https://recruiting.army.mil Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) Biographies RSS Feed en-us Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:59:47 GMT https://recruiting.army.mil/command_bios/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/command_bios/Article/3598322/portland-recruiting-battalion-command-sergeant-major/ Portland Recruiting Battalion https://recruiting.army.mil/command_bios/Article/3827096/portland-recruiting-battalion-commander/ Lt. Col. John Scott was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Assumption University in Worcester and received his commission from Worcester Polytechnic Institute ROTC in 2006. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/03/2003497635/115/75/0/240702-A-GL513-001.PNG' alt='man wearing U.S. Army uniform standing in front of two flags.' /> <br /> Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:00:00 GMT Press Operations https://recruiting.army.mil/command_bios/Article/3827096/portland-recruiting-battalion-commander/ Portland Recruiting Battalion