Command Sergeant Major
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Otero
CSM Bryan Otero is a native of New York. CSM Otero entered the military in March 1996 and attended One Station Unit Training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. CSM Otero has held various leadership positions from Team Leader to Brigade Command Sergeants Major.
Military assignments include: 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), Ft. Bragg, North Carolina as a Combat Engineer from 1996-1999; 11th Engineer Battalion, Ft. Stewart, Georgia as a Squad Leader from 1999-2001; 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), Ft. Bragg, North Carolina as a Squad Leader, and Platoon Sergeant from 2001-2005; 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Airborne), Ft. Richardson, Alaska as a Platoon Sergeant from 2005-2008; 65th Engineer Battalion, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii as First Sergeant from 2008-2011; 30th Engineer Battalion (Provisional), Ft. Bragg, North Carolina as Battalion Command Sergeants Major from 2012-2014; 20th Engineer Brigade HQ, Fort Bragg, North Carolina as the S3 Operations Sergeants Major from 2015-2016; 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, Ft. Bragg, North Caroina as the Battalion Command Sergeants Major from 2016-2018; 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina as the Brigade Command Sergeants Major from 2018-2020; Forces Command, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina as the G-3/5/7 Sergeant Major from 2020-2022, currently serving at the U.S Army Test and Evaluation Command as the Command Sergeants Major.
His combat deployments include: Operations Iraqi Freedom, 37th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), as a Platoon Sergeant from 2003-2004, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Airborne), as a Platoon Sergeant from 2006-2007, Operation New Dawn, 65th Engineer Battalion, as a First Sergeant from 2010-2011, Operation Inherent Resolve, 1ST BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Brigade Command Sergeant Major 2020.
CSM Otero’s military education include: Sapper Leader Course (Honor Grad), Airborne School, Advanced Airborne School, Pathfinder School, Search Advisor Course, Master Driver Course, Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC), Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (ANCOC), and the First Sergeant Course (Honor Grad), United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 65, Battalion and Brigade Pre-Command Course, Nominative Leaders Course.
His awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal with 2-Oak Leaf Cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with 4-Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with 2-Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with V device, the Army Achievement Medal with 3-Oak Leaf Cluster, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal with 3 Campaign Stars, the Oversee Service Ribbon with numeral 5 device, the NCO Professional Development Medal with numeral 4 device, the Good Conduct Medal (8th award), the Meritorious Unit Citation with 2-Oak Leaf Cluster, the Valorous Unit Citation, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Pathfinder Badge, the Combat Action Badge, the Silver Order of the De Fleury Medal, German Foreign Jump Wings, the Order of the Combat Spur and the Sapper Tab.
CSM Otero is married to the former Amalyn Maldonado. They have three sons, along with three grandchildren.
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