Command Sergeant Major Stephen W. Bower

Command Sergeant Major, Fort Campbell Garrison

Command Sergeant Major Stephen W. Bower is a native of Bowie, Maryland.  He enlisted in the United States Army in August of 1988 and completed Infantry One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia where he graduated as an Infantryman.  

Command Sergeant Major Bower's career has taken him to assignments at Fort Rucker, Alabama; Vicenza, Italy; Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Bliss, Texas; Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany; and deployments to Uganda, Africa as part of Operation Support Hope; Bosnia as part of Operation Joint Endeavor; Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom; and three deployments to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

Command Sergeant Major Bower has held positions of responsibility and leadership to include: Pathfinder and Pathfinder Team Leader, C Company, 509th IN (ABN/PFDR); Instructor and Phase Chief Instructor, D Company, 1-10th Aviation, Fort Rucker Air Assault School; Squad Leader, A Company, 3-325th Airborne Battalion Combat Team; Squad Leader, A Company, 1-508th Airborne Battalion Combat Team; Squad Leader, C Company, 1-5th Infantry; Squad Leader, A Company, 1-24th Infantry; Platoon Sergeant, A Company, 1-24th Infantry; Senior Drill Sergeant, D Company, 2-54th Infantry;  Senior Drill Sergeant, C Company, 2-47th Infantry; War Plans NCOIC, G3 Plans, HHC, XVIII Airborne Corps; First Sergeant, C Company, 3-325th Airborne Infantry Regiment; First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3-325th Airborne Infantry Regiment; First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment; Command Sergeant Major with 2-6th Infantry; Command Sergeant Major with 3-4th Infantry; Command Sergeant Major with 1-50th Infantry; and Garrison Command Sergeant Major, USAG, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Command Sergeant Major Bower’s military education includes Airborne School, Pathfinder School, Primary Leadership Development Course, Air Assault School, Instructor Training Course, Jumpmaster School, Rappel Master Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Drill Sergeant School, Master Fitness Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Ranger School, Battle Staff NCO Course, Combatives Level 1, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 57. 

Command Sergeant Major Bower's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Meritorious Service Medal (with 5 OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (with 5 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (with 8 OLC), Good Conduct Medal (8), National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 campaign star), Iraq Campaign Medal (with 3 campaign stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (with a four), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (4), NATO Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Army Valorous Unit Award, Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 OLC), Army Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, Army Superior Unit Award (with 1 OLC), Ranger Tab, Expert Infantryman's Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Drill Sergeant Badge, German Parachutist Badge, Egyptian Parachutist Badge, Irish Parachutist Badge, and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge.  Command Sergeant Major Bower is a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club and the Sergeant Morales Club, as well as a recipient of the Order of Saint Maurice.

Command Sergeant Major Bower is married and they have three children.