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Mr. Michael Konor currently serves as the deputy to the commander for the Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia at Camp Carroll, South Korea.
Mr. Konor was born in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted into the U.S. Army in May 1982 as an infantryman, and attended Basic and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), Georgia.
Upon completion, he was awarded the MOS of 11B. During the remainder of his active-duty Army service, he served as a Vulcan and Chaparral Air Defense Artillery direct and general support technician, Arsenal, Alabama, Noncommissioned Officer Academy small group leader for Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course and Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, and a Patriot Intermediate Support manager.
Retiring in June 2005, Mr. Konor was hired with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command as an AH-64 Longbow Apache Electronics and Airframe Logistics Assistance Representative. In December 2009, he became employed with the U.S. Army ,1st Armored Division, and multiple other units. In October 2019, he assumed duties as the deputy division chief for the Army Field Support Battalion-Bliss, Texas, Installation Maintenance Division. In September 2021, he was selected to serve as the Logistics Readiness Center-White Sands Missile Range director.
Other assignments include: 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment “RAKKASAN”, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; 4th Main Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; 703rd Main Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Germany; NCO Academy, Redstone Arsenal; 3rd Maintenance Company, 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Battalion, Korea; 518th Maintenance Company, 1-1st Air Defense Battalion 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; 13th Maintenance Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 31st Air Defense Brigade, Fort Sill; 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bliss; AMCOM, Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), Texas; 4th Infantry Division, Iraq; 1st Cavalry Division, Iraq; 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Iraq; 1st Cavalry Division, Iraq (2nd); 10th Mountain Division, Iraq; 3rd Infantry Division, Afghanistan; 36th Infantry Division, Iraq; 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; U.S. Central Command, Afghanistan; 407th Army Field Support Brigade, Army Field Support Battalion-Cavazos.
During Mr. Konor’s service in the active Army and as a Department of the Army Civilian, he has deployed 15 times, 14 of which were within Southwest Asia in support of Operation Desert Falcon, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Spartan Shield. The 15th deployment was in support of 1st Armored Division for their Regionally Aligned Forces rotation in South Korea.
Mr. Konor’s military education includes: Level III in Life Cycle Logistics, Level I for Program Management and Facilities Engineering, D-SAACP Advocate Level 1 (SHARP), Army Management and Staff College, AMCOM Training with Industry (TWI). He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corp.
He graduated from Park University in May 2010 with a Master of Business Administration. He previously earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and human resources with Summa Cum Laude in July 2008.
Mr. Konor has received five Army Superior Civilian Service Medals between 2011 and 2018, seven Civilian Service Commendation Medals for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, seven Army Materiel Command Civilian Service Pin Awards for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and five Global War on Terror Civilian Service Medals. He received the U.S. Army Materiel Command’s Commander 4- Star Lapel Pin as a personal award from Gen. Dennis L. Via, the former AMC commanding general, during a visit to Fort Cavazos.
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