Garrison Commander Col. Danderson
Colonel Troy Danderson currently serves as the commander of U.S. Army Garrison-Wiesbaden. He was commissioned through the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School in 1999. He has completed a variety of assignments at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. He has served on active duty and in the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Army National Guard.
Colonel Danderson began his enlisted military career in the reserves. His first commissioned active-duty service was as a platoon leader and then battalion personnel officer with the 527th Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st t Military Intelligence Brigade in the Republic of Korea. He subsequently served and deployed with the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division as the battalion intelligence officer. Subsequent assignments include service with the guard’s 35th Infantry Division, Army Reserve 2600 Military Intelligence Group, and as a commander for the Utah reserve’s Community Based Warrior Transition Unit. Starting in 2012, he served multiple positions in the Republic of Korea, to include as the United States Forces Korea (USFK) Joint Intelligence Theater Ballistic Missile/Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch Chief, the 2nd Infantry Division general staff Analysis and Control Element Chief, the executive officer for 719th Military Intelligence Battalion, the brigade operations officer for the 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, and the executive officer to the USFK Assistance Chief of Staff for Joint Intelligence. In 2018, he served as the executive officer to the Headquarters Department of the Army Deputy Intelligence Officer in the Pentagon. In 2019, he assumed command of 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 704th Military Intelligence Brigade based at Fort Meade, Maryland with a globally distributed force. In 2021, he served with the U.S. Army Talent Management Task Force. Colonel Danderson’s most recent assignment was with the U.S. Army Protection Policy office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower & Reserve Affairs.
Colonel Danderson deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and mobilized as part of a humanitarian assistance mission in support of Hurricane Katrina operations.
Colonel Danderson holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and English, as well as master’s degrees in public administration, military operations arts and science, and national security strategy. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer Basic and Captain's Career Course, the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College, and the National War College. His military awards include two Bronze Star Medals, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, and six Meritorious Service Medals. He is also awarded the Combat Action Badge and the Army Parachutist Badge.
Colonel Danderson is extremely proud of his spouse, Lt. Col. promotable Margaret Hughes, and their two daughters.
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