Colonel Jeffrey M. Brodeur was commissioned as a Chemical Corps Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 5-85, 13 December 1985. His first duty assignment was as Battalion Chemical Officer, 1-62 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. | His subsequent assignments include: Regimental Chemical Officer, 160th Special Operations Aviation regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Tactical Chemical Operations Officer, Division Chemical 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Separate Brigade Chemical Officer, U.S. Army Office of Military Support, Washington, D.C.; Battalion Executive Officer, 83rd Chemical Battalion, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Brigade Executive Officer, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Battalion Commander, Denver, Colorado; Chief, Weapons Mass Destruction Plans and Policies, J5 Strategic Plans and Policy U.S. Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii; U.S. Army War College Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Central Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia. | Colonel Brodeur's military awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (7 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal (2 Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (3 Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Superior Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Southwest Asia Service Medal (3rd Award), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral 2, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Air Assault Badge, Parachutist badge, Ranger Tab, Recruiter Badge.