Colonel Michael E. Koch was commissioned an Infantry Officer from Officer Candidate School 25 April 1967. His first duty assignment was as Supply Officer, USAHAW, Pohakuloa, Hawaii. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Supply Officer and Executive Officer, USAHAW, Pohakuloa, Hawaii; S4, 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry, 82d Airborne, Phu Loi, Vietnam; S4, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Lai Khe, Vietnam; Supply and Service G4, 1st Infantry Division, Lai Khe, Vietnam; Senior Advisor, USMACV, Bien Hoa, Vietnam; Aide-de-Camp, QMCENFlorida, Fort Lee, Virginia; Commander I Company (Riggers), Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia; Subsistence Officer, 19th Support Command, Camp Henry, Korea; Food Advisor, Troop Support Agency, Fort Lee, Virginia; Executive Officer, 561st Supply and Service Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Executive Officer, Eagle Support Brigade, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Deputy Chief of Staff, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Commander, 498th Support Battalion, 2d Armored Division (Forward), Garlstadt, Germany; Staff Officer and Chief, Logistics Posture Branch, J4, JCS, Pentagon, Washington D.C.; Commander, 10th Division Support Command, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.