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COL Lou Rago

Army | Armor Officer

Dates of Service: no date specified

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3 Endorsements

92 Contacts

Influence Score: 4,083
11,479 out of 865,852 Veterans

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Commissioning Source: ROTC, May 1989

Recent Activity -

Military Experiences

May 2016 - May 2017

Chief of Staff

USARAF | Vicenza, Italy

Jun 2015 - May 2016

G3/5/7

USARAF | Vicenza, Italy

Director, Operations & Plans

Mar 2014 - Jun 2015

Military Fellow

HQDA | Pentagon, VA

Chief of Staff of the Army's Strategic Studies Group

Jun 2012 - Feb 2014

Brigade Commander

1st BCT HHC, 1st BCT, 2nd ID, Eighth Army | Camp Hovey, South Korea

1 Endorsement

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Deployments

(6 years, 10 months)

Jan 2016

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Horn of Africa

G3/5/7, USARAF

Jul 2011 - Mar 2014

South Korea

G3, 2ID CDR, 1/2 ABCT

Nov 2008 - Nov 2009

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

CDR, 3-66AR

Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Advisor, Iraqi Army LTG

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Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Jul 2010 - Jun 2011

Army War College

Jun 2001 - Jun 2002

School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS)

Jul 2000 - Jun 2001

Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC)

Nov 1997 - Dec 1997

Combined Arms Services and Staff School (CAS3)

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Individual & Special Skill Schools

Ended in 2001

Joint Planners Course

Ended in 1990

NBC Defense Course

Ended in 1986

Airborne School

Security Clearance

Top Secret/SCI or higher

Academic Degrees

2010 - 2011

Army War College

Master's Degree, Strategic Studies

2001 - 2002

School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS)

Master's Degree, Operational Art

1985 - 1989

The Citadel

Bachelor's Degree, Political Science