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from May to July 1973. Following his training, SFC Williams would serve as a Senior Instructor with the
Operations Company, SB, Fort Devens until May 1974. That same month he reported to 2 nd Battalion,
ASA SB, Fort Devens and for a second time would serve as the First Sergeant of a company (F Company,
2 nd Battalion).
Two years later, from April 1976 to March 1977, he was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, ASA Field Station Korea where he served as Mission Management Supervisor and Operations
Sergeant. In 1977, Master Sergeant Williams served as First Sergeant for the Operations Company, ASA
Field Station Korea. In June 1977, MSG Williams returned to the U.S. where he would serve as First
Sergeant for the fourth time with F Company, 2 nd Battalion, U.S. Army Intelligence School, Fort Devens.
Having served for two years MSG Williams was selected attended the Army Sergeant Major’s Academy at
Fort Bliss. In February 1980, he transferred to Germany to serve as the Operations Sergeant for Field
Station Berlin. In June 1981, Command Sergeant Major Williams served as the S3 Sergeant Major, Field
Station Berlin. CSM Williams was then assigned to Kunia, Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii in July 1982
where he served for three years as the Command Sergeant Major for the Army component. His leadership
and vision ensured that the field station at Kunia would become the premier listening post in the Pacific.
Late in 1985, he became the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the National Security Agency/Central Security
Service (NSA/CSS), U.S. Army Element NSA at Fort Meade. He served as the Command Sergeant Major
for NSA/CSS for three years.
CSM Williams was the first ever Command Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director to the NSA where
he led in a multi-service environment. His leadership and intelligence support contributed to the successful
diplomacy and the executions of operations in incidences such as the TWA hijacking in Lebanon
in June 1985, the rescue of the Achille Lauro in October 1985, and the bombing raid in Libya in April
1986. CSM Williams retired in 1988 after honorably serving 33 years with a distinguished career in Army
Intelligence.
Command Sergeant Major Williams’ awards and badges include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion
of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLCs), National Defense Medal (1 OLC), Vietnamese
Service Medal, Department of Army Staff Badge, U.S. Parachutist Wings, and the Vietnamese Parachutist
Wings. In 2001 he was awarded the National Military Intelligence Association’s Major General John E.
Morrison Award for outstanding professionals.
Command Sergeant Major Ronald D.
Wright, (U.S. Army, Retired)
Command Sergeant Major Ronald D. Wright is a
native of Fort Smith, Arkansas. He enlisted in the
U.S. Air Force and served from 1971 to 1975 as a
parachute rigger. In 1979, after a four year break
in military service, he entered the U.S. Army as an
Intelligence Analyst. Specialist Wright served as the
Senior Intelligence Analyst and as the Assistant
NCOIC of the Battle Information Coordination
Center, 3 rd Brigade, 101 st Airborne Division, Fort
Campbell. During his assignment at Fort Campbell,
SPC Wright was promoted to Sergeant. He would then
be assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 2 nd Armored Division (Forward) in the
Federal Republic of Germany. While in Germany,
he exhibited initiative, resourcefulness, and professional
competence. Because of these qualities, he
was selected by his leadership to compete for NCO
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