Colonel Alan R. Hammond was commissioned an Armor officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 3-72. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon leader in 4th Battalion 73rd Armor, Boeblingen, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Company Executive Officer in the 4th Battalion 73rd Armor, Boeblingen Germany; Company Commander and Battalion S-3 in the 4th Battalion, 40th Armor at Fort Carson, Colorado; Instructor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Design, United States Military Academy; Staff Officer, Operational Test and Evaluation Agency to develop the Operational Evaluation Plan for the Army Missile Defense; Research and Development Staff Officer, Strategic Defense Command; Product Manager for the Extended Air Defense Testbed, Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of Washington Operations, Program Executive Office, Missile Defense.