Colonel Dana D. Jennings III was commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 5-81, 10 November 1981. His first duty assignment was a Platoon Leader, 109th Quartermaster Company, Fort Lee, Virginia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Petroleum Platoon Leader, Delta Company, 172nd Support Battalion; Operations Officer, Petroleum Division; Directorate of Logistics, Fort Richardson, Alaska; Battalion S-2/3, 2nd Quartermaster Group, Teagu,  Korea; Company Commander, 110th Quartermaster Company, 2nd Quartermaster Group, Pohang, Korea; Instructor, Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia; Quality Manager, Defense Energy Region South, Houston, Texas; Petroleum Staff Officer, Combined Forces Command, Seoul, Korea; Battalion S-3 and Battalion Executive Officer, 260th Quartermaster Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia; Petroleum Officer, G-4, 3rd United States Army, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia; Battalion Commander, 260th Quartermaster Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia; Logistics Assistance Officer, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Transportation Staff Officer, Objective Force Task Force; Petroleum Officer, Army Petroleum Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. | His military awards and decorations include: the Defense Meritorious Service Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal w/ 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Superior Unit Award, and the National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.