COLONEL ROBERT NEWBAUER
Colonel Robert J. Newbauer serves as the 103rd Commandant, U.S. Army Engineer School in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He served most recently as the Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.
Colonel Newbauer received his commission in the U.S. Army in May 2000. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. After completing the Engineer Officer Basic Course, his first assignment was to the U.S. Army Dive Company at Fort Eustis, Virginia, where he served as a dive platoon leader and company executive officer from 2001-2004.
Prior to his assignment in Belgium, Colonel Newbauer graduated from the George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Before that, he commanded the 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Additionally, Colonel Newbauer’s recent past assignments include military assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. European Command in Mons, Belgium and Deputy District Commander, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also served as an observer, controller, trainer at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. He has deployed numerous times to Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, Colonel Newbauer has extensive time on the European continent working and training alongside allies and partners.
His military education includes the U.S. Army Engineer Officer Advanced and Basic Courses, the Basic and Salvage Diving Officer Course, and the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. Colonel Newbauer holds a master’s degree in engineering management from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, a master’s degree in geological engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and a master’s degree in operational art and science from the Air Command and Staff College from Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama.
Colonel Newbauer’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO Medal, Sapper Tab, Airborne Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Diving Officer Badge.