Lieutenant Colonel Michael T. McTigue graduated in May 1994 from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical) and was commissioned in the Adjutant General’s Corps.
Upon completion of the Adjutant General Officer Basic Course, LTC McTigue was assigned in the 516th Signal Brigade, Fort Shafter, Hawaii where he served as the Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company and later as Battalion S1 of the 30th Signal Battalion.
In November 1999, after attending the Adjutant General Officer Advanced Course, LTC McTigue became the Commander, C Detachment, 38th Personnel Services Battalion in Ansbach, Germany. In July 2001, he served as the Battalion S3 in Bamberg, Germany and then assumed command of a personnel and postal task force that deployed to Kosovo from October 2002 until July 2003.
From August 2003-June 2005, LTC McTigue served as an Instructor and Senior Team Leader for the Adjutant General Captain’s Career Course in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. After graduating from the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in June 2006, LTC McTigue was assigned as the Executive Officer, 22d Personnel Services Battalion in Fort Lewis, Washington where he deployed to Iraq from September 2006 – December 2007. LTC McTigue’s most recent assignment was as the Chief, Officer Management Branch, United States Army, Pacific, in Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
LTC McTigue is a graduate of the Adjutant General Officer Basic and Advanced courses, the Combined Arms Services and Staff School, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He holds a Master’s of Business Administration from Touro University.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (four oak leaf clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster), the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (with service star), the Kosovo Campaign Medal (with campaign star), the Iraq Campaign Medal (with campaign star), the GWOT Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Ribbon (with Numeral “5”), the NATO Medal (Kosovo), the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Parachutist Badge, and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold).
Receive, process, motivate and begin the transformation of Army accessions, prior service, Initial Entry Training (IET) and transitioning Soldiers to Training, World-Wide Assignments, Operational Army and Civilian Sector in support of ARFORGEN.
We set the conditions for Soldier success; provide vital services that allow Soldiers to focus on the challenges and goals of completing OUTCOME BASED TRAINING in support of their subsequent world-wide assignment
First Sergeant (1SG) Richard J. Haley is a native of Springfield, Ohio and entered the Army on 18 June 1986. He attended Basic Combat Training and AIT at Fort Jackson, SC.
His previous assignments include two tours of duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, three tours of duty in Korea (Camp Red Cloud and Yongson Garrison), Korea, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Belgium, and two tours of duty in Iraq.
He has served in various positions to include Admin Clerk, Postal Clerk, Squad Leader, Custodian of Postal Effects, Regimental NCO, Postal Supervisor, Platoon Sergeant, Instructor Inter-Service Postal School, Drill Sergeant, Supervisor Cosmic Top Secret/Atomic and Central Registry, Transition Team (Iraq) NCOIC, and First Sergeant.
His military education includes PLDC, BNCOC, ANCOC, 1SG Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Postal Operations/Supervisors Course, Total Army Instructors Course, Company Commanders and First Sergeants Course, Advance Military/Military Transition Team Course, Combat Life Savers Course. He is also a graduate of Airborne, Jumpmaster and Drill Sergeant School.
His awards and decorations include Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3rd OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3rd OLC), Army Achievement Medal (6th OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), Humanitarian Service Medal, NATO Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, numerous service ribbons, Drivers Badge, Master Parachutist Badge and Drill Sergeant Badge.