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John Troxell
SEAC Troxell 2015 1
Allegiance United States
Service/branch Flag of the United States Army (1775) United States Army
Years of service 1982–present
Rank Army-USA-OR-09b Command Sergeant Major
Commands held Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senior Enlisted Leader of United Nations Command, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea
Battles/wars
Awards

Command Sergeant Major John Wayne Troxell is a member of the United States Army, slated to become Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[1] He enlisted in the United States Army in September 1982 as an armored reconnaissance specialist and graduated One Station Unit Training at Fort Knox, Ky.

Army career[]

CSM Troxell has served in the Army over 30 years in numerous units throughout his career. They include the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas; 2 tours in Germany with the 3rd Armored Division, and the 3rd Infantry Division; 3 tours in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Campbell University ROTC in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and the Special Operation Division of Joint Task Force Six (Counterdrug) in El Paso, Texas. He has served as the Command Sergeant Major of the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York and in Iraq; the Regimental Command Sergeant Major of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in both Fort Polk, Louisiana and Fort Lewis, Washington; the Command Sergeant Major of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington and in Iraq; the 21st Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, Kentucky; the Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Accessions Command and Human Resource Center of Excellence at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Command Sergeant Major of I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington and the Command Sergeant Major of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan. CSM Troxell has been selected to assume the duties of Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and will assume the position after its current holder, SgtMaj Battaglia, retires.

CSM Troxell’s five combat tours of duty include making the combat parachute jump and service in Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

CSM Troxell’s military education includes Ranger, Airborne, Jumpmaster, Pathfinder, PLDC, BNCOC, ANCOC, and The First Sergeant Course. He is a graduate of Class 51 of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Course and the Command Sergeants Major Course. CSM Troxell is also a graduate of the National Defense University Keystone Joint Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course, the US Army War College Strategic Leader Development Course and the Army Strategic Leader Development Course (Intermediate) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Command Sergeant Major Troxell's civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from TUI University in California.

Command Sergeant Major Troxell is married with three children and two grandchildren.

Awards and decorations[]

Combat Action Badge Combat Action Badge
Ranger Tab Ranger tab
1 star jump Master Parachutist Badge with one bronze Combat Jump Device
Pathfinder Pathfinder Badge
2 Infantry Div SSI 2nd Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge
73rd Cavalry DUI 73rd Cavalry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
ArmySstripe 11 Service stripes
ArmyOSB 7 Overseas Service Bars
US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit ribbonBronze oakleaf-3dBronze oakleaf-3d Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star ribbon
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service ribbonBronze oakleaf-3dBronze oakleaf-3dBronze oakleaf-3dBronze oakleaf-3d Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation ribbon Joint Service Commendation Medal
V
Silver oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal ribbon
Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device and silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal ribbon
Army Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon
Meritorious Unit Commendation with oak leaf cluster
Army Superior Unit Award ribbon Superior Unit Award
File:Army Good Conduct ribbon 11.jpg Army Good Conduct Medal (11 awards)
Bronze star
National Defense Service Medal ribbon
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Arrowhead
AFEMRib
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead device
Bronze star
Southwest Asia Service ribbon
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one campaign star
Bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with one battle star
Bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign ribbon
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one campaign star
Iraq Campaign ribbonBronze-service-star-3dBronze-service-star-3dBronze-service-star-3dBronze-service-star-3d Iraq Campaign Medal with four campaign stars
Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
NCO Professional Development RibbonAward numeral 4 NCO Professional Development Ribbon with bronze award numeral 4
Army Service Ribbon Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service RibbonAward numeral 4 Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 4
NATO Meritorious Service Medal bar NATO Meritorious Service Medal
NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar NATO Medal for service with ISAF
Us sa-kwlib rib Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Us kw-kwlib rib Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

External links[]

References[]

PD-icon This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army document "Command Sergeant Major".

Military offices
Preceded by
Bryan B. Battaglia, USMC
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
2015–present
Incumbent


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