Command Sergeant Major Charles Conway finished 31 years up as the Command Sergeant Major for the Joint Special Operations Task Force- Philippines Dec 08. CSM Conway has held a variety of leadership positions throughout his career ranging from rifleman to Command Sergeant Major.
CSM Conway comes from SpokaneWashington and was born 25 June 1956. CSM Conwayentered the Army on 3 September 1977. He attended Basic Training at Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri and Infantry AIT and JumpSchool at Fort Benning Georgia
Throughout his 32-year career, he has served as a rifleman through Platoon Sergeant in the 2nd Ranger Battalion, Fort Lewis Washington and in Special Forces from Junior Weapons leader to Command Sergeant Major at the Battalion level. Other assignments he held are Team Sergeant for Military Freefall Detachment 194, First Sergeant for HHC 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ft Lewis Washington, Detachment SGM, Special Forces Detachment- Korea, Company Sergeant Major, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ft. Carson, Colorado.Project Manager for Task Force XXI under General Shinseki, Washington DC, Operations Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Stuttgart Germany, Task Force Viking, Support Battalion CSM, Northern Iraq. Battalion CSM for 2nd Battalion 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Ft. Carson Colorado. Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commanding General for the Iraqi National Counter Terrorist Task Force- Transition Team, Baghdad Iraq. Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Joint Special Operations Task Force- Philippines.
He retired at Fort Carson Colorado as Command Sergeant Major and will have 32 years and 6 days of active duty.
His military education includes Primary Leadership Development Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, First Sergeant Course, Airborne School, Ranger School, Special Forces Qualification Course, Jumpmaster course, Military Freefall course, Military Freefall Jumpmaster course, Special Forces Operations and Intelligence course, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy.
His awards and decorations include two Legion of Merits, four Bronze Star Medals, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, five Army Meritorious Service Medals,four Army Commendation Medals, the Joint Service Achievement Medal,five Army Achievement Medals, Nine Good Conduct Medals, two National Defense Ribbons, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal,four NCOES Ribbons, the Army Service Ribbon, three Overseas Ribbons. Expert Infantry Badge, Combat Infantry Badge, Ranger Tab, Special Forces Tab, Master Parachute Badge, Master Freefall Badge.
He and his wife, Anchalee have three children. Major(P) Claudia Conway, stationed in Peterson Space Force Base, Christian Conway IT Professional, Denver Colorado, SGT Matthew Conway, Cavalry Scout Germany.
Formed my own company upon retiring and hired my company out to Droptest Inc. I am a COIN Advisor in RC(SW) Afghanistan,
Completely Retired as of 2016 and enjoying life in Colbert Washington
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Retired as of 1 March 2010
2003-2003, 18Z5, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
