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Chief, Garrison Operations Branch
Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization & Security, Fort Bragg
Fayetteville

Curtis Walker has served the US Army for more than thirty years and retired in 2002 as one of the Army's leading Command Sergeants Major. Curtis graduated from every level of required courses within the U.S. Army Non-Commissioned Officer education system, and was Distinguished Honor Graduate of U.S. Army Ranger School Class. He served twenty five out of his thirty years as a Paratrooper with the 82^nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC; 501^st Parachute Infantry Battalion, Fort Richardson AK; and the U.S. Special Operations Command McDill AFB FL.

He is currently assigned as a civilian as Chief, Garrison Operations Branch, Directorate of Plans Training, Mobilization and Security at Fort Bragg NC, and is designated as the installation’s Senior Operations Officer and Liaison Officer for the XVIII ABN Corps and Garrison Commander of Fort Bragg to the city of Fayetteville NC, continuing the partnership between Fort Bragg and local community leaders in dealing with BRAC related issues and concerns and its impact on the community by direct participation in organizations such as the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce- Military Affairs Council, North Carolina Advisory Committee on Military Affairs, Leadership Fayetteville Program, and the newly formed BRAC Regional Task Force.

Curtis recently returned from 365 day Iraq assignment  with XVIII Airborne Corps and United States Forces Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. He served as the Executive Services/Protocol Chief and Secretary of the Joint Staff (SJS) Liaison Officer for the Deputy Commanding General for Operations (DCG-O), United States Forces Iraq (USF-I) which involved all aspects of SJS/protocol services and operations for the DCG-O.  While in Iraq he supervised a staff of civilian and military personnel engaged in executive services/protocol activities and events at AL FAW Palace, Camp Victory Base Complex, AL Asad Air Base AL Anbar Province, and the US Embassy in Baghdad. These duties included planning, coordinating, and supervising all official events and functions hosted by the DCG-O to include the two visits by the Vice President of the United States; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Secretary of the Army; Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) Foreign CSA Counterparts; Secretary of Defense; U.S. Congressional Representatives, and senior leadership from other services.