Transportation Command Sergeant Major

Emanuel T. Stephens

Command Sergeant Major Emanuel T. Stephens is a native of Georgia. He entered the U.S. Army on November 10, 2003, and completed Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training, Heavy Wheeled Operator at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. After completion of AIT, he attended the Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was awarded the Basic Parachutist Badge.

CSM Stephens assignments include: heavy-wheeled operator, Alpha Company, 4th Brigade, 82nd Division, Fort Bragg North Carolina; Squad Leader, 1st Platoon, 233rd Transportation Company, 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Senior Drill Sergeant, Delta Company, 260th Battalion, 193rd Brigade, Fort Jackson; Platoon Sergeant and First Sergeant, Golf Company, 2/321st Battalion, 4th BDE, 82nd DIV, Fort Bragg; First Sergeant, 2nd Battalion Forward Support Company, 1st Special Forces Group, Airborne, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Equal Opportunity Advisor, Camp Humphreys, South Korea; U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas; Sergeant Major, 839th Transportation Battalion, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Livorno, Italy; CSM of the 49th Transportation Battalion, 13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command, Fort Hood, Texas; CSM of the 401st Army Field Support Brigade, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

CSM Stephens’ military education includes all levels of Noncommissioned Officer Education System courses; Airborne School; Jumpmaster Course; Pathfinder Course; Battle Staff Couse; Operational Contracting; Joint Logistics Course; Support Operations Course Phase I and II; United States Army Drill Sergeant Course; Equal Opportunity Advisor Course; and Basic Instructor Training.

CSM Stephens holds an associate degree in business management and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Franklin University, a master’s degree in business administration from University of Texas at El Paso, and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Trident University.

CSM Stephens’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medals(one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendations (two bronze oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medals (one silver oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medals (one sliver and one bronze oak leaf cluster), Army Good Conduct Medals (7th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Medals (Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, seven Overseas Ribbons, two NATO Medals, Airborne Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Drill Sergeant Badge, and Pathfinder Badge.