Command Sergeant Major Espinal hails
from Harrison, New Jersey. He enlisted in the Army in August 1980
as a materiel supply specialist. He attended Basic Training at Ft.
Jackson, SC and Advanced Individual Training at Ft. Lee, VA. During
his career, he has served in a variety of leadership positions to
include Squad Leader, Section Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, Logistics
Advisor, First Sergeant, Operations Sergeant Major, Battalion and
Brigade Command Sergeant Major.
His duty assignments include
PLL/TAMMS clerk and subsequently unit supply sergeant, 546th
Transportation Company (LMT) Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; supply
sergeant, D Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery
(Hawk) Hontheim, 32d Army Air Defense Command, Germany; logistics
advisor, National Guard and US Army Reserves, Supply Assistant
Instruction Team, US Army Readiness Group, Pittsburgh, PA; S4
NCOIC, DISCOM, 2d ID, Camp Casey, Korea; Regimental S4 NCOIC, Devil
Brigade, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Ft. Bragg, North
Carolina; First Sergeant, Bravo Company, 782d Main Suppport
Battalion, 82d DISCOM; Command Sergeant Major, 407th Forward
Support Battalion, 82d DISCOM, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina;
Operations Sergeant Major, 507th Corps Support Group (A), 1st Corps
Support Command, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; Command Sergeant Major,
Special Troops Battalion, 3d Corps Support Command, Wiesbaden,
Germany and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Balad, Iraq; Command Sergeant
Major, Sustainment Brigade, (Special Operations) (Airborne), Ft.
Bragg, North Carolina. He assumed his current duty position as the
Command Sergeant Major of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command in
June 2008.
Command Sergeant Major Espinal's
awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star
Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, Army
Commendation Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal
with five oak leaf clusters, Noncommissioned Officer Ribbon with
numeral 4, Army Good Conduct Medal (9th Award), Overseas Ribbon
with numeral 2, Korean Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism
Service and Expeditionary Service Ribbons, Army Humanitarian
Service Ribbon; National Defense Service Ribbon and the Army
Service Ribbon. Badges include the senior and master parachutist
Badges, British, Polish, Russian and German Parachutist Badges, the
driver's badge and the marksmanship badge (expert). CSM Espinal is
a recipient of the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin.
Command Sergeant Major Espinal's
military education include the Warrior Leader's Course, Basic
Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer
Course, First Sergeant Course, United States Army Sergeants Major
Academy, Command Sergeant Major Course, Battle Staff NCO Course and
Jump Master Course. His civilian education includes a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Psychology from Fayetteville State University and
a Master of Arts Degree in Acquisition and Procurement Management
with a Certificate in Government Contracting from Webster
University.
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