Battalion Headquarters and Staff

Battalion Headquarters and Staff

 Position Name & Rank Remarks
Battalion Commander Brown, John LTC (P) Black Knight 6
Battalion Executive Officer Rodriguez, MAJ  
Command Sergeant Major Gower, Craig CSM  
BN Cdr's HMMWV Driver Elsenpeter, Donnie SPC Took this position around early FEB 91 from Bravo Company Supply Section
BN Cdr's BFV (HQ66) Gunner Haney, Scott SGT  
BN Cdr's BFV (HQ66) Driver Hawkins, John SPC  
BN Master Gunner (HQ66) Ladakos, Donald P. SSG Coordinated TAC ops on nightshift in S3 shop
S1 – Adjutant Harlon, James CPT  
Asst. S1 Morris, Wayne 1LT  
S1 NCOIC (PAC Chief) Oliver, SFC  
S1 PAC NCO Ossorio, Eude SGT  
S2 – Intelligence Officer Bell, Jeffery, J. CPT  
Asst. S2 BICC Webster, Robert W. 1LT  
Asst. S2 Goemaere, Russell 2LT Infantry augmentee to BN staff; during ground was was actually in BN TAC in M113 with 2LT Dennis Poyard tracking movements with a Loran
S2 NCOIC Hall, MSG  
S2 Intel NCO Overton, Tyler SGT (SSG?)  
S2 Intel Specialist Brown, Michael SPC (SGT?)  
S2 Intel Analyst Connelly, Michael PFC (SPC?)  
S3 – Operations Officer Lough, John S. MAJ  
S3 – HMMWV (HQ3) Driver Lynch, Jim PFC Who drove HMMWV? – see Driscoll
S3 – HMMWV (HQ3) Driver Driscoll, Tom SPC Who drove HMMWV? – see Lynch
S3 – BFV (HQ33) Gunner Blanch, Michael SGT  
S3 – BFV (HQ33) Driver Winkler, Dave PFC  
Assist. S3 Wood, Tony CPT  
Assist. S3 Dluzyn, David 1LT  
Assist. S3 Air Hannah, Sean 1LT  
S3 NCOIC May, Milton MSG  
S3 Section – NCOIC Driver Brenton, Chris PFC  
S3 Section – 5-Ton (HQ34) Driver Kreider, Benjamin L. SPC  
S3 Assist. NCOIC Peters, MSG E/3-5 CAV 1SG prior to deployment; was S3 dayshift during DS; became acting CSM circa April 1991 when CSM Gower redeployed to retire after the ground war.
S3 Assist. NCOIC Graham, Bobby MSG TOC nightshift; became 1SG of Bravo Co. in May 1991.
S3 Section Stone, John SGT  
Forward Air Controller (FAC) Dolan, Mike 1Lt (USAF)  
Forward Air Controller (FAC) Clarkson, Carl Sgt (USAF)  
Forward Air Controller (FAC) Welsh, Brad Sgt (USAF)  
S3 Section – ALO M113 TC White, Tommy SGT  
S3 Section – ALO M113 Driver Foster, Vance B. PFC  
S3 Section – M577 (HQ12) Driver Cranford, Dean PFC  
S3 Section – computer operator/shift work Maxwell, John SPC from E/3-5 CAV
S3 Section – Assist. S3 HMMWV Driver Adams, SPC from E/3-5 CAV
Liaison Officer (LNO) Farquhar, Scott CPT Also commanded the 3AD Provisional Port Support Company in Al Jubayl, leaving theater on 7 AUG 91 as one of the very last Spearhead Soldiers in Southwest Asia.  Chief-of-Plans and LTC at CMTC Hohenfels as of NOV 2003.
Liaison Officer (LNO) Briegel, John 1LT  
Liaison Officer (LNO) Poyerd, Dennis 2LT During the ground war, was in BN TAC in M113 with 2LT Russell Goemaere.
Liaison Officer (LNO) King, James 2LT  
Air Liason Officer Dolan, Michael J. 1LT (USAF)  
S4 – Logistics Officer Haines, Thomas J. CPT  
Asst. S4 Melendez, Joshua "Josh" 1LT  
S4 NCOIC Johnson, SFC  
S4 – BN Ammo NCO Covington, Matthew SFC  
S4 Section Coates, David J. SSG Retired in Jan., 1997.  Recalled to active duty in Aug., 2005 and serving at Ft. Jackson.
S4 Section Crager, Kenneth SGT  
S4 Section Johnson, SPC  
S4 Section Williams, SPC  
S4 Section Brown, "DC" PVT  
BN Signal Officer (SIGO) Jones, Stan 1LT  
BN Signal NCOIC White, SFC  
BN COMSEC Custodian Davis, Hubert SGT  
BN Commo Section Berger, Eric (rank?)  
BN Chemical Officer Grimm, Brad 1LT Augmentee from 8ID
BN Chemical NCOIC _________, SSG  
Battalion Maintenance Officer Rodriquez, Wilfred "Will" CPT  
BMO's Driver Durbin, SPC  
Battalion Maintenance Tech. Bolton, John L. CW2 Black Knight 71
BMT's Driver Alvarez, PFC  
Physician's Assistant Armstrong, Larry CW3  
Physician's Assistant Owen, Paul CW2 Augmentee from 2-32 AR
Chaplain Moran, David C. CPT NAE