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Command Sergeant Majors of
AMCOM and Predecessor Organizations Alphabetical Listing
Aviation & Missile Command (AMCOM) CSM Benjamin F. Sundey July 1997 - September 1998
Among the military schools he attended were Ammunition Operations Specialist, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Primary Leadership Development Course, 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy; Advanced NCO Course, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; and the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas. Sundey’s military assignments included: Ammunition Operations Specialist, 608th Ordnance Company, Fort Benning, Georgia; Ammunition Operations Specialist, U.S. Army Infantry Board, Fort Benning; Section Chief and Platoon Sergeant, 64th Ordnance Company, Fischbach, Germany; Platoon Sergeant, 4th Student Company, Redstone Arsenal; First Sergeant, 70th Ordnance Company, Cakakli, Turkey; Operations Sergeant, 4th Student Company, Redstone Arsenal; Ammunition NCO in Charge (NCOIC), G-4, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington; Ordnance Enlisted Advisor, Readiness Group Los Angeles, 6th U.S. Army, Lost Alamitos, California; First Sergeant, Company B, 73d Ordnance Battalion, Redstone Arsenal; CSM, 84th Ordnance Battalion, Muenchweiler, Germany; and CSM for the U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Support Group, Redstone Arsenal. He served as the last U.S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) CSM from October 1994 to July 1997, at which time he became the first AMCOM Command Sergeant Major. Sundey served in this post until his retirement in October 1998, after more than 26 years service.
CSM Roscoe L. Johnson, Jr. December 1998 - June 2003
During more than 30 years service, Johnson held a variety of positions to include: Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, Sergeant Major (SGM), and CSM of the 46th Forward Support Battalion, 548th Corps Support Battalion, 10th Mountain Division Support Command (DISCOM), and the 45th Corps Support Group (Forward), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. In addition, he served in Alaska; Germany; Sinai-Egypt; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Bliss, Texas; Lafayette, Indiana; Fort Drum, New York; and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He also deployed as the CSM of the 46th Forward Support Battalion and the 548th Corps Support Battalion to Somalia and Haiti. Johnson became AMCOM CSM in December 1998. He served in this position until his retirement in June 2003. Military decorations held by CSM Johnson included the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Defense Joint Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Good Conduct Medal (8th award), the National Defense Service Medal with Service Star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officers Development Ribbon (Number 4), Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the United Nations Medal, and the Multinational Force and Observer Medal. He has been inducted into the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin and the International Who's Who of Public Service. On 16 May 2002, he was recognized as a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment during Quartermaster Regimental Week activities at Fort Lee, Virginia.
CSM Gregory Lunn July 2003 - December 2005
Lunn's next assignment was to Grafenwohr, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), from March 1984 to April 1986, where his positions included Operations Sergeant and Airfield NCO in Charge (NCOIC) for 7th Army Training Command. His next assignment was to Wiesbaden, FRG, from April 1986 to May 1989, where his positions included Assistant Instructor for Flight Operations and Operations NCOIC for U.S. Army Europe, Aviation Safety and Standardization Board, FRG. After his tour in Germany, Lunn was assigned to Task Force 160, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where he served as the Operations NCOIC for C Company; Task Force Headquarters Operations NCOIC; Operations NCOIC, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR); and First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 160th SOAR (A). He was then assigned to the U.S. Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Office, Washington, D.C. from January 1994 to October 1994, where he served in a Joint Service billet as the U.S. Army NOTAM Coordinator to the Federal Aviation Administration, Washington D.C. Returning to Special Operations from November 1994 to July 1996, Lunn served as the Aviation Operations Sergeant in 3d Battalion 160th SOAR (A) at Savannah, Georgia, and Operations SGM for the 160th SOAR (A), Fort Campbell. His next assignment was to the 229th Attack Helicopter Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, from July 1997 to November 1997, where he served as the Rear Detachment SGM and Operations SGM. Lunn was then assigned as the 82d Aviation Brigade Operations SGM from November 1997 to April 1999. From May 1999 to May 2000, he served in Korea as the CSM for the 164th Air Traffic Services Group, 17th Aviation Brigade. He was then assigned as the CSM for 1st Battalion (Attack) Aviation Regiment, 82d Aviation Brigade, 82d Airborne Division. His last assignment before transferring to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, was CSM for the 25th Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Hawaii. Lunn served as AMCOM CSM from July 2003 to December 2005. He was the first aviation SGM to ever serve as CSM for AMCOM and Redstone Arsenal. On 19 December 2004, he became the Senior Enlisted Advisor at the U.S. Transportation Command, a joint four-star command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is a graduate of Primary Leadership Development Course, Advanced NOC Course, Aviation Safety Prevention Management Course, Battle Staff Course, Jump Master Course, the First Sergeant Course, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (C) Course, Sergeant Major Academy Class 47 and the CSM (D) Course. He also holds an Associates degree in General Studies from Austin Peay State University. Lunn’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation with one Oak Leaf Cluster Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medial, Army Achievement Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, the Master Parachutist Badge, Master Aviation Badge, Australian and British Parachutist Wings, and the Honorable Order of St. Michael (Bronze) Award.
