Colonel Eldon A. Bargewell was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School, Class 3-73, 27 April 1973. His first duty assignment was as Patrol Platoon Leader, B Company, 75th Infantry (Ranger) Airborne, Fort Lewis, Washington. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant Operations Officer, B Company, 75th Infantry (Ranger), Fort Lewis, Washington; Rifle Platoon Leader and Company Commander, B Company, 2d Battalion, 75th Infantry (Ranger) Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington; Aide-de-Camp, Headquarters & Headquarters Company (HHC), 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Executive Officer, B Company, 2d Battalion, 75th Infantry (Ranger) Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington; Battalion S-3 (Air), 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington; Rifle Company Commander, C Company, 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry (Ranger) Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington; Troop Commander, Squadron Commander, Squadron Executive Officer, Operations Officer, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment (SFOD), Delta Force, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Squadron Commander, 1st SFOD, Delta Force, King Fahd, Saudi Arabia; Squadron Commander and Deputy Commander, 1st SFOD, Delta Force, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Deputy Director for Operations, J3, and Director for Operations, J3, Headquarters, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, 1st Special Operational Detachment - Delta, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.