LTC Steven Delvaux is an Infantry Officer who initially enlisted in the United States Army and completed Basic Combat Training at Ft. Leonard, Wood Missouri in 1983. In 1986 he was selected to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned into the United States Army after graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Management in 1990. LTC Delvaux has also received a Master’s of Arts in history at Florida State University in 1997.
LTC Delvaux’s assignments include rifle and mortar platoon leader, and company executive officer with the Berlin Brigade ; battalion logistical officer and rifle company commander with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); assistant professor of Military History at West Point ; Commandant of Command Post TANGO in South Korea; 3rd Brigade Combat Team as the Brigade Logistical Officer, Battalion Executive Officer of 3-187th IN , Division Staff as the G5 Plans Officer with the 101st Airborne Division. Prior to assuming command of 3-13th Infantry Regiment, LTC Delvaux served as the Professor of Military Science at East Carolina University.
LTC Delvaux’s his decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC); Meritorious Service Medal with 5 OLCs; Army Commendation Medal with 1 OLC; Army Achievement Medal; Meritorious Unit Citation with 1 OLC; Army Superior Unit Award with 1 OLC; Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal (2); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Iraqi Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Korean Defense Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon (3); Combat Infantryman’s Badge; Expert Infantryman’s Badge; Ranger Tab; Airborne Parachutist Badge; and Air Assault Badge.
LTC Delvaux is married; he and his wife have two sons.
Desk of the Battalion Commander Dear Family Members:
Your Soldier is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for Combat Training. Fort Jackson provides an excellent environment for training and has all the Soldier support facilities required to ensure a first rate experience for each Soldier while providing for their welfare. Our battalion will do our very best to take care of your soldier throughout this transition from civilian to warrior.
Basic Combat Training is a very intense experience. There are new physical and mental challenges every day as your Soldier progresses through this first phase of service to our nation. Supportive cards, letters and pictures from family members and friends help Soldiers overcome anxiety and offer encouragement. If you have not already, you will receive a letter or a phone call from your Soldier providing the mailing address.
Soldiers are not able to store food or other perishable items and are prohibited from using tobacco products so we ask that you refrain from mailing these items. We would ask that you stop sending mail 2 weeks prior to graduation, unless the mail is of an urgent nature. This will help prevent the delay of mail going to your Soldier as they move on to their Advanced Individual Training location. Training requirements keep your Soldier very busy and make routine phone calls difficult. Visits during the cycle are not allowed.
We hope you join us at Fort Jackson for graduation to recognize the significant accomplishment of Soldiers successfully completing this phase of their training. It is your Soldier’s responsibility to keep you informed of any changes in his/her graduation date because of their academic performance.
If the weather on Graduation Day is inclement (i.e. raining or snowing) the ceremony will be moved indoors to the Solomon Center. Due to limited seating capacity we will only graduate 2 companies at a time. The timeline will be published during Family Day.
It is our privilege to prepare young men and women for their role in defending our nation and we are dedicated to accomplishing our mission safely. Thank you for supporting your Soldier during training. You can contact your Soldier’s company leadership by using the phone number listed at the end of this letter. However, we ask that you send all emergencies through the American Red Cross at 1-877-272-7337. To expedite these calls you will need their full name, social security number, and unit (3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, SC).
Sincerely, Steven L. Delvaux Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Battalion Commander
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Sergeant Major Sandra Y. Wiggins enlisted in the United States Army Reserves on 3 Dec 1987 where she attended Basic Training at Ft Dix NJ and AIT at Aberdeen Proving Grounds MD and was awarded the MOS of 63H Track Vehicle Repairer. On 28 Nov 1990, she joined the United States Army.
In her rise to the rank of SGM, she has served in a variety of leadership positions to include; Squad Leader, Shop Foreman, Section Sergeant/Motor Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, BNCOC Small Group Leader, S2/3 Operation Sergeant/Training NCO, Drill Sergeant, Maintenance Supervisor , First Sergeant, Sergeant Major and Command Sergeant Major.
Her assignments includes; Germany, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, Ft Bragg NC and Fort Jackson SC.
SGM Wiggins has 7 deployments; Operation Desert Shield/Storm 1990 with 3rd Armored Division, Gelhausen Germany, Bosnia Herservgenia 1995 with 77th Maintenance Company, Wiesbaden Germany, Operation Enduring Freedom, (Kandahar) 2002 B Co 82nd Forward Support Battalion Ft Bragg NC, Operation Iraqi Freedom (Baghdad) 2004 with 3rd Corp Support Command, Wiesbaden Germany and again in 2006. Operation Enduring Freedom 2008 with 503rd Military Police Battalion, Ft Bragg NC and Operation New Dawn (Baghdad) 2009 on a Worldwide Individual Augmentation System (WIAS) tasker.
Her military and civilian education includes; Track Vehicle Repairer Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advance Noncommissioned Officer Course, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Instructor Training Course, Drill Sergeant School, Battle Staff, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Senior Training Management Course, First Sergeant Course and the Air force Senior Noncommissioned Academy class 09. She holds an Associate degree in Criminal Justice with Central Texas College and is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree with AMU.
SGM Wiggins’s military decorations and awards include: the Bronze Star Medal (2OLC),Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (OLC), Army Commendation Medal (2OCL), Army Achievement Medal (3OLC), Good Conduct Medal (5th award), National Defense Service Medal(OLC), Global War on Terrorism Medal, NCO Professional Develop Ribbon (w/#4 device), Army Service Ribbon(OLC), Overseas Service Ribbon(2OLC), Drivers Mechanic Badge, the Ordnance Corp Order of Samuel Sharp, German sharp shooters badge, and German Foreign jump wings.