BIOGRAPHY - Chief Of Staff

Colonel Bryan D. Schott is serving as the Chief of Staff of the 56th Artillery Command.
 
Col. Schott was commissioned into Field Artillery 1997, upon graduation from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
 
He has since served in a variety of leadership and staff positions throughout the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Additionally, Col. Schott also had the opportunity lead Soldiers during multiple combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
Most recently he served as the 7th Infantry Division Chief of staff in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
 
During his career, Col. Schott served in the 1st Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division. He commanded troops at the battalion and brigade level, most notably the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and later as the Commander of the 25th Division Artillery (DIVARTY) in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
 
In 2007, Col. Schott attended the Australian Command and Staff College in Canberra, Australia.
 
He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Civil Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.
 
Col. Schott's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (four oak leaf clusters), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (three oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal (three oak leaf clusters), Army Achievement Medal (one oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Unit Citation (three oak leaf clusters), Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Airborne Badge, Jungle Tab, Ranger Tab, and Combat Action Badge.
 
Col. Schott is married and has two children.

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