Arnold J. Canada

Colonel Arnold J. Canada was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 14 August 1970. His first duty assignment was as Company Commander/Training Officer, 6th Battalion, 2d Brigade, Basic Combat Training, Fort Dix, New Jersey. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Chief, Materiel Systems Division, Directorate of Combat Developments, Fort Benning, Georgia; Battalion Commander, 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry, 24th Infantry Division, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;  Director of Plans and Training, Company A, U.S. Army Garrison Headquarters, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Chief, Concepts Development Airland Battle Future Special Study Group, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Instructor, Center For Army Tactics, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Brigade S-4, 2d Brigade, 3d Infantry, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Kitzingen, Germany; Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Kitzingen, Germany; Battalion Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry (Mechanized), Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Kitzingen, Germany; Assistant G3 Training Officer, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Wurzburg, Germany; Chief, Quality Assurance Branch Army Extension Training, U.S. Army Training Support Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Training Development Officer, U.S. Army Training Support Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Assistant Battalion Operations Officer, 193d Infantry Brigade, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Kobbe, Panama; Company Commander, Company B, 4th Battalion 10th Infantry, Fort Gulick, Panama; Assistant Battalion Operations Officer, 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Davis, Panama; Motor Officer, 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Davis, Panama; Company Executive Officer, 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Davis, Panama; Battalion Operations Officer, 2d Basic Combat Training Brigade, 5th Battalion Headquarters, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Company Commander, Echo Company, 3d Brigade, 2d Battalion, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Chief, Dismounted Warfighting Battle Lab, U.S. Army Infantry School, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Benning, Georgia. His military education and training includes: Command and General Staff College; Contracting Office Representative;  Infantry Officer Advance; Chemical, Biological, Radiation Officer Basic. Colonel Canada is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin; Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. | Colonel Canada's military awards and decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal (4), Army Commendation Medal (3), Army Achievement Medal (2), National Defense Service Medal (2), and Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star (1).