Colonel Timothy C. Gorrell was commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class #4-82, 30 July 1982. His first duty assignment was as a Battery Fire Direction Officer, 2-28th Field Artillery Battalion in Ansbach, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Battery Commander, One Station Unit Training Battery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; TAC Officer, Company Commander, Preparatory School, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; Battalion Executive Officer, 2-3 Field Artillery Battalion, Kirchgoens, Germany; Assistant Professor of Military Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio; Battalion Commander, 280th Base Support Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany; Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Chief of Staff, Forward, Coalition Forces Land Component Command/Army Central Command/Third U.S. Army, Kuwai; Detailed Inspector General, Ohio State Inspector General, Joing Forces Headquarters, Columbus Ohio. | Colonel Gorrell is a graduate of the Field Artillery Basic Officer Leaders Course, Airborne School, Field Artillery Captains Career Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. His civilian education includes a Bachelors Degree from the University of Akron and a Masters Degree from Monmouth University. | His military awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (Seven Awards), Army Commendation Medal (Four Awards), Army Achievement Medal (Two Awards), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal (Two Awards), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Ribbon (Two Awards), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal, Parachutist Badge and the Army Staff Badge.