Brigade CSM Harold "Ed" Jarrell
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Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Harold “Ed” Jarrell most recently served as the CSM of the 311th Military Intelligence Battalion (Forward Collection) at Camp Zama, Japan. Born in Washington, D.C., CSM Jarrell initially enlisted in the Army National Guard in December 1999, and later transferred to the Active Component. In 2009, CSM Jarrell reclassified his military occupational specialty from Infantryman to Counterintelligence (CI) Special Agent
CSM Jarrell’s operational assignments include: the 10th Mountain Division as an Automatic Rifleman, Fire Team Leader, and Squad Leader; the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as a CI Special Agent, CI/Human Intelligence Section Leader, Targeting Cell Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC), and Military Intelligence Detachment NCOIC; the 75th Ranger Regiment as the Senior CI Sergeant, S2X NCOIC, Task Force CI Coordinating Authority, and Regimental S2 Sergeant Major; the 82nd Airborne Division as First Sergeant and Operations Sergeant Major; and the 2nd Infantry Division as the G2 Sergeant Major. Additionally, CSM Jarrell was an Instructor at the United States Army Ranger School. CSM Jarrell has eight deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism to include Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
CSM Jarrell’s civilian education includes a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from American Military University, a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso (Phi Kappa Phi honors), and a Master of Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University.
CSM Jarrell’s military education includes: Primary Leadership Development Course (Commandant’s List), Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (Commandant’s List), Senior Leader Course (Commandant’s List), United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 69 (Commandant’s List), Basic Airborne Course, Jumpmaster Course, Ranger Course, Air Assault Course, CI Special Agent Course, Source Operations Handler’s Course, Asset Validation Course, Defense Strategic Debriefer’s Course, Mobile Retention Team Representative Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Ranger First Responder Course, Tactical Casualty Combat Care Course, Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Course, Senior Tactics Instructor Course, and the Army Basic Instructor Course.
CSM Jarrell’s awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal (2nd award), Meritorious Service Medal (5th Award), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (5th Award), Army Achievement Medal (4th award), Army Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghan Campaign Medal (4 Campaign Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (1 service star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with “M” Device), Armed Forces Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (5th Award), North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal (1 service Star), Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2nd award), Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation (2nd award), Army Superior Unit Award, Air Assault Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Ranger Tab, the Military Intelligence Corps Association Knowlton Award, 1SG for the 2017 FORSCOM Dillard Award winning Company, German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency (Gold), German Marksmanship Award-Schutzenschnur (Silver), and German Parachutist Badge (Bronze).
CSM Jarrell was recently married to his wife Karrissa, and is father to his son Cayden.