CPT Samuel Carlson

CPT Samuel Carlson

Dates of Service: May 1967 - Mar 2010
RETIRED
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Promotions

  • SPC Feb 68
  • SP5 Nov 68
  • SSG May 70
  • SFC Apr 78
  • 2LT Jun 78
  • 1SG May 82
  • 1LT Jun 82
  • CPT Jun 85
Commissioning Source:  Direct Commission, Jun 1978

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Bio 

Enlisted as RA in 1967. I started out as Infantry. Graduate of Tigerland. Later changed to intel, serving in CONUS and overseas. Received a direct commission to 2LT in '78. Retired as CPT in '87. Recalled to AD in 2005 with an intel unit in CONUS, then had two trips to Afg. with the 82d, 101st, & 10th Mtn Divisions. 10th Mtn asked for me for their next deployment. DA declined the request.

Military Experiences

Mar 2009 - Mar 2010
Assistant Brigade Intelligence Officer (S2)
Asst Bde Intelligence Officer - Current Operations... FOB Shank Served concurrently as S2 and S3 Battle Captain for 4/25 Field Artillery, FOB Airborne, while both shifts of S2 and S3 battle captains were on R&R at the same time.
Jun 2005 - May 2007
Commander
Commanded an intelligence detachment involved in the final security screening of contract linguists intended for deployment with US Forces

Deployments

(2 years, 8 months)
Mar 2009 - Mar 2010
Afghanistan ribbon
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Assistant Brigade S2, Current Operations. Served as the S2/S3 Battle Captain for 4/25 FA Bn at FOB Airborne when all their S2 & S3 Battle Captains were on R&R. Later served as the Intelligence Officer for an Embedded Training Team supporting an Afghan Army Infantry Corps.
Sep 2007 - Aug 2008
Afghanistan ribbon
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Deputy Theater Linguist Manager, CJTF-82, Bagram - Afghanistan and Counterintelligence Officer, J2X, CJTF-101, Bagram - Afghanistan
Nov 1982 - May 1983
Operation Ordway Grove - Honduras
Task Force Counterintelligence and Force Protection Officer

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Ended in 2004

MP Officer Advanced Course

Jul 1967 - Sep 1967

US Army Training Center (Infantry AIT), Fort Polk, LA

Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures

Foreign Language Skills

1972

Spanish, Latin American - DLI (3/3)

1969

German - USASCHEUR (2/2)

Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Prefer not to say

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

Ended in 1992

Personal Information

Interests
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