Colonel Dale R. Granger was commissioned an Ordnance Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School, Class BIOCC 1-75, 31 January 1975. His first duty assignment was a Platoon Leader, 597th Maintenance Company, Fort Carson, Colorado. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Shop Officer, 597th Maintenance Company, Fort Carson, Colorado; Company Commander, Headquarters Company, 43rd Support Group, Fort Carson, Colorado; Maintenance Officer and Company Commander, 725th Maintenance Battalion, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Supply Officer, U.S. Army Materiel Support Center-Korea; Chief Small Caliber Weapons, National Defense Headquarters, Ottawa, Canada; Support Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 704th Main Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; Deputy G-4, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; Commander, 724th Main Support Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Colonel’s Assignment Officer, U.S. Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, Virginia; Group Commander, 1st Infantry Division Support Command, Kitzingen, Germany; Chief, Critical Infrastructure Protection, United States Central Command, Tampa, Florida.