Colonel Clifford L. Fields was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon graduation from Armor Officer Candidate School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, Class #14-66, 22 June 1966. His first duty assignment was as a Basic Combat Training Officer in the 7th Battalion U.S. Army Training Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Tank Platoon Leader & Company Executive Officer, CO D, 1/11 ACR, Vietnam; Commanding Officer, CO C, 2nd BN, 2nd BCT BDE, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; S-2, MACV, CORDS TM 90, Tay Ninh, Vietnam; Assistant G-2 Officer, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Battalion S-2, 1/327 Inf, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Military Intelligence Officer-Africa, Defense Intelligence Agency, Pentagon; Defense Attache, U.S. Embassy, Cameroon (Africa); Instructor Chief of Department of Joint & Combined Operation, Deputy Class Director of International students, USACGSC, FT Leavenworth, Kansas; Security Assistance Staff Officer, HeadquartersDA-Logistics, Pentagon; Executive Officer, Directorate of Operations, Plans, and Training, Defense Intelligence Agency, Pentagon; Special Assistant to the Director for Security Assistance, HeadquartersDA-Logistics, Pentagon’ Chief, Morocco-U.S. Liaison Officer (Joint ASC), U.S. Embassy, Rabat, Morocco; Chief, Sub-Saharan Africa Attache Dvision, Defense Intelligence Agency, Pentagon. | His military education includes U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army Institute for Military Assistance, Armor Officer Career Course, CBR Officer Basic, Jungle Warfare School, Airborne School. | His military awards include Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal 04, National Defense Service Medal, Air Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Expert Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge.