LTC Dennis Yates

LTC Dennis Yates

Dates of Service: Jul 1985 - Dec 2012
RETIRED
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Promotions

  • 2LT May 89
  • 1LT May 91
  • CPT Oct 93
  • MAJ Mar 00
  • LTC Jan 06
Commissioning Source:  USMA, May 1989

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Bio 

Served 24 years as a US Army Field Artillery Officer, Fire Support Coordinator and Trainer. Former Fires Battalion Commander, Senior Fire Support OC-T at the Joint Readiness Training Center, and Chief of Staff of JRTC and Fort Polk, LA. Now working as Demonstration Facility Manager of the American Centrifuge Project's Test Facility in Oak Ridge, TN, part of Centrus Energy Corporation. Member, Project Management Institute - East TN Chapter

Military Experiences

Jun 2011 - Sep 2012
JRTC
Jan 2011 - Jun 2011
JRTC
Apr 2009 - Dec 2010
JRTC
Senior Fire Support OC ("Fox 6")
Feb 2007 - Apr 2009
5-25 FA
Battalion Commander
Operation Iraqi Freedom Nov 2007 - Jan 2009

Deployments

(2 years, 11 months)
Nov 2007 - Jan 2009
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Battalion Commander 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Feb 2003 - Feb 2004
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Battalion S3, Battalion XO 3-320th Field Artillery 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Jan 2002 - Jul 2002
Afghanistan ribbon
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Brigade Fire Support Officer, Operation Anaconda 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Apr 1993 - May 1993

Field Artillery Target Acquisition and Survey Officers Course

Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1985 - 1989

United States Military Academy (USMA, West Point)

Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering

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