https://recruiting.army.mil Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) Biographies RSS Feed en-us Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:23:00 GMT Wed, 13 May 2026 00:41:33 GMT https://recruiting.army.mil/command_bios/Article/4257382/chicago-recruiting-battalion-commander/ Lt. Col. Ryan Dunbar, a native of Bangor, Maine, graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2006 and commissioned into the United States Army Corps of Engineers.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Jul/28/2003762684/115/75/0/250721-A-EC678-0002.JPG' alt='Soldier smiles while posing in front of American flag and United States Army Recruiting Command flag.' /> <br /> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:23:00 GMT Press Operations https://recruiting.army.mil/command_bios/Article/4257382/chicago-recruiting-battalion-commander/ Chicago Recruiting Battalion https://recruiting.army.mil/command_bios/Article/3922727/chicago-recruiting-battalion-command-sergeant-major/ Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas S. Buchanan enlisted in the United States Army in November 1999 as a unit supply specialist (92Y). He completed Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee, Virginia. His first assignment was a unit armorer, HHT, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Fort Carson, Colorado. Following this assignment, he served as a Supply Sergeant in K Troop 3/3 ACR. At his next assignment, he served as a supply sergeant in E Company, 1st Battalion 81st Armor Regiment, Fort Knox, Kentucky.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Oct/01/2003556653/115/75/0/240925-A-MX004-0038.JPG' alt='Army Soldier professional head and shoulders photo in front of United States Flag and Army Recruiting flag' /> <br /> Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:12:00 GMT Press Operations https://recruiting.army.mil/command_bios/Article/3922727/chicago-recruiting-battalion-command-sergeant-major/ Chicago Recruiting Battalion