Bhasil J. Catanzaro

Colonel Basil J. Catanzaro was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School class 2-94, 14 April 1994. His first duty assignment a Platoon Leader in A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments iincludee: Platoon Leader, 3rd U.S. Infantry, The Old Guard, Fort Myer, Virginia; Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 7th Calvary, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Adjutant, 2nd Battalion, 7th Calvary, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Commander, B Company, 2nd Battalion,7th Calvary, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Team Leader, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Brigade S9, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Battalion Operations Officer, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Civil Liaison Team Chief, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Battalion Commander, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Director of Force Modernization (Civil Affairs), John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Support Team Chief, National Counterterrorism Center, Washington D.C. | His military education includes: Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Airborne Course, Jumpmaster Course, Pathfinder Course, Bradley Leader Course, Mortar Leader Course, SERE-C, SERE 225, SERE 245, Ranger Course, Sub-Saharan Regional Studies Course, Civil Affairs Qualification Course, Command and General Staff College, and the National War College. | His military awards include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Navy Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ Arrowhead, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge w/ Bronze Service Star, Pathfinder Badge, Ranger Tab.