Col. Josef Sujet

Colonel Sujet was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1968.  He enlisted in the Army in 1987 and attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina as a Fire Direction Specialist (13E). He received his commission from the University of Illinois at Chicago ROTC and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1990 and graduated in 1991. His military education includes completion of the Artillery Officer Basic Course, Transportation Officer Advanced Course, the Combined Arms Exercise, the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Master in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Prior to his current assignment, he served in a variety of command and staff positions, most recently serving as the Commander of the 757^th Expeditionary Rail Center. Prior to brigade command he served as the Support Operations Officer and Assistant Chief of Staff for logistics at the 103^rd Sustainment Command. He served as the Executive Officer of the 206^th regional Support Group. Colonel Sujet deployed as the commander of the 419^th Movement Control Battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom X and XI in 2010.  He served as the Battalion Commander of the 757^th Transportation Battalion (Rail) and the Rear Detachment Commander of the 766^th Transportation Battalion.  Other assignments include Plans Officer of the 336^th Transportation Group, Commander Detachment 1, 757^th Transportation Battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; Battalion S4, 757^th Transportation Battalion;  Commander of the 1150^th and 1151^s Transportation Companies, 757^th Transportation Battalion; Commander, Detachment 2, 1152nd Transportation Company; Commander, Service Battery, 7/1^st Artillery; Executive Officer, B Battery, 7/1^st Artillery, and Fire Direction Officer, B Battery, 7/1^st Artillery.

Colonel Sujet’s awards include the Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal third award, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Afghan Campaign Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” device, silver hourglass, and numeral device; the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO ISAF Medal, and the Airborne Badge.

Colonel Sujet is a residential contractor and resides in Medinah, Illinois with his wife DeAnna.