BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
FOR
COLONEL DARRYL W. HENSLEY, UNITED STATES ARMY (RETIRED)
AS OF 4 DECEMBER 2013
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH 15 March 1960, Eufaula, Alabama
YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE Over 27 years
TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE Over 27 years
LAST ARMY ASSIGNMENT Special Assistant to the Commanding General, 21st Theater
Sustainment Command, Kaiserslautern, Germany (August 2010 – December 2010).
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED, LOCATION AND YEAR OF COMPLETION
Ordnance Center and School – Officer Basic Course – Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD – 1984
Armor Center and School – Officer Advanced Course – Fort Knox, KY – 1987
United States Army Command and General Staff College (Non-Resident) – 1993
United States Army Combined Arms Services Staff School – Fort Leavenworth, KS – 1995
Information Operations Qualification Course (FA30) – Fort Leavenworth, KS – 2001
Systems Administrator / Network Management Security Course – Fort Lewis, WA – 2002
Defense Strategy Course (Non-Resident) – Hosted by the US Army War College – 2004
Reserve Component National Security Course – Hosted by the National Defense University – 2006
Tactical Information Operations Course – Fort McCoy, WI – 2008
EDUCATIONAL DEGREE
Cumberland College – BS Degree – Physical Education – Williamsburg, KY – 1983
DARRYL WAYNE HENSLEY, COLONEL, ARMOR (USAR)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
None recorded
MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
FROM – TO
ASSIGNMENT
USAR – ACTIVE DUTY
Aug 83 – Jan 84 – Student, Ordnance School, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland
Jan 84 – Mar 84 – Student, Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, VA
Apr 84 – Dec 85 – Sports Officer/Motor Officer, HHC, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea
Dec 85 – Jan 86 – Assistant Support Operations Officer, 2d Forward Support Battalion, 5th Infantry
Division (Mechanized), Fort Polk, LA
USAR – TROOP PROGRAM UNIT AND TEACHER AT ONEIDA BAPTIST INSTITUTE, KY
Jan 86 – Jan 87 – Executive Officer, E Troop, 3rd Squadron, 397th Cavalry, 100th Division (Tng),
Manchester, KY
Jan 87 – Sep 88 – Commander, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 397th Cavalry, 100th Division (Tng),
Hazard, KY
USAR – AGR
Sep 88 – Feb 92 – Assistant S-2/3, 3d Brigade, 100th Division (Training), Lexington, KY
Feb 92 – Sep 93 – Operations Officer, 3d Brigade, 85th Division (Exercise), Selfridge ANGB, MI
Sep 93 – May 95 – Training Officer, 102d US Army Reserve Command, St Louis, MO
May 95 – Jun 98 – Training Officer, US Army Reserve Command, Atlanta, GA
Jun 98 – Jul 01 – Operations Officer, 104th Division (IT), Vancouver, WA
Jul 01 – Oct 01 – Training Resource Officer, Office, Chief Army Reserve, Washington DC
Oct 01 – Jan 03 – Information Operations Officer, OCAR, w/ duty at I Corps, Fort Lewis, WA
Jan 03 – Jun 03 – Targeting and Assessments Officer, CJTF-180, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
Jul 03 – May 07 – Chief of Operations, Western Information Operations Center, Dublin, CA
May 07 – Apr 09 – Deputy Chief of Staff, G7, 84th Training Command, Fort McCoy, WI
Apr 09 – Nov 09 – Deputy Chief of Staff, G3, 7th Civil Support Command, Germany
Nov 09 – Apr 10 – Deputy Director, Information Operations (J39), MNF-I, Camp Victory, Iraq
Apr 10 – Jul 10 – Deputy Director, Force Protection (J35), USF-I, Camp Victory, Iraq
Aug 10 – Dec 10 – Special Assistant to the CG, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Germany
PROMOTIONS
RANK
2LT
1LT
DATES OF APPOINTMENT
COMPONENT
AUS – USAR
AUS – USAR
DATE
13 Aug 83
17 Feb 85
PROMOTIONS CONT…
RANK
CPT
MAJ
LTC
COL
DATES OF APPOINTMENT
COMPONENT
USAR – AGR
USAR – AGR
USAR – AGR
USAR – AGR
DATE
12 Aug 89
11 Aug 96
13 Jan 03
15 May 07
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters = Five Awards)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters = Five Awards)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters = Four Awards)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, “M” Device, and Numeral “2” Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral “2” Device) – Korea and Germany
Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster) – CJTF-180, Afghanistan and MNF-I, Iraq
Colonel Hensley is married to the former Julie Landon from Pasadena, CA and they have five
children and three grand-daughters with another one on the way. Hobbies include travel; golf,
tennis; fishing; and taking walks with their two dogs (Bubba and Zorro). Colonel Hensley has
former teaching and coaching experience at his Alma Mater - Oneida Baptist Institute (OBI), Class
of 1979. OBI is a Christian boarding and day school for students, Christian or non-Christian, in
grades 6-12 with a mission to provide a structured living, learning and working environment in
which each student is challenged to grow mentally, physically, socially and spiritually in order to
acquire an Education for Time and Eternity.
ORGANIZATIONS
Life Member – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Association of the United States Army (AUSA),
Reserve Officer Association (ROA), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Century
Division Association honoring the history and lineage of the 100th Division located at Fort Knox,
Kentucky, Centurion Member, Wiesbaden High School Booster Club.
Member – American Legion Post #1 – Titusville, Florida