52nd Engineer Battalion

Battalion Commander
Colonel Danielle Ngo

Lieutenant Colonel Danielle Ngo was prior enlisted and then commissioned as Second Lieutenant in 1994 and awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Massachusetts. She holds a Military Masters of Arts and Sciences in Theater Studies from the Command and General Staff College and a Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University. Her military education includes the Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, CAS3, the Command and General Staff College, and the School for Advanced Military Studies.

Lieutenant Colonel Ngo's previous assignments include: Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, A Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas (SFOR/IFOR, BOSNIA); Assistant Brigade S-4, 20th Engineer Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Battalion S-1, Assistant S-3, 37th Engineer Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg; Commander, 610th Engineer Detachment (Topo), Fort Hood; Company Commander, HHC, 299th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fort Hood; Brigade S4, Deputy SGS, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood (OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM I, IRAQ); Joint Chiefs of Staff Intern, Washington D.C.; Assistant Division G-5, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Deputy J-5, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN); Battalion S-3, 1-1 BSTB, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley; Chief, Maneuver Support Organizations, Fort Leonard Wood

Her awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (2), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3), Joint Service Achievement Medal (3), Army Achievement Medal (5), Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2), Valorous Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award (3), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal (2), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, NATO Medal, Bronze Order of the de Fleury, Joint Staff Identification Badge, Parachutist Badge, and German Sports Efficiency Badge (Gold).

Battalion Command Sergeant Major
Command Sergeant Major R.G. Patterson

Command Sergeant Major R.G. Patterson hails from Pennsylvania and entered the Army in February 1988. His stateside assignments include 43rd EN BN (C)(H) Fort Benning, Georgia, 37th EN BN (C)(A) Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 577th EN BN & 94th EN BN Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (3), 52nd EN BN (C)(H) Fort Carson, Colorado, USASMA Fort Bliss, Texas, and 92nd EN BN Fort Stewart, Georgia. His combat tours include Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Desert Provide Comfort (Saudi Arabia), Operation Restore Hope (2 tours)(Somalia), Operation Iraqi Freedom (2 tours)(Iraq/Kuwait) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).

CSM Patterson has served in all key leadership positions in the field of Combat Heavy and Construction Engineering beginning with Squad Leader and up to Command Sergeant Major.

His military education includes; USN Equipment Operators "A" School, Airborne School, NBC School, Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC), Sapper Leader Course, Equal Opportunity Course, Jumpmaster School, Air Load Planners Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course (ANCOC), Instructor Training Course (ITC), Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officers Course (BSNCOC), First Sergeant Course (FSC), Sergeant Majors Academy (USASMA Class 57), and the Command Sergeants Major Course.

CSM Patterson has an Associate's Degree in General Education, a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice (Summa Cum laude) from Troy University, Alabama and is currently a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma, majoring in Administrative Leadership.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with five Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2nd Award), Southwest Asia Service Medal (3 Bronze Stars), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal (2nd Award), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (4), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award), UN Operations in Somalia Medal, NATO (ISAF) Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Sapper Tab, Senior Parachutist Badge, Operators Badge, Drivers Badge, and German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (4 Bronze Awards). He was also awarded the Bronze DeFleury medal of the Army Corps of Engineers and is a member of the prestigious Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.