About Us

Command Sergeant Major, 
CSM Kalani Kalili



Command Sergeant Major Kalani Kalili was born in Landstuhl, Germany, but calls Augusta, Georgia her home of record. The self-proclaimed “Army brat“ enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1995 as a combat medic and attended Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
 
CSM Kalili’s previous duties and assignments include Medical 47th Forward Support Battalion, Baumholder, Germany; Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia; 525th Military Police Battalion,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 82nd Replacement Detachment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, North Carolina; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas; 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Prior to assuming responsibility of Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, she served as the Garrison Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Garrison-Okinawa, Japan -- the first female Command Sergeant Major appointed.
 
Her deployments include Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. She is a graduate of all Army Noncommissioned-Officer Education System schools; Equal Opportunity Leader; Unit Prevention Leader; Small Group Instructor; Master Resilient Trainer; Airborne School; SHARP Course; USUHS Executive Skills; Brigade Combat Casualty Course; Executive Jungle Operation Training Course; Garrison Pre-Command Course; Brigade and Battalion Pre-Command/Command Sergeants Major Courses; and the Command Sergeants Major Development Program. CSM Kalili is also a graduate of the U.S. Sergeants Major Academy, Class 69.
 
CSM Kalili earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from Trident University International and a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso (Phi Kappa Phi honors).
 
Her awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal; Distinguish Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (3OLC); Joint Service Achievement Medal (1OLC); Army Achievement Medal (5OLC); the Parachutist Badge; German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold) and Chilean Jump Wings. She is also a recipient of the Honorable Order of Military Medical Merit, Honorary Member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, and Inductee of the Order of the Bushido.


 
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