Gary R. Graves, Colonel (Retired), U.S. Army Email & Phone Number

Belcamp, Maryland

US Army Test And Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

• Directed a staff comprised of 30 military personnel and senior Department of the Army (DA) civilians. Oversaw the annual execution of ~2,300 developmental tests, ~50 operational tests, and over 2,000 continuous.
• Conducted monthly briefings to the Army Vice Chief of Staff and subordinate Program Executive Offices on identified high-priority programs/systems within the Army acquisition cycle that supported/informed critical Army.
• Coordinated directly with the Commanding General on the development of the command’s Campaign Plan and Strategy, a product that evaluated current command policies and directives, and aligned the organization’s.
• Managed the organization’s safety programs (nuclear, chemical, biological, explosive, industrial, occupational health), and its $5.2M aviation/airfield operations that ensured safe and appropriately funded mission.
• Served as oversight lead of the organization’s Command Inspection Program, and Managers Internal Control Program; these programs ensured the entire command maintained 100% compliance with established DA policies and.

Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Military Community, Germany

• Led a military training team comprised of 36 nominative military personnel, 38 DA civilians, and 16 contract employees at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, U.S. Army Europe's premier Combat Training Center.
• Personally mentored both U.S. and multinational executive-level military and diplomatic leaders on leadership, and the planning and execution of Combined/Joint military operations, resulting in a stronger alliance and.
• Developed new relationships and partnerships with senior military leaders from Georgia, Turkey, and Greece that underpinned groundbreaking collaboration between these ally/partner nations and European-based U.S. units.
• Innovated as part of a team new training designs that better incorporated live, virtual, and constructive environments (multiple sources of data) that enhanced training for over 50,000 U.S. and multinational service.
• Managed U.S. Army Europe’s only Joint Fires Observer (JFO) Course, resulting in over 200 U.S. and multinational Soldiers earning the coveted JFO certification, and enhancing U.S./NATO Fires Interoperability.

4th Infantry Divison, Fort Carson, CO And Regional Command - East, Afghanistan

• Commanded 475 Soldiers and $100M worth of organizational equipment; provided essential leadership, while ensuring the welfare of all unit personnel, their Families, and the 100% accountability and sustainment of ~200.
• Successfully staffed, trained, and equipped the organization over an extended 32-month command tour; forward deployed to Afghanistan, having strategic impact to U.S./Afghanistan Strategic Policy Goals.
• While deployed, coordinated the multiple efforts of military, U.S. Department of State, and Non-Government Organizations in order to create economic growth, and develop sustainable infrastructure for Afghanistan in my.
• Managed a multi-million dollar operating budget, including all Operating Base and Civilian Support contracts that successfully sustained a Forward Operating Base housing over 2,500 U.S. Soldiers, Department of the Army.
• Fired over 3,000 Field Artillery rounds in support of combat operations with zero civilian casualties or collateral damage to dwellings.
• Planned, resourced and executed a centralized Afghanistan National Army Fires Training Center of Excellence that took a fledgling Afghan indirect fires capability from inept to independent in a short 6-month period.

10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY

• Supervised 72 military personnel, DA civilians, and contract employees, while overseeing ~500 Soldiers and $200M worth of organizational equipment; managed the training, morale and welfare of all unit personnel and.
• Planned and executed a time phased strategic movement of ~7,000 Soldiers, and over 1,000 pieces of equipment valued in excess of $200M, from Afghanistan to the United States; these efforts resulted in the unit.
• Coordinated the organization’s post-deployment reintegration plan, which included the maintenance reset of all weapons, communications, and special equipment, the synchronization and allocation of high-demand unit.
• Successfully oversaw the re-establishment and integration of the Brigade staff, and the organizational processes and procedures necessary to reset the unit in preparation for follow-on real-word deployments and missions.

10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY And Regional Command-East, Afghanistan

• Headed a Battalion staff of ~80 military personnel that controlled a Field Artillery Battalion Task Force in Central Afghanistan, comprised of over 550 field artillery, logistic/maintenance, and military police.
• Managed a multi-million dollar operating budget, including all Operating Base and Civilian Support contracts that successfully sustained a Forward Operating Base housing over 1,500 U.S. and multi-national Soldiers, DA.

10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY

• Primary advisor to the commander on all Fire Support matters; trained and mentored ~100 fire support personnel, resulting in 24 Soldiers earning the coveted Joint Fires Observer certification/skill identifier.
• Planned, coordinated and synchronized all Joint Lethal/Non-Lethal fires for an Infantry Brigade Combat Team (~4,400 Soldiers); rated the #1 Fire Support Coordinator in the Division.

10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY And Regional Command-East, Afghanistan

• Responsible for the planning, coordination and synchronization of all Joint Lethal/Non-Lethal effects to a Light Infantry Division (~20,000 Soldiers), and the holistic assessment of the Division’s Campaign Plan; rated.

Multiple Domestic And International Postings

Master'S Degree, Military Strategic Studies, General, Distinguished Graduate

The U.S. Army War College (AWC) Masters of Strategic Studies (MSS) at Carlisle Barracks, PA is a highly selective program designed for.

Master Of Science - Ms, Campaign Planning And Strategy, 3.79 / 4.00

The Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS) is a part of the Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC), located in Norfolk, VA, and one of the.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence