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Battalion Commander                      LTC Peter J. Wetterauer

 

Lieutenant Colonel Pete Wetterauer is from Houston, Texas. He earned his commission from Texas A&M University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geography and Geographic Information Systems in 2003. Lieutenant Colonel Wetterauer earned a Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Security Management from Webster University in 2012.
 
Lieutenant Colonel Wetterauer’s assignments include Battalion Maintenance Officer, 76th MP Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas; Platoon Leader, 3/978th MP CO, Fort Bliss, Texas, which included a deployment in support of 101st Airborne Division and 4th Infantry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq (2005-2006); S1, 76th Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas; Commander, 501st MP CO, Wiesbaden, Germany which included a deployment in support of 1st Armored Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn, Iraq (2009-2010); Observer-Coach/Trainer, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany; MP Captains Career Course Small Group Leader, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Battalion S3, 519th MP Battalion, Fort Johnson, Louisiana; Battalion Executive Officer, Fort Johnson, Louisiana; Biometrics Operations Officer, Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency, Clarksburg, West Virginia; Deputy Provost Marshal, United States Army-Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; Deputy Provost Marshal, America’s First Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
 
Lieutenant Colonel Wetterauer’s military education includes the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Military Police Captain’s Career Course, Military Police Officer Basic Course, Antiterrorism Training Course (Level II), Basic Instructor Course, Air Assault School, Rappel Master Course, and Airborne School.
 
Lieutenant Colonel Wetterauer’s military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star (1OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal for Valor, Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1OLC), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (4 Campaign Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (4th Award), Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the coveted Air Assault Badge. Unit awards include the Meritorious Unit Citation (1OLC).

 

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Command Sergeant Major             CSM Nicole L. Brannan

 
CSM Nicole L. Brannan enlisted in the United States Army in February of 2005 and attended One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri as a Military Police Soldier.
 
CSM Brannan’s duty assignments include: the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas; the 558 Military Police Company, 13th Military Police Detachment and the 57th Military Police Company, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Echo and Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; the United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; the 546th Military Police Company and 139th Military Policy Company, Fort Stewart, Georgia; the 591st Military Police Company, Fort Bliss, Texas; the Inspector General Office, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Moore, Georgia (formally known as Fort Benning); the Inspector General Office, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; and the Directorate of Emergency Services, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Her previous assignment was with the Directorate of Emergency Services, Fort Moore, Georgia.
 
CSM Brannan has deployed to Mosul, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
CSM Brannan has served in a variety of duty positions including: Gunner, Driver, Team Leader, Desk Sergeant, Force Protection Supervisor, Squad Leader, Senior Drill Sergeant, Drill Sergeant Leader, Senior Drill Sergeant Leader, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, Inspector General NCOIC, and Directorate of Emergency Services Sergeant Major.
 
CSM Brannan’s civilian and military education includes: the Basic Leaders Course (Commandant’s List), MP Advanced Leaders Course, MP Senior Leaders Course (Honor Graduate), Drill Sergeant Course (Honor Graduate), Battle Staff Course, Conventional Physical Security Course, Army Basic Instructor Course, Small Group Instructor Trainer Course, US Army Combative’ s Level I and II, Military Police Investigator Course, Combat Life Savers Course, Master Resiliency Trainer Course, Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, the Inspector General Basic Course and the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy (Class 48 Non-Resident). She has also earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Criminal Justice (Troy University).
 
CSM Brannan’s military awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 SOLC), the Army Achievement Medal (1 SOLC and 2 OLC), the Army Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (1 Campaign Star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 2), the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, the Inspector General Identification Badge, the Combat Action Badge, the Drivers Badge, the Sergeant Audie Murphy Medallion, and recipient of the Military Police Regiment Order of the Marechaussee.