BASIC LEADER COURSE CLASS 02-19 - United States Army

XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY

BASIC LEADER COURSE CLASS 02-19

Institution of Excellence

07 DECEMBER 2018 FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA

HISTORY OF THE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY THE HISTORY OF THE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY DATES BACK TO SHORTLY AFTER WORLD WAR II WHEN THE FIRST ACADEMY WAS

ESTABLISHED IN MUNICH, GERMANY. GENERAL BRUCE C. CLARKE, THEN WITH THE 7TH ARMY, EUROPE, ASSUMED THE DUTIES AS COMMANDANT, AND IS CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF THE US ARMY NCO ACADEMIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN THE 1950'S THE EXPANDING WORLDWIDE ROLE OF THE US ARMY DICTATED THE NEED FOR WELL TRAINED NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. RECOGNIZING THIS NEED, THE UNITED STATES ARMY AUTHORIZED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN NCO ACADEMY BY EACH CONUS AND OVERSEAS

ARMY. AS A RESULT OF EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT, THE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS NCO ACADEMY WAS ESTABLISHED ON 1 JANUARY 1972. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, THOUSANDS OF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MET THE CHALLENGES OF THE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION AND HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR UNITS BETTER TRAINED AND PREPARED

TO LEAD SOLDIERS.

GRADUATION CEREMONY 1000 HOURS

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS FORMATION OF TROOPS PRESENTATION OF COMMAND AND HONORS HONORS TO THE NATION AWARDEE PRESENTATIONS COMMANDANT'S REMARKS GUEST SPEAKER'S REMARKS

MARCH IN REVIEW ARMY SONG CONCLUSION

CSM William A. Phelps 18th Field Artillery Brigade Command Sergeant Major

Command Sergeant Major William A. Phelps joined the U.S. Army from Farmington, Michigan in 1993 as a Cannon Fire Direction Specialist (MOS 13E) and attended Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, OK.

CSM Phelps' duty positions and assignments include; C BTRY, 3rd BN, 29th FAR Fort Carson, CO as a Advanced Party Man, Horizontal Control Operator, Vertical Control Operator, and Radio Telephone Operator; C BTRY, 8th BN, 8th FAR Camp Hovey, ROK as the Fire Direction Computer; B BTRY, 2nd BN, 319th AFAR Fort Bragg, NC as the Chief Fire Direction Computer; A BTRY, 2nd BN, 80th FA Fort Sill, OK as a Drill Sergeant; HSB, 2nd BN, 319th AFAR Fort Bragg, NC as the Senior Fire Control NCO; B BTRY, 2nd BN, 319th AFAR Fort Bragg, NC as the First Sergeant; HHB, 2nd BN, 377th PFAR JBER, AK as the Operations Sergeant; HHT, 1st SQDN (A), 40th CAV (RSTA) JBER, AK as the First Sergeant; HHC, 4th BCT, 82nd ABN DIV Fort Bragg, NC as the Security Transition Team Deputy Chief; HHB BDE, 18th FA BDE, Fort Bragg, NC as the Operations Sergeant Major; 5th BN, 3rd FAR, JBLM, WA as the Battalion CSM. His current assignment is 18th FA BDE Fort Bragg, NC as the Brigade CSM.

CSM Phelps' deployments include multiple deployments to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Spartan Shield.

CSM Phelps' military education includes the Basic Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, First Sergeant Course, and the Sergeants Major Non-Resident Course Class 39. In addition he is also a graduate of the Basic Airborne Course, Air Assault Course, Jumpmaster Course, Drill Sergeant Course, and the Equal Opportunity Leaders Course.

CSM Phelps' awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (3 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (1 Silver OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (8 OLC), Good Conduct Medal (8th Award), Nation Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Iraqi Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Korea Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, NATO Medal with Bronze Star, Combat Action Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge. In addition he has been awarded the German, Egyptian, and Jordanian Foreign Jump Wings and is a member of the Ancient Order of Saint Barbara.

CSM Phelps is married to the former Suzanne Crowley of Troy, Michigan and has four children; Catherine, William, Sarah, and Elizabeth.

XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AND FORT BRAGG BASIC LEADER COURSE CLASS 02-19 COMMANDANT CSM MATTHEW M. O'BRIEN DEPUTY COMMANDANT MSG TIMOTHY HILL

ACADEMY FIRST SERGEANT 1SG ERNEST W. WENTWORTH

CHIEF OF TRAINING SFC LUIS RIO

DISTINGUISHED HONOR GRADUATE

SPC AUSTIN B. CLARK 261st MMB, 44TH MED

LEADERSHIP AWARDEE

CPL KURT J. BOUCHER 1ST BN, 504TH PIR, 1ST BCT, 82ND ABN DIV

IRON WARRIOR AWARDEE

BRANDON J. JORDAN 307TH AEB, 3RD BCT

IRON WARRIOR AWARDEE

SPC JUANITA G. PLATT 3-321 FAR, 18TH FB

SMALL GROUP LEADER OF THE CYCLE

SSG WILLIAM B. GRANT

FIRST PLATOON *SSG RODRIGUEZ HARMON SSG THOMAS SPRAIN SSG BENJAMIN STOOTS SSG LAVAR KEYS SSG MARTEZ DUNCAN SSG ELI CASAS

THIRD PLATOON *SSG(P) BENJAMIN WALSH SSG KLEARVON CHRISTMAS SSG WILLIAM GRANT SSG JONATHAN EVANS SSG RYAN HAGEN SSG STEVEN MEENGHAN

