COL (Ret.) Jeffrey L. Gaylord, Senior Army Instructor


Senior Army Instructor (SAI), Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), Northeast High School, Clarksville, Tennessee

Colonel Jeffrey L. Gaylord was appointed as the Senior Army Instructor for Northeast High School in August 2016.  He serves as the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Department Chairman while coaching the Raider and Marksmanship teams.

Colonel Gaylord was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corp program as a Field Artillery Officer in the United States Army in 1986 from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. His initial assignment was with Bravo Battery, 6-32d Field Artillery (Lance), 2d Infantry Division, Korea as a Firing Platoon leader, and Battery Adjutant for the only COHORT lance firing battery under direct control of the Combatant Commander.  While assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps, he deployed as a member of Joint Task Force South in Operation Just Cause and as a Battalion Intelligence Officer in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Upon leaving active duty in 1992, Colonel Gaylord became a traditional guardsman in the 5-113th Field Artillery Regiment where he served as the Battalion Targeting Officer and Operations Officer until assuming command of Alpha Battery, 5-113th Field Artillery Regiment in March 1994.  Upon completion of command, Colonel Gaylord served in the 113th Field Artillery Brigade with a follow-on assignment to the 30th Enhanced Separate Brigade (NCARNG) as the Brigade Fire Support Officer.  In 2000, Colonel Gaylord returned to the 113th Field Artillery Brigade to serve as the Brigade Operations Officer until transitioning to the Title 10 Program.

In 2001, Colonel Gaylord was assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery, Fort Bragg, North Carolina as the Army National Guard Liaison Officer and Deputy Operations Officer.  In 2004, he was assigned to the Army National Guard Bureau, Arlington Virginia where he served as the Operations Officer for CENTCOM, JFCOM, NORTHCOM and CONUS Exercises.

Colonel Gaylord assumed command of 2-115th Field Artillery Regiment in April 2005. Shortly after taking command, he mobilized and deployed with the 196th Field Artillery Brigade as an Embedded Training Team Chief and Combat Advisor to the Afghanistan National Army in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  In July 2006, he assumed command of 1-278th Armored Cavalry Regiment headquartered in Henderson, Tennessee.  He commanded the squadron for two years and was selected to serve as the Deputy Chief of Staff in Office of the Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe Virginia.  In 2010, he attended the United States Army War College.  Upon graduation, he became the Deputy Director for International Training Programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs in Washington, DC.  In July 2013, he assumed the duties as executive officer to the Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center at Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command.  In July 2014, Colonel Gaylord transitioned to become the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center.

Colonel Gaylord is married to the former Virginia Clark of Belhaven, North Carolina. They have two daughters, Emily Ryann who is registered nurse at Centennial Hospital in Nashville, TN and Meredith Grayson who is a junior at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN.

EDUCATION:
1986  University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts, History, Charlottesville, VA

2003  Canadian Forces Joint Reserve Command and Staff College, Ontario, Canada

2010  Central Michigan University, Masters of Arts, Administration, Mount Pleasant, MI
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2011  United States War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

2011  United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:​​

  1. January 1987- August 1987, Student, Field Artillery Officer Basic Course and Lance Officer Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
  2. September 1987-February 1988, Firing Platoon Leader, Charlie Battery, 6-32d Field Artillery Battalion (Lance), Fort Sill, Oklahoma
  3. February 1988 -March 1989, Firing Platoon leader, and Battery Adjutant, Bravo Battery, 6-32d Field Artillery (Lance), 2d Infantry Division, Korea
  4. March 1989-June 1989, Platoon Leader and Special Weapons Officer, Alpha Battery, 5-8th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg,  North Carolina ​
  5. June 1989-May 1990, Platoon Leader and Special Weapons Officer, Bravo Battery, 5-8th Field Artillery Regiment , 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  6. May 1990-August 1990, Battalion Intelligence and Special Weapons Officer , Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5-8th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  7. August 1990-March 1991, Battalion Intelligence and Special Weapons Officer , Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5-8th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne), Saudia Arabia
  8. March 1991-May 1991, Battalion Intelligence and Special Weapons Officer , Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5-8th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  9. May 1991-May 1992, Protocol Action Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, XVIII Airborne Corps , Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  10. July 1992-May 1993, Battalion Targeting Officer,  Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,5-113th  Field Artillery Battalion, 113th  Field Artillery Brigade (NCARNG), Louisburg, North Carolina
  11. June 1993-February 1994, Battalion Operations Officer, 5-113th Field Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Brigade (NCARNG), Louisburg, North Carolina
  12. March 1994-August 1995, Battery Commander, Alpha Battery, 5-113th Field Artillery Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Brigade (NCARNG), Louisburg, North Carolina
  13. September 1995-August 1997, Brigade Counterfire Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 113th Field Artillery Brigade (NCARNG), Greensboro, North Carolina
  14. September 1997-May 1998, Brigade Liaison Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 113th Field Artillery Brigade (NCARNG), Greensboro, North Carolina
  15. June 1998-February 2000, Brigade Fire Support Officer,  30th Enhanced Separate Brigade (NCARNG), Clinton, North Carolina
  16. March 2000-June 2004,  Army National Guard Liaison Officer and Deputy Operations  Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  17. June 2004- March 2005, Operations Officer for CENTCOM, JFCOM, NORTHCOM and CONUS Exercises, Operations Division, Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
  18. April 2005-July 2006, Embedded Training Team (ETT) Chief, JTF Phoenix IV, Konduz, Afghanistan  
  19. July 2006-July 2008, Squadron Commander, 1-278th  Armored Cavalry Regiment (TNARNG),  Henderson, Tennessee
  20. July 2008-July 2010, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Commanding  General Army National Guard, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe Virginia
  21. July 2010-June 2011, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
  22. July 2011-July 2013, Deputy Director, International Training Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, the Pentagon,  Washington, District of Columbia
  23. July 2013-July 2014, Executive Officer to the Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Eustis, Virginia
  24. July 2014-Present, Deputy Chief of Staff-Army National Guard, Army Capabilities Integration Center, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Eustis, Virginia
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
Order of Saint George, United States Calvary & Armor Association

Order of Saint Maurice, United States Infantry Association

​Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, United States Field Artillery Association
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AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit

Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)

Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)

Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze  Oak Leaf Cluster)

National Defense Service Medal (with 1  Bronze Star)

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Stars)

Afghanistan Campaign Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korean Defense Service Medal

Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M and Silver Hourglass devices)

Army Service Ribbon

Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization  Medal

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudia Arabia)

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Danish Home Guard Meritorious Service Medal

Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

Secretary of Defense Staff Identification Badge

German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency (Bronze)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
National Guard Association of the United States

National Guard Association of Tennessee

United States Army War College Alumni Association

United States Infantry Association

United States Calvary and Armor Association

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTIONS:
Second Lieutenant, USA 17 May 1986

First Lieutenant, USA 31 January 1989

Captain, USA 1 July 1991

Major, ARNG 16 February 1999

Lieutenant Colonel, ARNG 12 April 2005

Colonel, ARNG 11 April 2010

CSM(Ret.) Derrick L. Maffett, Army Instructor

Army Instructor (AI), Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), Northeast High School, Clarksville, Tennessee

      
I retired from the U.S. Army in January 2014 and I started teaching JROTC at Northeast H.S. in August of 2014. I graduated from Central Texas College with an Associates Degree in General Studies and a Bachelors Degree from Liberty University in Interdisciplinary Studies.
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