CSM Powers
Command Sergeant Major Anthony D. Powers Jr. was born in Jacksonville, FL on 3 November 1980. He enlisted in the United States Army on 4 November 1999. He completed One Unit Station Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, earning the military occupational specialty 12B, Combat Engineer. Command Sergeant Major Powers is married to Mallory Powers and has three children: son Brayden and daughters Anabelle and Faith.
Command Sergeant Major Powers has served as a driver, sapper, machine gunner team leader, squad leader, small group leader, platoon sergeant, first sergeant, operations sergeant, operations sergeant major, and USACE district sergeant major.
Command Sergeant Major Powers’ units of assignments include Bravo Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Charlie Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Bravo Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Engineer Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; 264th Clearance Company, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Senior Leaders Course, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; 618th Engineer Company, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; United States Army Sergeants Major, Fort Bliss, TX; and Afghanistan District United States Corps of Engineers, Bagram Afghanistan. Command Sergeant Major Powers also multiple deployments to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Command Sergeant Major Powers’ military training and civilian education includes Basic Airborne School, Sapper Leader Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, Combat Life Saver Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, Course, Jumpmaster Course, Route Clearance and Reconnaissance Leaders Course, Counter Explosive Hazards Planners Course, Basic Army Instructor Course, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Course (Class 69). Command Sergeant Major Powers earned an Associate’s Degree and Bachelor’s from Excelsior Collage and a Bachelor’s Degree from the Commanding General Staff College. He is currently in a Master’s Degree Program with Western Kentucky University.
Command Sergeant Major Powers’ awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal (1OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM), Meritorious Service Medal (2OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal (with “C” Device), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Army Achievement Medal (3OLC), Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal (with Bronze Service Star), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars), Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 4), NATO Medal (with Bronze Star), and a Meritorious Unit Commendation. He has also been Awarded the Combat Action Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, German Parachutist Badge, Sapper Tab, Drivers Badge (Wheeled), Drivers Badge (Tracked), and the Basic Army Instructors Badge. Command Sergeant Major Powers is also a recipient of the Bronze DeFlurey Medal.