https://recruiting.army.mil Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) Biographies RSS Feed en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:39:32 GMT https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/Command-Bios/Bio-Display/Article/3827096/portland-recruiting-battalion-commander/ <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/20/2003963208/115/75/0/260626-D-HW695-6796.JPG' alt='LTC Cora Freeman command photo' /> <br /> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Press Operations https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/Command-Bios/Bio-Display/Article/3827096/portland-recruiting-battalion-commander/ Portland Recruiting Battalion https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/Command-Bios/Bio-Display/Article/3598322/portland-recruiting-battalion-command-sergeant-major/ Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Duane R. Nielsen II was born in Flint, Michigan. He joined the Army in June 2005 and shipped to One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Benning, Georgia. After completion of OSUT, he attended Airborne school. He later deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. During his deployment, he assisted in over 100 combat patrols and operations.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Oct/01/2003813713/115/75/0/250930-D-HW695-2835.JPG' alt='Bio Photo' /> <br /> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT Press Operations https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/Command-Bios/Bio-Display/Article/3598322/portland-recruiting-battalion-command-sergeant-major/ Portland Recruiting Battalion