Lieutenant Colonel Jerry L. Wood is the Army War College Fellow at Old Dominion University serving in the Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Center. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a M.S. in Administration from Central Michigan University.

LTC Wood has 20 years of military experience. He was commissioned as a Regular Army Infantry Officer in 1985 and has served in both Light Infantry and Mechanized Infantry units. During Operation Desert Shield he served as a Battalion Battle Captain with the 24th Infantry Division and upon his return was a Bradley Company Commander. He transitioned to the North Carolina Army National Guard in 1993 and served in various staff positions—during this time he was deployed to Operation Joint Guard in Slavonski Brod, Croatia.

Since 1999, LTC Wood has served in several key staff positions for the Army National Guard focused on Battle Staff Training. He served the Battle Command Training Program Operations Officer for the National Guard Bureau, the Assistant Operations Officer to Operations Group “Charlie” of the Battle Command Training Program and as an Instructor at the Command and General Staff College. His last assignment was the Commander of the Battle Command Training Center (BCTC) located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The BCTC is an Army National Guard 122,000 square foot facility that is used exclusively for Battle Staff Training.

LTC Wood is a graduate of the Infantry Basic and Advance Courses, the Field Artillery Advance Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Air Command Staff College, and the Army Command and General Staff College.

LTC Wood’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Army Commendation Medal (4 awards), Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, NATO Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Ranger Tab, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge, Air Assault Badge and other awards.

Return to Personnel