FIFTH PLATOON *SSG JIMMEE LASTER SSG CHRISTOPHER PAWSON SSG JOVAN TORRES SSG DERIK LEONARD SSG JERRICOL ESSIE SSG MELISSA BRANDT

SEVENTH PLATOON *SFC ZIA SEGULE SSG STEVEN MORIGENE SSG BRIAN JUDY SSG FRANCISCO CASTELLANOS SSG JONATHAN NAVIS SSG TYLER KIRKPATRICK SSG CALEA SMITH

SECOND PLATOON *SFC THAIALONG VONGBANDITH SSG HAROLD NEELY SSG STEVEN GALINDO SSG THOMAS PALMER SSG JOSE TURCIOS SFC JASON HARTMAN

FOURTH PLATOON *SFC RANDY MORRISON SSG RODOLPHE DEJOIE SSG NHADENEL FLETCHER SSG CHRSTOPHER CHRUSCIEL SSG GAIL MCCRAY SSG JOSHUA BUCKNER

SIXTH PLATOON *SSG DANIEL CONNOLLY SSG JOSEPH BWIRE SSG WILLIE BRADLEY SSG JACOB BROCK SSG ANDREW NATARO SSG DANILO PAPA SSG DUSTIN THOMAS

EIGHTH PLATOON *SFC MICHAEL MCDEVITT SSG DANIEL BRANSTRATOR SSG RICHARD AYERS SSG CHIP SAVAGE SSG LEE HOLLAND SSG ROBERT GASH

BLC GRADUATES (CONT'D):

SPC LAZZARI, KARRISSA A. CPL BELL, JUDSEN R. SPC HOOPER, SHANE W. SPC AFOLAYAN, TITILOPE O. CPL HEATH, TRAVIS K. CPL SHANNON, BRIAN J. SPC DALOMBA, JOHN B. CPL ESTRELA, AUSTIN L. SPC OGUCKI, KEVIN R. CPL PARHAM, JUSTIN D. SPC WALKER, LATAVIA A. SPC MINNEMA, JACOB SPC CARTER, BRETT M. SPC AVILES, ANGEL R. CPL XIANG, TIANXIONG SPC ISAACS, SHOWAN Q. SPC MORALES, LUIS Jr. SPC NAVARRO, JAMES E. SPC MADSEN, ROBERT A II SPC BELCHER, ELIJAH M. SPC TAPIA, NICOLE A. SPC LONERGAN, RYAN P. SPC COATES, DARRYL J. SPC CALVO, JOHNATAN D. CPL LINGER, MARC B. SPC COUPLIN, BRIAN R. SPC BACHMANN, RAYMOND J. SPC MESSINA, ANTHONY M. CPL LEE, JOHN P. CPL GUASTELLA, JEFFREY J. SPC PARILLA, HYZER G CPL BHANDARI, AUSTIN N

C Co 307 BSB,1ST BCT C Co 2-501 PIR,1ST BCT A Co 1-504 PIR,1ST BCT 1st Co, 2BN,2ND SFAB ATRP 5-73 CAV,3RD BCT B CO, 1-508 PIR, 3 BCT,3RD BCT HHB,108TH ADA BDE 3-321 FA,108TH ADA BDE 1st Trp 3rd Sqdn 2 SFAB A Co 1-505 3 BCT,3RD BCT HHD MP BN,16TH MP BDE A Co 2-504 PIR,1ST BCT 604st ASMC, 44TH MED BDE 112th Sig BN,528TH STB C Co 1-504 PIR, 1ST BCT 403 ITCT, 3RD ESC C Trp 573 CAV, 3RD BCT B troop 373 CAV,1ST BCT 37th BEB 2 ,2ND BCT 759th FST 28th Csh,44TH MED BDE USASA Bragg,21ST SIG BDE C Co 2-505 PIR 3 BCT,3RD BCT CSSB 82nd STB,82ND STB B Co 82nd BSB 3 BCT,3RD BCT D Co 1-325 AIR 2 BDE,2ND BCT HHC 2-82 CAB,82ND CAB 307th BSB 1 BCT 82D,1ST BCT 264th CSSB, 3rd ESC,3RD ESC MSC 1st SFC MIBN,USASOC D Co 1-505 PIR,3RD BCT 83rd Civil Affairs,16TH MP BDE D Co 1-505 PIR,3RD BCT

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