Commander
Colonel David L. Taylor
Colonel David L. Taylor was commissioned from Stephen F. Austin State University ROTC program in December 1998 as a second lieutenant in the US Army Air Defense Artillery Branch.
Following commissioning and completion of the Air Defense Basic Course at Fort Bliss TX, COL Taylor was assigned as an Air Defense Officer with 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea where he served as an Avenger Platoon Leader. COL Taylor’s operational assignments include Battery Executive Officer, 4th Infantry Division Fort Hood, TX and Commander of Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle Battery,2nd Brigade 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea & Fort Lewis WA.
COL Taylor’s Acquisition career began in 2007 at the Fort Campbell Directorate of Contracting (DOC) supporting 160th SOAR and 10th Special Forces Group and deployed to Guantanamo Bay Cuba in support of JTF GITMO. In 2009 COL Taylor was assigned to the 413th Contract Support Brigade (CSB) Fort Shafter, HI. While assigned to the 413th CSB, he served as a Procurement Analyst, Brigade Operations Officer and supported various military training exercises in support of US Army Pacific as a Contingency Contracting Officer. In 2012 COL Taylor was assigned to Headquarters Expeditionary Contracting Command (ECC), Redstone Arsenal, AL.
Colonel David L. Taylor commanded MICC Fort Johnson from 9 June 2017 to 25 June 2020 where is responsible for providing oversight to contracting operations supporting a diverse Army and Air Force units and activities. Following command COL Taylor served as the Range Director, Ronald Reagan Test Site where he supported development tests for DoD missile and hypersonic programs. During his last assignment with Army Test & Evaluation Command he served as the Senior Acquisition Officer and later Director the Air & Missile Defense Test Directorate, Fort Bliss TX.
COL Taylor is a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College, the Field Artillery Captain’s Career Course, Air Defense Officer Basic Course, and the Combined Arms Services Staff School (CAS3). COL Taylor is a member of the US Army Acquisition Corps and is certified at Level III in contracting.
COL Taylor’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (5 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC). His academic degrees include a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration from Stephen F. Austin University and a MA in Management from Webster University.
COL Taylor is married to Elizabeth a native of Washington and has a daughter Lily.