Command Sergeant Major Rodney C. Russell South Atlantic Division
Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Rodney C. Russell was selected to serve as the 5th Command Sergeant Major of the South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on December 2nd, 2022. Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Russell was born in Columbia, SC and graduated from Richland Northeast High School in 1992. He enlisted in the Army in June of 1995 and attended One Station Unit Training with C 169th Engineer Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, MO as a 12B Combat Engineer.
Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Russell’s assignments include: C Co 82nd Engineer Battalion Bamberg, Germany; B Co 10 Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA; Co E 4-64 Armor Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA; 4-64 Tusker Armor, Fort Stewart, GA; A Co 35th Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade Fort Leonard Wood, MO; FTU 43rd AG Fort Leonard Wood, MO; 541st Sapper Company, Bamberg, Germany; S-2 54th Engineer Battalion, Headquarters Company, Bamberg, Germany; First Sergeant of D Co, 554th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade; First Sergeant of 530th Route Clearance Company, 92nd Engineer Battalion; 92nd Engineer Battalion S-3 NCOIC; United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, TX; and 11th Engineer Battalion Command Sergeant Major, Camp Humphrey’s South Korea. 1st Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, MO TRADOC. CSM Russell’s multiple combat tours include Desert Spring Task Force Spartan;
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1&2; Operation Enduring Freedom 10&11.
Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Russell’s Awards and Decorations include: Legion of Merit, Bronze
Star Medal (1 V device, 2 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (1 Silver OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 V device, 3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5
OLC), Combat Action Badge, Drivers Badge, Drill Sergeant Badge, Parachutist Badge, German Schutzenschnur Badge (Bronze), the Norwegian Foot March Badge (Bronze), and the Army Engineer Association’s Bronze and Silver Order of the de Fleury Medal. His Unit Awards include: Presidential Unit Citation, Superior Unit Citation, Valorous Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Citation, and the Korean Defense Service Medal.
Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Russell’s Civilian Education includes an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts, and he is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Science.