Career Summary
JACK B. KELLER, JR., Lieutenant Colonel, USAR (Retired)
MOS/SSI: 35A5G, 18A5G, 35B
Military Education:
- Infantry Officer Candidate School, 1967
- Jungle Operations Course, 1967
- Airborne School, 1970
- Special Forces Officer Qualification Course, 1975
- Infantry Officer Advanced Course, 1976
- Mountain Warfare Course, 1977
- S2/Combat Operations Course, 1978
- Soviet Military Awareness Course, 1979
- Opposing Forces Europe Operations and Intelligence Course, 1980
- Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, 1982
- Defense Intelligence Strategic Intelligence Course, 1984
- Special Security Officer Orientation Course, 1988
- Command and General Staff College, 1988
- Counterintelligence Terrorism Course, 1990
Assignments:
- Basic Rifle Marksmanship Instructor, Fort Lewis, WA ,1967-68
- Infantry Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, D Co, 3/12 Inf, 4th
Inf Div, Vietnam, 1968
- Company Commander, E Co, 3/12 Inf, 4th Inf Div, Vietnam, 1969
- Battalion Adjutant, 3/12 Inf, 4th Inf Div, Vietnam, 1969
- Executive Officer, Pleiku Province Advisory Team, CORDS, Vietnam, 1969-70
- District Senior Advisor, Le Trung District, Pleiku Province Advisory Team, Vietnam, 1970
- Battalion Adjutant, 1/10 Inf, 5th Inf Div (Mech), Fort Carson, CO, 1970
- Battalion Adjutant, 1/10 Inf, 4th Inf Div (Mech), Fort Carson, CO, 1971
- Brigade Intelligence Officer, 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div (Mech), Fort Carson, CO, 1972
- Intelligence Officer, B Co, 5th Bn, 19th SFGA, COARNG, 1974-76
- Special Forces Operational Detachment Commander, B Co, 5th Bn, 19th SFGA, COARNG, 1976-77
- Counterintelligence Instructor, 6th Intelligence Training Army Area School, Fort McArthur, CA, 1978-79
- Strategic Intelligence Officer, Forces Command Opposing Forces Training
Detachment (RED THRUST), Fort Hood, TX, 1979-80
- Psychological Operations Officer, 24th PSYOPS Co, 7th PSYOPS Gp, USAR,
Aurora, CO, 1980
- Tactical Intelligence Officer, Headquarters, Sixth US Army, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 1980-81
- Strategic Intelligence Officer, 458th Military Intelligence Detachment
(Strategic), USAR, Presidio of San Francisco, CA, 1981-83
- Strategic Intelligence Officer, 478th Military Intelligence Detachment
(Strategic), USAR, Oakland Army Base, CA, 1983-89
- Executive Officer, 419th Military Intelligence Detachment (Strategic), USAR, Mountain View, CA, 1989-92
Awards and Decorations:
- Bronze Star Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal w/OLC
- Air Medal
- Army Commendation Medal w/2OLC
- Army Achievement Medal
- Good Conduct Medal
- Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/2OLC
- National Defense Ribbon w/Star Device
- Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon w/Numeral "9"
- Vietnam Service Medal w/7 Campaign Stars
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- Army Service Ribbon
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm Device
- Republic of Vietnam Honor Medal 1st Class
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation w/Palm Device
- Republic of Vietnam Humanitarin Service Unit Citation w/Palm Device
- Combat Infantry Badge
- Parachutist Badge
- Special Forces Tab
Last update was April 19th, 2002.