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LTC Shawn Abbott

Battalion Commander

 

Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Abbott is a native of Crisfield, Maryland and graduated from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2002. He later enlisted in the Army and in 2006 attended Officer Candidate School where he graduated as a distinguished military graduate earning his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps.
 
LTC Abbott has served in several key developmental and broadening assignments including Platoon Leader, 16th Quartermaster Company (FS), Al Taqaddum, Iraq; Executive Officer, 16th Quartermaster Company (FS), 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB), Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia; Battalion S4, 530th  CSSB, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia; Deputy Support Operations Officer 240th CSSB, Al Asad, Iraq; Assistant Brigade S4, 2 IBCT, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, North Carolina; Commander, Alpha Company, 188th Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Liberty, North Carolina; Assistant Professor of Military Science, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA); Brigade Logistics Support Team Chief, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Bagram, Afghanistan; Deputy Support Operations Officer, 3ID Sustainment Brigade, Fort Stewart, Georgia; and Battalion Executive Officer, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia. From 2020 to 2023, LTC Abbott was assigned to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait where he served as the Secretary of General Staff, Executive Officer to the Commanding General, and then the Director of the Commanding General’s Initiatives Group. Most recently, he served as the Deputy Commander, 4th Cavalry Multi-Functional Training Brigade, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
 
LTC Abbott’s military education includes the Quartermaster Officers Basic Course, Basic Airborne Course, the Combined Logistics Captain’s Career Course and the College of Naval Command and Staff where he earned a master’s degree in Defense and Strategic Studies.
 
LTC Abbott’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (2 OLC), the Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and Parachutist Badge.

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CSM Smith

Battalion Command Sergeant Major

Command Sergeant Major Smith is a native of Wilkinson County, Georgia. He enlisted in the Army in  June 2003, as  a Petroleum Supply Specialist. His assignments include Headquarter and Headquarter Company, 1-72 Armor Battalion, Camp Casey Korea, 58th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, Fort Gregg-Adams, VA, Alpha Company, 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, Camp Humphreys, Korea, Delta Forward Support Company, 1-32nd Calvary Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Fox Forward Support Company, 3-7th Infantry Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia, Alpha Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia, 501st Sustainment Brigade, Camp Carrol, Korea, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Combat Service Support Battalion, Korea, 1-393 Regiment/BSB, First Army, Fort Cavazos, Texas, Head Quarter and Headquarter Company, 120th Multifunctional Training Brigade, Fort Cavazos, Texas, 953rd Quartermaster Detachment, 3rd ESC, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Headquarters Department of the Army G4, Pentagon, Virginia, Petroleum & Water Department and Quartermaster Schools Proponent Office, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. He has deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan for combat operations.

 

CSM Smith has served in multiple leadership positions including, Team Leader, Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, S-3 CUOPS NCO, OC/T, First Sergeant, Detachment Sergeant Major, Executive Assistant, Department Sergeant Major, and Quartermaster Schools Proponent Sergeant Major.

 

CSM Smith has attended Basic Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, and Sergeants Major Academy (Class 73).  He is a graduate of Air Assault School, Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course (Airforce), Support Operations Course, and Battle Staff NCO Course. He has earned a Master’s degree in Executive Leadership from Liberty University.

 

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4th award), the Army Commendation Medal (8th award), the Army Achievement Medal (8th award), the Army Staff Badge, the Army Basic Instructor Badge, and Combat Action Badge. He is also a recipient of the Order of Saint Martin, Saint Christopher, and Saint Maurice award. He is also a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.