John W. Troxell

John Troxell
Command Sergeant Major Troxell in 2015
Born	c. 1964 (age c. 54) Davenport, Iowa
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1982–present
Rank	Command Sergeant Major
Unit	Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Senior Enlisted Leader of United Nations Command, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea
Battles/wars	Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (2)

John Wayne Troxell (born c. 1964) is a United States Army command sergeant major, and is the third Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.^[1] This position makes him the most senior enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces. He enlisted in the United States Army in September 1982 as an armored reconnaissance specialist and graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Army career

Troxell has served in the army for over 30 years in numerous units throughout his career. They include the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas; 2 tours in Germany with the 3rd Armored Division, and the 3rd Infantry Division; 3 tours in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Campbell University ROTC in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and the Special Operation Division of Joint Task Force Six (Counterdrug) in El Paso, Texas. He has served as the Command Sergeant Major of the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York and in Iraq; the Regimental Command Sergeant Major of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in both Fort Polk, Louisiana and Fort Lewis, Washington; the Command Sergeant Major of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington and in Iraq; the 21st Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, Kentucky; the Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Accessions Command and Human Resource Center of Excellence at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Command Sergeant Major of I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, the Command Sergeant Major of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan and the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea.

Troxell's five combat tours of duty include making the combat parachute jump and service in Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. His military education includes Ranger, Airborne, Jumpmaster, Pathfinder, PLDC, BNCOC, ANCOC, and The First Sergeant Course. He is a graduate of Class 51 of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Course and the Command Sergeants Major Course. Troxell is also a graduate of the National Defense University Keystone Joint Command Senior Enlisted Leader Course, the US Army War College Strategic Leader Development Course and the Army Strategic Leader Development Course (Intermediate) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Command Sergeant Major Troxell's civilian education includes a Master's degree in Business Administration from TUI University in California. He is a Centurion of the Order of Saint Maurice (National Infantry Association).^[2]

In September 2018 it was announced that Troxell had been suspended from his position following allegations of misconduct.^[3][4]

See also

• William Gainey
• Bryan B. Battaglia

References

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army document "Command Sergeant Major". Retrieved on 23 November 2015.