Colonel Michael J. Dominique was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduating from Officer Candidate School 13 June 1986 at Fort Benning, Georgia. His first duty assignment was as an Infantry Platoon Leader with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant Battalion S-3, 3rd Battalion, 6th Infantry, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Scout Platoon Leader, 3rd Battalion, 6th Infantry, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Battalion S-4, 5th Battalion, 502nd Infantry, Berlin, Germany; Company Commander, 5th Battalion, 502nd Infantry, Berlin, Germany; Company Commander, 6th Battalion, 502nd Infantry, Berlin, Germany; Observer Controller/Trainer, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Operations Officer, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Infantry Observer Controller, 75th Division (Exercise), Houston, Texas; Information Operations Officer, United States Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany; Information Operations Chief, NATO, Stabilization Forces Bosnia, Sarajevo; Field Support Team, 1st Information Operations Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Information Operations Officer Coalition Task Force, Fervent Archer, Sarajevo Chief, Special Technical; Operations, 1st Information Operations Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Field Support Division Chief, 1st Information Operations Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Battalion Commander, 1st Information Operations Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Chief, Information Operations, III (U.S.) Corps, Fort Hood, Texas. At the time of his induction, Colonel Cominique was a student as the United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. | His military awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal w/4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal w/4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Armed Forces Expeditionary (Second Award), Kosovo and Bosnia NATO Medals, Iraqi, Kosovo, and Afghanistan Campaign Medals, USAnd German Parachutist Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Ranger Tab, Drill Sergeant Badge and the Order of Saint Barbara.