CSM Ricky P. Yates January 2006 - Present
Since joining the Army in June 1977, Yates has held numerous leadership positions which include: Squad Leader, Section Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, Operations SGM, Battalion CSM for the 1-17th Calvary Squadron, 2-82d Aviation Brigade, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3-229 Aviation Regiment/159th Aviation Battalion, and Task Force 118 Fort Bragg. He is currently the CSM for AMCOM, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. His other career assignments include the 82d Airborne Division, 82d Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 1-25th Aviation Battalion (Hawaii), 501st Aviation Battalion (Germany), and the 2-9th Calvary Squadron, Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) Savannah, Georgia. Throughout his career Yates has pursued military education and training. He has completed Basic Airborne School, Jumpmaster School, Instructor Training Course and the Jungle Warfare School. He has also attended and graduated all NCO developmental schools as well as attended Class #49 of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Ft. Bliss, Texas. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with nine Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Good Conduct Medal – ninth Award, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Development Ribbon (with Numeral 4), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Ribbon, Joint Meritorious Unit Medal, Combat Action Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Master Aviation Badge, German Parachutist Wings, Honorable Order of St. Michael (Silver) Award, Order of St. George Award, and the Order of St. Barbara Award.
Missile Command (MICOM) SGM Roland. J. Martin June 1964 - June 1966 Updated biographical sketch & photo coming soon!
SGM John W. Monger July 1966 - January 1969 SGM John W. Monger, a native of Lenoir City, Tennessee, began his military career in the U.S. Navy in 1949. After a break in service, he enlisted in the Army. During his 20 years of service he had two assignments in Korea and a short assignment in Japan, but he spent the bulk of his career at Redstone Arsenal. SGM Monger’s first assignment at Redstone lasted 9 years. He spent his second tour in Korea as part of the 1st Cavalry Division then returned to the arsenal. On both assignments in Korea he earned the Army Commendation Medal, giving him two Oak Leaf Clusters, one of which was awarded at Redstone Arsenal in 1962. He retired from active duty in February 1969.
CSM John W. Crawford April 1969 - March 1970 CSM John W. Crawford was born in Pisgah, Alabama. He joined the Army in 1949 and filled assignments in Germany, Korea, Vietnam, and the United States. Prior to his assignment to Redstone Arsenal, Crawford served as SGM for G-1, Personnel, Planning, and Administration with Headquarters, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He also qualified as a parachutist. CSM Crawford left Redstone Arsenal in March 1970 for an overseas assignment.
CSM Charles A. Havner March 1970 - June 1973
A veteran of 27 years of service, he served overseas in Korea, Germany, and Vietnam. He was also assigned to Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Fort Benning, Georgia. Before coming to Redstone Arsenal, Havner served with the 4th Infantry in Vietnam. Havner held the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with five clusters for duty in Vietnam, the Army Commendation Medal with two clusters, and the Korean Occupation Medal.
CSM Arthur R. Senkewich June 1973 - July 1975 No available biographical sketch—no photograph
CSM Leroy A. Arceneaux July 1975 - January 1978*
CSM Arceneaux held the Legion of Merit, three Meritorious Service Medals, and three Purple Heart citations, plus numerous other decorations. He twice declined battlefield commissions because of what he felt was too great a disparity between his own educational level and that of those who would have been his officer peers. On his last day of duty before he retired in January 1978, CSM Arceneaux received the Legion of Merit for exemplary professional competence, astute leadership, and a dynamic and forthright approach to the many tasks for which he was responsible. He retired after 30 years service.
CSM Clarence R. Bray, Jr. February 1978 - December 1979*
In 1973 he was selected to attend the Sergeant Major’s Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. After graduation he was assigned to the Missile and Munitions Command and School (MMCS) at Redstone Arsenal. Bray served from 1975 to 1976 in Korea then returned to the Redstone Arsenal, where he served as 1st Battalion CSM at MMCS before assuming responsibility as the MICOM and Redstone Arsenal CSM.
CSM Edward L. Polite January 1980 - August 1983
He took “familiarization” training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, before he was assigned to the 17th Signal Company at Fort Bliss, Texas. After a tour of duty in Korea, Polite returned to Fort Bliss, where he joined the 29th Signal Construction Battalion, which deployed to Kaufbeuren, Germany. The veteran soldier served in all-black units until 1951. A SGM for 17 years, CSM Polite retired on 27 October 1983, after 35 years service.
