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The leaders of the United States Army Transportation Corps and Transportation School.

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Transportation Command Sergeant Major

Command Sergeant Major Kenneth E. Hood III

Command Sergeant Major Kenneth E. Hood III is a native of Columbus, OH. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 1994. He attended One Station Unit Training at Fort Sill, OK as an Artilleryman (13B). In 2002, he was medically reclassed as a Stevedore (88H) and completed advanced and individual training at Fort Eustis.

CSM Hood’s previous assignments include: Cannoneer, Service Battery, 1/377th Field Artillery, Fort Liberty, NC; Gunner/Ammunition Team Chief, A Battery, 1/7th Field Artillery, Schweinfurt, Germany; Howitzer Section Chief, C Battery, 3/319th AFAR, DIVARTY; Platoon Sergeant, 567th Cargo Transfer Company, Fort Eustis, VA; Operation Sergeant, 567th Cargo Transfer Company, Fort Eustis, VA; Operation Sergeant, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, AL; Logistics NCO Trainer, Military Transition Team, 1/1st Infantry Division, Mosul, Iraq; Transportation Supervisor, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Cavazos, TX; First Sergeant, 297th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, Fort Cavazos, TX; Command Sergeant Major, 330th Movement Control Battalion, Fort Liberty, NC; Command Sergeant Major, 598th Transportation Brigade, Sembach, Germany; 595th Transportation Brigade, Arifjan, Kuwait; XVIII Airborne Corps CTO SGM, Fort Liberty, NC; and XVIII Airborne Corps G4 SGM, Fort Liberty, NC.

CSM Hood’s operational deployments include Kosovo (KFOR), Kuwait in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

His military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC), Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (ANCOC), First Sergeant Course, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Joint Planning Course, Support Operation Phase I/II Course. He is a graduate of the United States Army’s Sergeants Major Academy Class 66. CSM Hood has a Associate in General Studies from Excelsior College and a Bachelor of Business Management from Trident University.

CSM Hood’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2nd Award), Bronze Star Medal (3rd Award), Purple Heart Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (7th Award), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with “V” Device (6th Award), Army Achievement Medal (3rd Award), Army Good Conduct Medal (9th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officers’ Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Kosovo Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Air Assault Badge. He is a member of the Honorable Order of St. Christopher’s and a member of the prestigious Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.