Bloomingdale native Scott A. Spellmon was promoted to brigadier general in a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, last week. Spellmon is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command.

His parents, Edward and Isabelle Spellmon, are residents of Bloomingdale.

A 1982 graduate of Butler High School, Spellmon was commissioned a second lieutenant from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from USMA, a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Master of Science Degree in National Security Strategy from the U.S. Army War College.

His prior assignments include commander, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana., commander, 317th Engineer Battalion and 3-3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, both as part of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; and commander, C Company, 82nd Engineer Battalion, Bamberg, Germany.

His previous staff assignments include executive director, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Headquarters, Department of the Army; chief of staff, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; engineer intelligence officer, Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, Rheindahlen, Germany; and observer-controller, Combat Maneuver Training Center, Hohenfels, Germany.

His operational deployments include Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Kuwait and Iraq; Operational Iraqi Freedom, Iraq; and Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.

Spellmon's military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (with one Oak Leaf Cluster), Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Badge.

He is married to the former Sharise Pace of Mount Clemens, Mich., and they have three children: Nicholas, Steven and Katherine.