Colonel Dale E. Goble was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class #4-84, 10 August 1984. His first duty assignment was as a Rifle Platoon and Scout Platoon Leader with the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Hovey, Korea, from 1985 to 1986. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Rifle Company Executive Officer and Battalion S-4, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York; Infantry Battalion S-1, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Rifle Company Commander, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Operations Officer, Tactics Department, Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Executive Officer, 1-32nd Infantry, Fort Drum, New York; Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Executive Officer, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Executive Officer, G-3/5/7 Director of Training, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Battalion Commander, 1-17th Infantry, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Operations Officer, Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Division Chief, Strategic Effects Directorate for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Multi-National Forces, Iraq; Army Readiness Division Chief, G-3/5/7, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. | Colonel Goble is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Airborne School, Ranger School, Supply Staff Officer’s Course, Infantry Captain’s Career Course, Jumpmaster Course, Combined Arms Staff Services School, Command and General Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. His civilian education includes a Masters Degree from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri. | His military awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), National Defense Service Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Southwest Asia Service Medal (Bronze Service Star), Iraqi Campaign Medal (Campaign Star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge.