CSM William Payne

Army Reserve | Infantry Senior Sergeant

Dates of Service: Sep 1973 - Jul 2014

RETIRED

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Jul 2014 - Present

Command Sergeant Major

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Command Sergeant Major, AUS, Retired

Feb 2011 - Jul 2014

Command Sergeant Major

81st RSC, USARC | Fort Jackson, SC

CSM William J. Payne became the Command Sergeant Major of the 81st Regional Support Command, Fort Jackson, SC in February of 2011. The 81st Regional Support Command is one of four Regional Support Commands in the Army Reserve providing administrative, medical, human resource, equipment maintenance, equipment storage, logistical, maintenance and construction of all Army Reserve facilities within its footprint. The 81st Regional Support Command does this in the nine southeastern states and the US Territory of Puerto Rico. The 81st RSC also supports the military and the Army public outreach program with Public Affairs, Historical Support, Yellow Ribbon and Strongbonds events events and the support of the 100th, Fort Knox KY, the 208th, Concord NC and the 313th Army Bands, Birmingham, AL

Sep 1984 - Feb 2012

Command Sergeant Major

108th TC (IET), USARC | Charlotte, NC

CSM Payne has served at all levels pertaining to Drill Sergeants; Drill Sergeant, Senior Drill Sergeant, Senior Field Leader, First Sergeant of a BCT Company, Command Sergeant Major of a BCT Battalion, Commandant of the 108th Division Drill Sergeant School, Command Sergeant Major of the 6th Brigade (Professional Development) with included NCOES and the Drill Sergeant School, culminating as the Command Sergeant Major of the 108th Training Command from 2007 – 2011, a national command with three divisions and the Army Reserve Drill Sergeant School. The 108th is responsible all of the Drill Sergeants for the Army Reserve and ROTC instruction.

Jun 2006 - Jun 2007

Command Sergeant Major

MNC-I, MNF-I, CENTCOM | Baghdad, Iraq

June 2006 to June 2007 CSM Payne served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team (CMATT), Baghdad, Iraq. CMATT was responsible for the manning, training, equipping, basing, and sustaining the Iraqi Army, Navy and Marine units throughout Iraq. CMATT did this in support of the Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, Multi National Force - Iraq, CENTCOM

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