Colonel Thomas A. Boone was commissioned an Intelligence Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 4-93, 28 September 1993. His first duty assignment was as Assistant Battalion S2, 2nd Battalion, 33rd Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Squadron S2, 4th Squadron 16th Cavalry, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Battalion S2 Observer Controller, Bold Shift, 16th Cavalry, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Company Commander, Alpha Company, 104th Military Intelligence Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Brigade S2, 1st Armor Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Brigade Operations Officer, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, Yongsan, South Korea; Battalion Commander, 524th Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, Yongsan, South Korea; Chief Intelligence Reconciliation and Engagement Cell, III Corps/Multi-National Corps Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq; Deputy Commander, 704th Military Intelligence Brigade and Battalion Commander, Headquarters Command Battalion, Fort George. G. Meade, Maryland, Intelligence Chief of Plans, CJ5, International Security Assistance Force, Joint Command/I Corps, Kabul, Afghanistan; and Garrison Commander, United States Army Garrison, Fort Huachuca, Arizona and Assistant Chief of Staff G3/5/7, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. | He is a graduate of Military Intelligence Basic Officer’s Leader’s Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Armor Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, Fort Knox, Kentucky; National Systems Development Program, Fort Meade, Maryland; Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; and the Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. | His military awards include Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal w/ three oak leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ oak leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ one campaign star, Iraq Campaign Medal w/ two campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Service Defense Medal, NATO Medal and Parachutist Badge.