CSM Harvey W. Kahl September 1983 - May 1985
Upon his return to the continental United States (CONUS) in February 1964, he was assigned to the 3d Missile Battalion (NIKE HERCULES), 59th Artillery, Milwaukee, where he served as Fire Control Section Chief and Platoon Sergeant. He graduated from Drill Sergeant School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, in March 1966 and subsequently performed drill sergeant duties as Senior Drill Instructor and First Sergeant at Company A, 3d Battalion, 3d Basic Combat Training Brigade. In July 1968, he was assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 6th Artillery, Hann Air Force Base, Germany, and served as Platoon Sergeant until December 1970, and First Sergeant of Headquarters Battery, Baumholder, Germany, until July 1971. He was then reassigned to Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he served as Senior Drill Instructor, Company C, 12th Battalion, 5th Training Brigade until his selection to attend NCO Enlisted School at Fort Bliss, Texas, in February 1973. He subsequently returned to Fort Knox to serve as First Sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Reception Station. In September 1973, he was assigned to A Battery, 2d Battalion, 71st Air Defense Artillery (ADA), Korea, and served as First Sergeant. Upon his return to CONUS, he was assigned as First Sergeant, 553d Field Service Command, 70th Ordnance Battalion, Fort Bliss, and served there until his selection to attend class six of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. Upon his graduation, CSM Kahl was assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, and served as First Sergeant and SGM. In January 1978, he was assigned to Sergeants Major Academy as a Faculty Group Member, Instructor Division, Directorate of Training. In May 1979, CSM Kahl was assigned to 3d Infantry Division as CSM of 3d Battalion, 67th ADA VULCAN/CHAPARRAL and Giebelsadt CSM. On 14 August 1980, Kahl became 69th ADA Group CSM. In April 1982, he was assigned as the Seventh Army Training CSM and served there until his assignment to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, on 15 September 1983. At that time he became the CSM of MICOM and Redstone Arsenal. CSM Kahl’s awards and decorations included the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, and Good Conduct Medal (9th Award). He retired from the Army on 14 May 1985.
CSM Robert A Whiteford III May 1985 - August 1987
After Basic Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Whiteford took Advanced Individual Training as a field artillery crewman at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He then had tours in Korea (twice), Germany, and Vietnam. He was also posted to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Knox; Fort Sill; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In addition, CSM Whiteford served two tours at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. During his first assignment to West Point in 1975, he taught map reading and small unit tactics for two-and-a-half years. He returned to West Point in 1982, where he served as SGM for about 4,600 cadets until 1985. CSM Whiteford assumed responsibility as the CSM for MICOM in May 1985. He left Redstone Arsenal in August 1987 for a new assignment as the SGM for the 6th Army, Headquarters at the Presidio of San Francisco.
CSM Billy E. Prysock October 1987 - July 1989
He also served three tours of duty at the Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center and School (OMMCS), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, progressing from assignments as instructor, chief instructor, and operations NCOIC to SGM for the Directorate of Training. During these assignments, he was instrumental in restructuring the enlisted ammunition career field and implementing the Basic and Advanced NCO courses. In 1975, as CSM of the 19th Support Group in Korea, CSM Prysock served on two major study groups. One group devised a system for the renovation and maintenance of Republic of Korea ammunition stocks, and the other group developed plans for the shipment of ammunition north of the Han River in the event of war. While serving as the CSM for the U.S. Army Logistics Center from 1985 to 1987, he applied his expertise in training to restructure and improve the NCO Education System. Assisted by the school CSM, he developed a NCO Academy model for the Log Center’s four associated schools, which included the Ordnance Center and School as well as OMMCS. In addition, Prysock served tours of duty as CSM for the 19th Support Command, Korea; Pusan Garrison, Korea; 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California; Depot Systems Command, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; 3d Support Command, Germany; and MICOM, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. While serving in these organizations, he received universal praise from his commanders for his attention to the needs of his soldiers and their families. Prysock retired in 1989 after 35 years of distinguished service. He was inducted into the Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame in 2002.
CSM Isaac Clifton July 1989 - July 1991
Clifton served as a drill sergeant at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, before and after tours to Vietnam in 1968-69 and 1970-71. Other overseas assignments took him to Korea and Germany. He first came to Redstone Arsenal as CSM of the 269th Ordnance Brigade in June 1988, before undertaking the position of CSM for MICOM in July 1989. Clifton retired in July 1991 with over 29 years of service. During his career, Clifton received two Bronze Stars, the Air Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge.
CSM David P. Holmes August 1991 - September 1994
CSM
David P. Holmes was born on 6 June 1942 in
He
held a variety of positions, culminating in his assignment as CSM of
MICOM and
Holmes was a graduate of the Infantry Individual Fireman’s Course (11B),
Military Police Course (95B-95C), 5th
His
awards and decorations included: the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious
Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal, the Army
Commendation Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal
(8th Award), and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He also
wore the Air Assault Badge.
CSM Benjamin F. Sundey
October 1994 - July 1997
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entry for U.S. Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM)
*When two commands were
formed from MICOM on 31 January 1977 (the
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