Colonel Norma P. Tovar was commissioned an Adjutant General Corps Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 1-82, 11 March 1982 . Her first duty assignment was as Administrative Officer, Headquarters U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Engineering Installation Agency, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. | Her subsequent duty assignments include: S1, USA Communications-Electronics Installation Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Adjutant/Administrative Officer, USA Sergeant’s Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas; Commander, Bravo Company, 67th Adjutant General Battalion, U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Bliss, Texas; Chief, Marketing Branch, 1st Recruiting Brigade, Fort Meade, Maryland; Commander, 19th Adjutant General Company, Eight Personnel Command, Yongsan, Korea; Army Research Fellow, RAND Arroyo Canter, Santa Monica, California; Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs, J8, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Florida; J-8 Vice Director, J-8, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Florida; Professor of Military Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 14th Brigade, San Luis Obispo, California; Director, Training Operations Management Activity (TOMA), Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations & Training, Headquarters TRADOC, Fort Monroe, Virginia. | Colonel Tovar's awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf  Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Superior Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Global War on Terrorism Service, Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Overseas Service Ribbon.