Colonel Michael J. Receniello was commissioned as a Transportation Officer after graduation of the Officer Candidate School Class 3-87, 24 June 1987. Colonel Receniello’s first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 15th Transportation Company, Nellingen, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Property Book Officer, 4th Transportation Battalion, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Executive Officer, 515th Transportation Company, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Company Commander, 32nd Transportation Company, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Battalion Maintenance Officer, 106th Transportation Battalion, Ruesselsheim, Germany; Company Commander, 1st Transportation Company, Nuernberg, Germany; Assistant Professor Military Science, John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio; Chief of Transportation, 99th Regional Support Command, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Contracting Officer, 416th Engineer Command, Chicago, Illinois; Contracting Officer, 3rd U.S. Army, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Chief for Contracting, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Atlanta, Georgia; Product Manager, Petroleum and Water (Department of the Army Board Selected Battalion Commander Equivalent) TACOM, Warren, Michigan; and Deputy Program Executive Officer for Combat Support and Combat Service Support, TACOM, Warren, Michigan; Deputy Program Manager for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. | Colonel Receniello's military awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal (1Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (2Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal (2Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (1Oak Leaf Cluster), National Defense Service Medal (with bronze star), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon (with numerical 2), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, and Army Superior Unit Award.