Colonel David L. Hall
Description
Colonel David Leon Hall was commissioned as a Military Intelligence Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School class 8-01 (Distinguished Honor Graduate and Leadership Award Recipient) at Fort Benning, Georgia on 20 December 2001. His first duty assignment was as a Battalion Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, Camp Casey, South Korea.
His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 102d Military Intelligence Battalion, Camp Essayons, South Korea; Company Executive Officer, Military Intelligence Company, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Baghdad, Iraq; BN S2 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, Baghdad, Iraq; Company Commander and Instructor, Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment (Officer Candidate School), Fort Benning, Georgia; Brigade Deputy Operations Officer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baghdad, Iraq; MI Captains Assignment Officer, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Alexandria, Virginia; Joint Staff/J2 Chief of Regional Operations; Joint Staff/J2 Chief of Plans and Exercise for Pacific Command, Joint Staff Intelligence, Pentagon; Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Defense Intelligence, National Intelligence University, Bethesda, Maryland; Assistant Professor, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Virginia; National Security Affairs Fellow, Stanford University- Hoover Institution; Deputy Director, Capstone, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
Colonel Hall retired after 34 years of service in December 2024 and now resides with his wife, Kannary, and son Cameron in Virginia Beach, VA.
His military education includes United States Army War College- Fellowship at Stanford University, Hoover Institution, Command and General Staff College, Military Intelligence Captains Career Course, Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leadership Course, Ranger School, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Drill Sergeant School, Air Assault School, Jumpmaster Course, Airborne School, Infantry Mortars Leaders Course, Advanced Non-Commissioned Officers Course, Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course, Primary Leadership Development Course.
His highest military awards include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (w/OLC) Meritorious Service Medal (w/OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (w/Silver OLC), Army Achievement Medal (w/Silver OLC and 4 Bronze OLC), Joint Military Unit Award, National Intelligence Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal (w/2 Knots), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Combat Action Badge, Ranger Tab, Senior Parachutists Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Air Assault Badge, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, and Joint Staff Identification Badge. He has also been inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club and has been awarded the Order of Saint Maurice (Infantry), Order of Saint George (Armor) and Knowlton Award (Military Intelligence).
