Captain Abraham Deng of Grand Rapids, Michigan, graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Art in Political Science and Military Science and commissioned in the National Guard as Military Intelligence Officer in 2011.  He was assigned to 3-144 Infantry Regiment, 56the Infantry Brigade, 36 Infantry Division, Fort Worth, Texas and served as the Battalion Intelligence Officer.

From January 2012 to June 2013, while in the Army Reserve while on Active-Duty Operation Support (ADOS), he serves as assistant Operations Officer 707^th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Eisenhower, GA.  From July 2013 to September 2017, while in the US Army Reserve (ADOS), CPT Deng worked as an Intelligence Analyst with 706^th MI Group, Fort Eisenhower, GA.  From October 2017 to June 2018, CPT Deng served as the Army Field Support Brigade Intelligence Officer and Security Manager at Camp Rifjan, Kuwait.  From June 2018 to June 2019, CPT Deng served as Intelligence and Operational Officer for Army Field Support Battalion in Bagram, Afghanistan. From June 2019 to January 2021, CPT Deng served as a Battalion Human Resource Officer at Fort Huachuca, AZ.  From April January 2021 to April 2022, CPT Deng served as an Intelligence Officer for the 1^st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1^st Armored Division, Camp Hovey, South Korea.  CPT Deng’s most recent assigned was from April 2022 to July 2024 serving in the 501^st Brigade Support Battalion, 1^st Armored Brigade, 1^st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas.

CPT Deng currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at the UNC Charlotte Army ROTC Program.

AWARD AND DECORATIONS

CPT Deng’s awards and decorations include  the Joint Service Achievement Medal

(JSAM), the Army Achievement Medal (AAM), the Army Reserve Components

Achievement Medal (ARCAM), the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), The

Afghanistan Campaign Medal-Combat (ACM-M), the Global War on Terrorism Service

Medal (GWTSM, the Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM), The Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFRM), the Army Overseas Service Ribbon 2 (OSR), the Armed Forces Reserve Medal-Mobilization (AFRMM) and the NATO Medal.

EDUCATION

2011 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Western Michigan University.

12012 Military Intelligence Basic Course, Fort Huachuca, AZ. 

2020 Captain Career Course, Fort Huachuca, AZ

ASSIGNMENT

1. JAN 2012- JUN 2013:  Military Intelligence Officer 3-144 Infantry Regiment (National Guard), Forth Worth Texas and Assistant Operational Officer with 707^th Military Intelligence BN, Fort Eisenhower, GA.
2. JUL 2013- SEP 2017: Military Intelligence Analyst with 706^th MI Group.
3. OCT 2017- JUN 2018: Military Intelligence Officer and Security Manager for the Army Field Support Brigade, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. 4. JUN 2018- JUN 2019: Military Intelligence and Operational Intelligence for the Army Field Support Battalion, Bagram, Afghanistan.
4. JUN 2019- JAN 2021: Human Resource for 304^th MI BN, Fort Huachuca, AZ.
5. JAN 20210- APR 2022: Military Intelligence Officer for the 1^st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1^st Armored Division, Camp Casey, South Korea.
6. APR 2022- JUL 2024: Military Intelligence for the 501^st Brigade Support Battalion, 1^st Armored Brigade, 1^st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.