Retired Army Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans | ARKANSAS ADJUTANT GENERAL
Retired Army Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans | ARKANSAS ADJUTANT GENERAL
Retired Army Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans formed Team UNBROKEN, a group of veterans and civilians who have experienced life-altering injuries, illness, or traumas that participate in adventure races worldwide. She is the recipient of the Pat Tillman Award for Service, and a former Arkansas National Guard Soldier.
Evans entered the United States Army in September 1979 and was assigned as an Intelligence Analyst for Commander in Chief, Europe. She was a lead analyst in the Peacetime Aerial Reconnaissance Program responsible for directing aerial reconnaissance for multiple platforms. Following her time with the Counterintelligence Agent Program at Fort Huachuca, she studied German and Italian at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. After graduation, she was assigned to the 66th Military Intelligence Group, Field Office Vicenza, Italy. She was directly involved in the pursuit and subsequent release of General Dozier from his kidnappers.
Evans joined a black operations unit and attended Basic Airborne and Advance Airborne training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and later oversaw all training for the Counterintelligence Agents and Interrogators of 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. In October 2001, she was part of the ground attack when the United States began the air attack on Afghanistan. She also served as a personal security officer for Governor Huckabee and was the Command Sergeant Major of the 212th Signal Battalion.
Original Source can be found here.
Alerts Sign-up