Colonel Alphonso W. Knight, Jr. was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 18-71, 30 September 1971. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant Battalion S-1, 4-68th Armor (Airborne), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Education & Training Officer, Pentagon/Military District of Washington (MDW), Washington, D.C.; Armament Maintenance Officer, 3d Armored Division, Materiel Management Center (MMC), Frankfurt, Germany; Company Commander, 503d Supply & Transportation Battalion, 3d Armored Division, Hanau, Germany; Battalion S-3, 503d Supply & Transportation Battalion, 3d Armored Division, Frankfurt, Germany; Quartermaster Lieutenants and Captains Assignment Officer, Quartermaster Branch, Officer Professional Military Development (OPMD), Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia; G-4 Maintenance Officer, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Support Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 5th Support Battalion (Main), 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Maintenance Management Officer, 2d Infantry Division, MMC, Camp Casey, Korea; Chief, Division MMC, Division Support Command (DISCOM), Fort Lewis, Washington; Battalion Commander, Supply Battalion, Forward, Fort Lewis, Washington; Combat Service Support Senior Officer, Joint Readiness Training Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Fort Polk, Louisiana; Commander, Logistics Center, Materiel Management Support, Camp Henry, Korea; Commander, Army Materiel Command, Logistics Support Element, Far East, Seoul, Korea.