Colonel Timothy W. Payne was commissioned a Medical Service Corp Officer upon Graduation from Officer Candidate School Class RC2-81, 11 December 1981. His first duty assignment was as The Health Service Supply Officer, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Birmingham, Alabama, (Alabama National Guard). | His subsequent duty assignments include: Detachment Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Montgomery, Alabama; Health service Officer, 127th Medical Group, Ashland, Alabama; S4, 167th Support Command, Birmingham, Alabama; Recruiting Officer, State Military Department, Montgomery, Alabama; S5, 1st Battalion 20th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, Supports Company 20th Special Forces Group, Jacksonville, Alabama; Executive Officer, 20th Special Forces Group, Birmingham, Alabama; Deputy Commander, 20th Special Forces Group, Birmingham, labamaL; Commander, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Huntsville Alabama and Total Quality Manager and Military Coordinator for the Alabama Office of Homeland Security.