Thursday, October 16, 2008

Aaron Jones











Captain Aaron Jones received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps through the ROTC program at the University of Utah in 2001 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.
His future, current and past assignments include:
· Currently on orders for a 15 month deployment to Iraq on a Military Transition Team to train a local Iraqi Army unit in February 2009
· Currently Company Commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, Fort Lee, VA (1 year)
· Company Commander, Alpha Company, 244th Quartermaster Battalion, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, Fort Lee, VA (2 years)
· Executive Officer, 226th Maintenance Company, 19th Maintenance Battalion, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, OK (1 year)
· Class IX Accountable Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 19th Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Corps Support Command, Iraq (4 months)
· Class IX Accountable Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 19th Maintenance Battalion, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, OK (1 year)
· Maintenance Support Team Platoon Leader, 588th Maintenance Company, 19th Maintenance Battalion, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, OK (1 year)
· Additionally, CPT Jones served three years as a combat medic in Charlie Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX

CPT Jones’ awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (x2), the Army Achievement Medal (x2), the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (x2), the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Superior Unit Award, and the Expert Field Medical Badge.

CPT Jones is married to the former Gena Olsen and has three sons and two daughters, Brady (15), Madelyn (14), Jacob (11), Ammon (5), and Emma (20 months).

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