Richard D. Stephens

Colonel Richard D. Stephens was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 11-69, 15 March 1969. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company F, School Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, Company B and D, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade, Republic of Vietnam; Company Commander, Headquarters and Company A, 6th Student Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Platoon Leader, Company B, 560th Engineer Battalion, Montezuma, Georgia; Recon Officer, Headquarters, 560th Engineer, Battalion, Columbus, Georgia; Race Relations/Equal Opportunity Officer, Headquarters, 265th Engineer Group, Atlanta, Georgia; Company Commander, Company B, 560th Engineer Battalion, Reynolds, Georgia; Intelligence Officer and Operations Officer, Headquarters, 110th Maintenance Battalion, Atlanta, Georgia; Personnel Officer, Headquarters, 110th Maintenance Battalion, Decatur, Georgia; Maintenance Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Atlanta, Georgia; Deputy Director Maintenance, Headquarters, State Area Command, Atlanta, Georgia; Battalion Commander, Headquarters, 110th Maintenance Battalion, Decatur, Georgia; Deputy Chief of Training, Headquarters, State Area Command, Atlanta, Georgia; Operations Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Decatur, Georgia; Commander, 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Forsyth, Georgia; Director Plans and Operations, Headquarters, State Area Command, Ellenwood, Georgia; Commander, 265th Engineer Group, Georgia Army National Guard, Decatur, Georgia.