Sergeant Major Shaughnessy

Sergeant Major Shaughnessy
Command Command Sergeant Major Michael P. Shaughnessy officially assumed his duties as the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey Installation Command Sergeant Major on 19 Nov 2004.
CSM Michael P. Shaughnessy was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania and joined the Army in 1976 under the Delayed Entry Program. After he entered active duty in April 1977, he completed Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, the Basic Arabic Language Course at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) and 98G AIT at Goodfellow AFB, Texas.
CSM Shaughnessy‘s first assignment was as an EW/SIGINT Voice Interceptor at the 265th Army Security Agency (ASA) Company, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. During his career he has served as Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, Field First Sergeant, Senior Transcriber, Senior Instructor, Detachment NCOIC, Recruiter and Career Manager, Chief of Military Language Instructors, Garrison Sergeant Major, Battalion Command Sergeant Major and Installation Command Sergeant Major.
His assignments have included: Fort Campbell where he served in the 265th ASA Company and the 311th MI Battalion (CEWI); US Army Field Station Augsburg, Detachment Athens, where he worked with the US Air Force 6916th Electronic Security Squadron; US Army Intelligence School, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where he taught the Electronic Warfare Operations Course and the 98G Basic Noncommissioned Officer‘s Course; US Army Foreign Intelligence Activity (USAFIA), Fort Meade, Maryland; Military Intelligence Excepted Career Program Management Division, Fort Meade; DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, California; and the 201st MI Battalion, Fort Gordon, Georgia. While assigned to USAFIA, CSM Shaughnessy deployed in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, RESTORE HOPE and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY and served on one rotation of the United Nations Inspection Program in Iraq. While the CSM of the 201st MI Battalion, he deployed in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. Since November 2004, CSM Shaughnessy has been assigned as the Installation CSM of DLIFLC and the Presidio of Monterey.
CSM Shaughnessy is a graduate of the Command Sergeant Major Course; the US Army Sergeants Major Academy; the Department of Defense Strategic Debriefing and Interrogation Course; the Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course for 98G; the Anti-Terrorism Instructor Course, the Basic Instructor/Trainer Course; PLDC, the Basic Technical Course for 98G; Air Assault School; 98G AIT and the Basic Arabic Language Course. Additionally he has completed several language refresher courses, management seminars and the Garrison Sergeant Major Course. CSM Shaughnessy holds a Bachelor‘s Degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master‘s Degree in International Relations from Troy State University.
CSM Shaughnessy has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal; the Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC); the Joint Service Commendation Medal; the Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC); the Air Force Commendation Medal; the Army Achievement Medal (2 OLC); the Good Conduct Medal (9th Award); the National Defense Service Medal; the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; the Southwest Asia Service Medal (2 BSS); the NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 4); the Army Service Ribbon; the Overseas Service Ribbon; the Liberation of Kuwait (Kuwait) Medal; the Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia) Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; the Joint Meritorious Unit Award; the Meritorious Unit Commendation; the Army Superior Unit Award (1 OLC) and the Air Assault Badge.
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