Mr. Gary Major
became the Command Executive Officer of the 335th Signal Command (Theater), in East Point, Georgia
in January 2009.
Mr. Major
was born and raised in Wessington,
South Dakota. After completing a four year tour in the Air
Force from 1974 until 1979, he enrolled in Moorhead
State University,
in Moorhead, Minnesota. He graduated with a Bachelor's of
Science Degree in Accounting and was commissioned in the Army as a second
lieutenant in Air Defense Artillery.
Mr. Major
served on active duty in the Army from December 1982 until April 1990. While on active duty, he served in numerous
units and positions while stationed in Grafenwohr, Germany, Fort Bliss, TX, Camp Red Cloud, South
Korea and culminating with an assignment to Fort Riley, KS.
He transferred from active duty to the Army Reserve in 1990.
Mr. Major
began his career as a military technician in August 1990 as a Staff Administrative Assistant (SAA) for the 410th
Evacuation Hospital in Topeka, KS. He moved to Kansas City and became SAA at the 326th Area Support Group from
June 1991 until March 1994. In March
1994, Mr. Major was promoted to the Supervisory Staff Administrator position
with the 450th Transportation Battalion in Manhattan, Kansas where he served
until November 1995. He moved to
Wichita, Kansas in November 1995 to assume a position with the 89th Regional
Readiness Command (RRC). While assigned with the 89th RRC, he held supervisory positions as a Military Personnel Management
Specialist, Civil Military Projects Officer, Internal Auditor, Staff Operations
and Training Officer, and Director of Management and Support.
Mr. Major continued his
military career achieving the rank of colonel and serving in numerous
leadership positions such as battalion commander; G-7, 89th Regional Readiness
Command; Assistant Chief of Staff, Transportation, 3rd Corps Support Command;
Chief of Iraqi Fuel Distribution, CJTF-7; G-3, 3rd Corps Support Command;
Commander, 209th Regional Support Group; Chief of Staff, 89th
Regional Readiness Command; G-2, G-1 and Chief of Staff for the 335th SC(T).
During his military
career, Mr. Major deployed for Operation Desert Storm, Operation Joint Guardian (Bosnia), and
Operation Iraqi Freedom. His military
decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service
Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service
Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3
Bronze Service Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Korea
Defense Service Medal, NATO Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait), the Combat Action
Badge and the Parachutist Badge
Mr. Major’s military education
includes the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic and Advance Courses, Combined
Arms Service Staff School (CAS3), USAR Unit Movement Officer Course, Senior
Transportation Officer Qualification Course, Adjutant General Officer
Qualification Course, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College,
U.S. Army War College, and Reserve Component Multifunctional Combat Service
Support Course.
Mr. Major and his wife of 27 years,
Phyllis, have two sons, David and Christopher.