Colonel Dennis Michael Kline was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 12 May 1969. His first duty assignment was as Special Forces ODA Executive Officer, A Team, 10th Special Forces Group (Aviation Battalion), Fort Devens, Maryland. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Senior Advisor, Mobile Advisory Team #86, MACV, Pleiku, Province, Republic of Vietnam; Infantry Battalion C&E Officer, 2/297th Infantry (Scout) Alaska Army Reserve National Guard, Bethel, Alaska; Infantry Battalion S-3, 2/297th Infantry Scout Alaska Army Reserve National Guard, Bethel, Alaska; Infantry Battalion Executive Officer, 2/297th Infantry (Scout) Alaska Army Reserve National Guard, Bethel, Alaska; Infantry Battalion Commander, 2/297th Infantry (Scout) Alaska Army Reserve National Guard, Bethel, Alaska; Infantry Group S-3, 207th Infantry Group (Scout), Anchorage, Alaska; Infantry Group Executive Officer, 207th Infantry Group (Scout), Anchorage, Alaska.