Col. Kathleen A. Gavle, USAG Daegu Commander
Colonel Kathleen A. Gavle is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago, where she was commissioned in Military Intelligence upon graduation in 1986. Her initial assignment was to the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Meade, MD where she served as the Executive Officer for A Company, 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion and as Assistant Team Chief, Army Technical Control and Analysis Element (ATCAE).
COL Gavle then served in the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea from 1989 to 1990 as Chief, All Source Production Section, G-2 and as Platoon Leader, A Company, 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion. Following graduation from the Post Graduate Intelligence Program, she returned to Korea and the 2nd Infantry Division from 1992 to 1995. She served as Assistant S-3 and as Battalion S-4 for the 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion and then commanded B Company.
COL Gavle then went to the Combat Maneuver Training Center (CMTC) at Hohenfels, Germany and served as a Division Plans Officer; as Operations Group S-2; and as a Battalion Task Force S-2 Observer/Controller. In 2000, she joined the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, GA. During her six years with the Marne Division, she served as a Division Plans Officer for Operation JOINT FORGE in Bosnia; as Battalion S-3 for the 103rd Military Intelligence Battalion; as Deputy G-2 during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM; and as Secretary of the General Staff prior to taking command.
COL Gavle assumed command of the Division’s Special Troops Battalion in June 2004 and deployed the unit to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. She was assigned in 2006 as the Joint Intelligence Support Element (JISE) Chief, Joint Task Force North, Fort Bliss, TX. Upon completion of the U.S. Army War College in 2008, she was assigned to the US Army’s Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Fort Belvoir, VA. She served briefly as the Director for Operations and Training in the G-3, then as the G-3. Her most recent assignment was as the Executive Officer for the Army G-2 at the Pentagon, Washington, DC.
Colonel Gavle’s military education includes the Military Intelligence Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Airborne Course, Command and General Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, and the Army War College. She holds a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College; a Master of Arts in Security Policy Studies from George Washington University; a Master of Military Arts and Science from the School of Advanced Military Studies; and a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.
Colonel Gavle’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (with oak leaf cluster), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with four oak leaf clusters), the Combat Action Badge, and the Parachutists Badge. She is also a recipient of the Knowlton Award.
CSM Michael E. Diggs, Sr., USAG Daegu Command Sgt. Major
Command Sergeant Major Michael E. Diggs, Sr. was born in Newport News, VA. He began his military career as a 71L and later reclassified to a 75B.
Command Sergeant Major Diggs’ assignments include PAC Clerk, HHSC, 307th Military Intelligence Battalion, Ludwigsburg, Germany; PSNCO, HHSC, 110th Military Intelligence Battalion, 642nd Engineer (CSE) Company (Desert Shield/Storm), and HHC, 41st Engineer Battalion, Fort Drum, NY; PSNCO, HHC, 18th Military Police Brigade, Admin NCO, HHD, 93rd Military Police Battalion, PSNCO, 284th Military Police Company, Frankfurt, Germany; Senior Personnel Sergeant and Battalion Adjutant, HQ/A, 832nd Ordnance Battalion, Redstone Arsenal, AL; First Sergeant, HHD, US Army Chemical Activity, Pacific, Johnston Island; Senior Personnel Sergeant, HSC, 61st Area Support Medical Battalion, Detachment Sergeant, Detachment B, 546th Personnel Services Battalion, Fort Hood, TX; Personnel Readiness Improvement and Development (PRIDE) Team NCO and First Sergeant HHC, 1st Personnel Command, Schwetzingen, Germany; First Sergeant, HHC, Special Activities, Fort Belvoir, VA; Strength Management NCOIC, Headquarters, TRADOC, G-1, Fort Monroe, VA and Branch Sergeant Major, Military Schools Branch and Engineer Branch, United States Army Human Resources Command, Alexandria, VA. His most recent assignment was as Command Sergeant Major for the Special Troops Battalion, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Command Sergeant Major Diggs’ military education includes Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (Commandant’s List), Advance Noncommissioned Officer Course, Battle Staff Course, First Sergeant Course, Air Assault Course, the Air Force Antiterrorism Course, United States Sergeants Major Academy (Class 57), the Sergeants Major Force Management Course and the Battalion Command Sergeants Major Course. Command Sergeant Major Diggs’ has an Associate’s Degree in General Studies from Columbia College and a Bachelor of Science in History from Excelsior College.
William E. Christman,
USAG Daegu Deputy to the Garrison Commander
Mr. William E. Christman was born in New York and raised in California. He is a retired U.S. Navy Captain, who received his commission in 1974 through the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps after graduation from the University of California at Berkeley.
After his designation as a U.S. Navy aviator in 1975, Mr. Christman served in a variety of operational flying positions as a helicopter pilot specializing in anti-submarine warfare. He has been assigned to numerous aircraft carriers and surface combatants to include the USS Forrestal (CV 59), USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), and USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). In addition, he served as detachment Officer-in-Charge onboard the USS Harry W. Hill (DD 986) while conducting anti-submarine warfare against Soviet Union submarine activity near the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1987.
Mr. Christman also served as an operational test pilot in Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and was Air Boss on the USS Denver (LPD 9). He was Executive Officer of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 onboard the USS John F. Kennedy during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and after assuming command of HS-7, participated in Operation Provide Promise, the stabilization of Bosnia. Mr. Christman logged 3,500 flight hours and has made seven at-sea life saving rescues.
Mr. Christman's shore duty assignments were centered on politico-military affairs with significant experience in arms control negotiations. He served on the Chief of Naval Operations staff in the Strategic Concepts Group where he tackled the Naval Arms Control issues with NATO Allies and the Warsaw Pact. Assigned to the Deputy Directorate for International Negotiations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he dealt with multilateral negotiations on the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons, anti-personnel landmine policy, blinding laser weapons, and the Non-Proliferation Treaty. He has served as an associate delegate to the First Committee of the United Nations. Mr. Christman’s also served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Logistics for the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Japan, in Yokosuka. He retired in July 2004 following an assignment as the Commanding Officer for the Naval ROTC program at the University of Arizona.
Mr. Christman, as the Garrison Manager, leads U. S. Army Garrison Daegu in managing and providing base operations services for more than 10,000 people working and living on installations in U. S. Army Garrison Daegu and Area IV. U. S. Army Garrison Daegu and Area IV is the largest of the U.S. Army’s four geographic regions in the Republic of Korea. It extends from Daejeon to Busan. Major U.S. Army installations in Area IV include Camps Henry, Walker and George in Daegu, Camp Carroll in Waegwan, and the Busan Storage Center and Pier 8 in Busan.
Mr. Christman graduated from UC-Berkeley in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. He also holds a Master of Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and Master of Science in International Security Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.
Mr. Christman’s military awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (2), Meritorious Service Medal (2), Strike/Flight Air Medal (2), Joint Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (3), Navy Achievement Medal and numerous unit and campaign awards.
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