LTC Brian C. Smith
LTC Brian C. Smith currently serves as the Rear Division Operations Officer within the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, GA.
In February 2003, LTC Smith enlisted in the Army as a Combat Medic and in 2006 was commissioned into the Chemical Corps through ROTC at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale with degrees in Finance and Economics. Additionally, he holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Management from Websters University in St. Louis, MO.
His assignments include Battalion Chemical Officer for the 3rd Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Executive Officer for Military Transition Team (MiTT) 10500, Chemical Doctrine Writer for the Army Special Operations Capabilities Integration Center Capabilities Development and Directorate, Fort Bragg, NC, Assistant S-3 and Group Chemical Officer for 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), Fort Liberty, NC, Company Commander, 1st Special Warfare Education Group, Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of Kentucky, Chief of Chemical for the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, Operations Officer, then Executive Officer for 110th CBRN Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, Executive Officer to the Commanding General, then Secretary to the General Staff, then Division Operations Officer for the 3rd Infantry Division.
LTC Smith’s combat tours include Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. In 2007-2008 he deployed to the Adhamiyah District of Baghdad supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Squadron Assistant S-3 and Iraqi Security Forces liaison. During this time, he established Adhamiyah’s Sons of Iraq program and Iraq’s first Daughters of Iraq program, ultimately training over 2500 Iraqis in basic Soldiering skills. In 2009-2010 he returned to Iraq as the Executive Officer for Military Transition Team (MiTT) 10500, supporting Iraqi Army units in Fallujah, Mosul, and throughout the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq.
His military education includes Chemical Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Airborne School, Jumpmaster School, Special Operations Technical Exploitation Course, Special Operations Sensitive Site Exploitation Course, Fort Bragg’s Survive, Evade, Resist, and Escape Course, Red Team Member Course, Chemical Civil Support Skills Course, Military Transition Team Training Course, Technical Escort Course, and the CBRN Dismounted Reconnaissance Course.
His awards include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal and holds foreign Parachutist Badges from Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, & Spain.