COL David C. Weston

District Engineer and Commanding Officer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District   

COL David C. Weston was born in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, on 17 July 1962.  He was commissioned in 1984, following graduation from the United States Military Academy and assigned to 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, where he served as platoon leader, assault & barrier platoon leader, HHC Executive Officer, and Echo Company Executive Officer. 

In 1988, COL Weston was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion (C)(A), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he served as Battalion S1, and Commander of Alpha Company deploying his unit to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for Operation Desert Shield.  Upon completion of command, COL Weston was assigned to 20th Engineer Brigade (C)(A) as Assistant S3 Operations Officer, then attached to 197th Infantry Brigade (M), 24th Infantry Division, as Brigade Engineer for Operation Desert Storm. 

In 1991, COL Weston attended the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, earning a Master's Degree in Engineering.  Following graduation in 1993, he was assigned to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, serving as Project Engineer and Assistant Resident Engineer. 

            In 1997, after graduating from the Command and General Staff College, COL Weston was again stationed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.  From 1997 to 2001, COL Weston served as Staff Engineer - 1st Corps Support Command; Battalion XO - 27th Engineer Battalion (C)(A); Joint Integration Officer - Joint Contingency Force Advanced Warfighting Experiment; G3 War Plans Officer - XVIII Airborne Corps; and Staff Engineer - XVIII Airborne Corps.

            In 2001, COL Weston served as the G3, Chief of Current Operations, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas, and in 2002 assumed command of the 62nd Engineer Battalion (C)(H), deploying his battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in January 2003. 

            Upon completion of command in 2004, COL Weston attended the US Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and earned a Master's Degree in Strategic Studies.  Following graduation in 2005, COL Weston served as Chief of Staff, US Army 6th Recruiting Brigade, Las Vegas, Nevada, then as the Deputy Commanding Officer. 

            COL Weston's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4), Army Commendation Medal (6), Army Achievement Medal (3), Meritorious Unit Citation (2), Army Superior Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal (2), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal (2), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, NATO Medal, Saudi Arabian Kuwait Liberation Medal, Kuwaiti Kuwait Liberation Medal, Master Parachutist Badge, and Ranger Tab.