Commander: Lieutenant Colonel John E. Burk

Command Sergeant Major:  Kevin K. Herzinger

Lieutenant Colonel Burk is in his 22nd year of service.  Initially, he served a two-year active duty enlistment as an Air Defense Artillery Operations and Intelligence Assistant with the 7/7 ADA at Ft. Ord, California followed by a year with the 159th Support Group, USAR, Helena, Montana.  LTC Burk then completed Officer Candidate School at the Montana Military Academy and was commissioned in July, 1989. He served as a communications platoon leader for HQ, 163rd AR BDE, Montana ARNG and with Company A/133rd Signal Battalion, Illinois ARNG. He also served as Executive Officer and Company Commander of Company A/133rd Signal BN.  LTC Burk joined the Arizona ARNG in 1997 and has served as Battalion Signal Officer, 2/180th FA, Brigade Signal Officer, 153rd FA BDE, Operations Officer, 852nd RAOC, Deputy Inspector General, JFHQ, and is currently Commander, 258th RAOC. LTC Burk has completed the Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms Services Staff School, and the Command and General Staff Officers Course. 

 

Command Sergeant Major Kevin K. Herzinger first entered military service in 1977 joining the United States Marine Corps Reserve.  He was promoted to Sergeant before his discharge in 1982.  In 1982 he enlisted in the Nebraska Army National Guard, E Troop 167th Calvary where he served as a Calvary Scout.  In 1983 he joined the Arizona Army National Guard.  His assignments include all leadership positions from Section Chief to Command Sergeant Major.  He served as the First Sergeant for the 356th Signal Company, Phoenix, Arizona, Commandant Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, Marana, Arizona, Sergeant Major Joint Force Headquarters Arizona National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona, Commandant 215th Regional Training Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, and is currently the Command Sergeant Major for 258th Rear Area Operations Center, Glendale Arizona.  

 

His military education includes PLDC, Fort Ord, BNCOC , Arizona Military Academy, (distinguished graduate), Ammunition Specialist BNCOC, Redstone Arsenal, Ammunition ANCOC, Redstone Arsenal (distinguished graduate), First Sergeant Course, Sergeants Major Academy and the Command Sergeant Major Course.

 

Command Sergeant Major Herzinger has a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Human Resources.