Gary L. Cobe

Colonel Gary L. Cobe was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class, 1-74, 16 August 1974. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 130th Infantry, West Frankfort, Illinois. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Company Commander, Company B; RR/EO Training Officer, Headquarters, 12th Special Forces Group (Aviation Battalion), Arlington Heights, Illinois; Area Specialist Officer, Headquarters, 12th Special Forces Group (Aviation Battalion); Civil Affairs Officer, Headquarters, 12th Special Forces Group (Aviation Battalion); Executive Officer, 305th Aviation Company, Glenview Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois; Unassigned, 305th Aviation Company, Glenview Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois; Unassigned, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 311th Aviation Battalion, Dallas Naval Air Station, Grand Prairie, Texas; Aviation Staff Officer, Fort Rucker, Alabama; Liaison Officer, Headquarters Service Company, 149th Aviation Battalion, 49th Armored Division, Texas; Company Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 149th; Training Readiness Officer, Headquarters, State Army Reserve Command (STARC), Texas; Secretary General Staff, Headquarters, 49th Armored Team Division Rear Command Post Operations Cell, Texas; Press Relations Officer, Public Affairs Office, Headquarters, STARC, Texas; Operations Officer, Emergency Operations Center, Texas; Executive Officer, TF 143rd Infantry (Aviation Battalion) 71st Troop Command, State Area Command, Texas; Operations Officer, 131st Regiment, Texas; Battalion Commander, 3/144th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 49th Armored Division, Texas; Administrative Officer (G1), 71st Troop Command, State Area Command, Texas; Team Chief, Battle Projection Group, 1st Brigade, 75th Division, (U.S. Army Reserve); Commander, Task Force C, 1st Simulation Exercise Group, 1st Brigade, 75th Division, Houston, Texas; Chief of Staff, Coalition Provisional Authority, Central Command, Baghdad, Iraq.