 Colonel Kevin A. Shwedo
Colonel Kevin A. Shwedo was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the United States Army following his graduation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Business. He was designated a Distinguished Military Graduate from Valley Forge Military Junior College in 1976. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University.
His military schooling includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Armor Officer Advance Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, Joint Military Professional Education and the United States Army War College.
In previous assignments he served as a project officer at the U.S. Army Infantry School and later as a platoon leader in the 197th Infantry Brigade. He then served as an Instructor at the U.S. Army Engineer School for two years. Colonel Shwedo served as the Senior Combat Arms Analyst to the Director of Officer Personnel Management at the Total Army Personnel Command in Alexandria, Virginia. He then moved to Fort Carson, Colorado and served as a Battalion S-3 for 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment. Following graduation from the Command and General Staff College in 1991 he was assigned to Fort Polk, Louisiana and served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Battalion S-3 and Executive Officer for the 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment and the S-3 for the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division.
Colonel Shwedo then served as the Director of Personnel and Deputy Chief of Staff for Joint Task Force Six in El Paso, Texas. In July 1995, he took command of the 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He then served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 for the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) during the Division Advanced Warfighting Experiment. After graduating from the Army War College in 1999 he was assigned to the U.S. Army Forces Command in Atlanta where he served as the Special Assistant and Speechwriter to the Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command in Atlanta, Georgia. Col Shwedo then successfully commanded the largest Basic Combat Training Brigade on the Army at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Following command, COL Shwedo was reassigned to Fort Monroe, Virginia for duty as both the Chief of the TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) Commanding General's Planning Group, followed by selection to become the G-3 (Director of Operations, Plans and Training) for United States Army Accessions Command.
His awards include the Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with seven Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters) and Global War on Terrorism Medal (Service). |
