Cadet Krishel Taylor participated in the Army Environmental Command Center’s Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Project in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Cadets on the Geomorphology/Geology AIAD enjoy spring break at Death Valley, March 2007. - 45 -
DEPARTMENT FACULTY PERMANENT MILITARY FACULTY COLONEL EU<strong>GENE</strong> J. PALKA Pr<strong>of</strong>essor and Head, Department <strong>of</strong> Geography and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., University <strong>of</strong> North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995 M.A., Ohio University, 1986 B.S., USMA, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Point</strong>, 1978 Deputy Head, D/G&EnE, USMA, 2002 – 2006 C-5, 10th Mountain Division, CJTF-Afghanistan, 2002 Geography Program Director, D/G&EnE, USMA, 1998-2002 Deputy Commander, 16 th Cavalry Regiment, FT Knox, KY, 1997-98 Battalion Commander, 1-46 th Infantry Regiment, FT Knox, KY, 1995-97 Battalion XO, 5-9 th Infantry Regiment, FT Wainwright, AK, 1991-92 G3, Chief <strong>of</strong> Opns, 6 th Infantry Division (Light), FT Wainwright, AK, 1990-91 Battalion S3, 1-501 st Infantry, 101 st ABN Division, FT Campbell, KY, 1983-84 Company Commander, A/1-501 st IN, 101 st ABN Division, FT Campbell, KY, 1981-83 Company XO, A/1-501 st IN, 101 st ABN Division, FT Campbell, KY, 1980-81 Aide de Camp, HHC, 101 st ABN Division, FT Campbell, KY, 1979-80 Platoon Leader, B/2-502 nd IN, 101 st ABN Div., FT Campbell, KY, 1978-79 COL Palka is an Infantryman, whose military assignments include nearly six years with the 101st Airborne Division, and more than two years with the 6 th Infantry Division (Light) in Alaska. More recently, COL Palka commanded the 1 st Battalion, 46 th Infantry Regiment at Fort Knox, and subsequently served as the Deputy Commander <strong>of</strong> the 16 th Cavalry Regiment. From February to April 2002, he was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division and deployed to Afghanistan to serve as the C-5, Future Plans Officer, for the Coalition Joint Task Force, CJTF-Afghanistan. COL Palka is an environmental geographer, with expertise in military and human geography, and regional expertise in North America and Latin America. He has authored or co-authored 10 books, numerous book chapters, and dozens <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional articles on a wide range <strong>of</strong> military and geographic topics. He has taught many <strong>of</strong> the geography courses <strong>of</strong>fered in the department. He currently rotates his teaching assignments between Geography <strong>of</strong> North America, Urban Geography, Geography <strong>of</strong> Latin America, and Geography <strong>of</strong> Global Cultures. � - 46 -