalion Chemical Officer at Camp Casey in the 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (Manchu). He served in the 75th Ranger Regiment from 2009-2011. LTC Cox commanded the 61st CBRN Company, 23d CBRNE Battalion at Camp Stanley, Korea from 2013-2015. In 2015, he taught Captains Career Course at the United States Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School (USACBRNS) at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. In 2016, LTC Cox served as the Aide-de-Camp to MG Kent Savre, the Commanding General of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
He was the operations officer (S3) and executive officer (XO) of the 22d Chemical Battalion at Fort Bliss, TX from 2018-2020. LTC Cox served in United States Special Operations Command, J10-Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate from 2020-2023. He most recently served as a Synchronization Staff Officer on the Army Staff in the G-8 – Full Dimension Protection Division (FDB) and Force Development Operations Division at the Pentagon from 2023-2025.
LTC Cox’s awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Award (5th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghan Campaign Medal, GWOT Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Ranger Tab.
Command Sergeant Major
CSM Assane Gueye
SGM Gueye, Assane is a native of Dakar, Senegal and he enlisted in the U.S. Army in September 1997. He attended One Station Unit Training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, as a Chemical Operations Specialist.
SGM Gueye has served as a Chemical Operations Specialist, 46th Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Company CBRN NCO, HHB, 1/43rd Air Defense Artillery, Suwon Airbase, Korea; Squad Leader, 63rd Chemical Company, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Army Recruiter, Lexington Recruiting Company, Nashville Battalion, Tennessee; Battalion Operations Sergeant, 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion (MMB), Wiesbaden, Germany; BDE Chemical Operations NCOIC, BDE Staff Platoon Sergeant, BDE S3 Operations Sergeant, and BDE Battle Staff NCO (Operation Iraqi Freedom), 16th Sustainment Brigade, Warner Barracks, Germany; CBRN Staff NCO, V Corps, Wiesbaden, Germany; CBRN Staff NCO and CBRN Defense Course Instructor, USAREUR, Wiesbaden Germany; Noncommissioned Officer Academy Equal Opportunity Advisor, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Concept Organization Doctrine Development Division (CODDD) Senior CBRN Force Structure/Development Noncommissioned Officer, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; First Sergeant, 62nd CBRN Company, 23rd CBRNE BN, South Korea; First Sergeant, CM Advanced Leader Course, MSCoE Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; First Sergeant, CM Senior Leader Course, MSCoE Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; and he is currently serving as the Division CBRNE Sergeant Major, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
SGM Gueye’s stateside assignments include Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Campbell Kentucky, Lexington Kentucky, Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, and Fort Bliss Texas. His overseas assignments include Germany and Korea twice. He has deployed to Romania for nine months in support of Operation European Assure, Deter, and Reinforce, and to Iraq for 15 months for combat and peacekeeping operations.
SGM Gueye's military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Company Commander First Sergeant Pre Command Course, Sergeants Major Course, Equal Opportunity Advisor Course, Equal Employment Opportunity Mediation Course, Master Resilience Training Course, Army Recruiter Management Course, Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer Course, Technical Escort Course, CBRN Responder Course, CBRN Warfare Course, Basic Instructor Course, Small Group Instructor Course, Initial Faculty Development Course, Small Arms Marksman Course, Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Course, Trainer Observer Controller Course, Air Assault Course, and Defense Language Institute (DLI) French Course. His civilian education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/ Management (Magna Cum Laude) with Waldorf University, Forest City, IA, and a Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Leadership/Human Resource Development with Waldorf University.
SGM Gueye’s 's awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (1st award), the Army Commendation Medal (8th oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal (sixth oak leaf cluster), Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon (numeral 3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (numeral 3), Recruiter Gold Badge (three sapphires), and the Air Assault Badge.