7th Brigade Leadership

Colonel Steve T. Schmidt

Colonel Steve T. Schmidt is a native of Idaho and a graduate of the University of Idaho where he was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) in 2001.

Col. Schmidt’s civilian education includes both a Bachelor and Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences from the University of Idaho, and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies and National Security from the Naval War College.

His military education includes the Army Medical Department Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; the U.S. Army War College Defense Strategy Course; and Senior Service College.

His military career includes Medical Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment (Vanguards), 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; Executive Officer, 67th Forward Surgical Team, Giebelstadt, Germany; Assistant Operations Officer and Operations Officer, 67th Combat Support Hospital, Wuerzburg, Germany. As an aeromedical evacuation officer his assignments include Platoon Leader and Operations Officer, 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colorado; Operations Officer, Charlie Company (Air Ambulance), 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; Commander, Foxtrot Company (Air Traffic Services), 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; Course Director, School of Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker, Alabama; Commander, Charlie Company (Air Ambulance), 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, Ansbach, Germany; Executive Officer,12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Ansbach, Germany; Executive Officer, Headquarters, Department of the Army G-3-5-7 (DAMO-AV), Washington, DC; Assignment Officer and Deputy Branch Chief, Health Services Division, United States Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Professor of Military Science, Purdue University Army ROTC; Professor of Military Science, University of Kentucky Army ROTC; Chief Medical Service Corps Branch, Health Services Division, United States Army Human Resources Command; and Director, Talent Management, Office of the Surgeon General and Medical Command.

COL Schmidt’s Combat, Operational, and Humanitarian Deployments include Operation Restore Hope and Southern Watch; Kosovo Rotation 4A; Operation Shining Express; Operation Iraqi Freedom II, 06-08, and 09-10; and Operation Enduring Freedom 12-13.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Master Combat Medical Badge, Master Combat Action Badge, Senior Aviator Badge, and Senior Instructor Badge, among others. He is also a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3) and has been awarded The Surgeon General’s 9A Proficiency Designator.

CSM Dwight K. Hart’s Biography

Command Sergeant Major Dwight K. Hart is a native of St. Kitts and enlisted in the United States Army in May of 1999. He attended Army Basic Training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and was subsequently assigned to the 29th Engineer Battalion, Ft. Shafter, HI, as a Geodetic Surveyor.

During the course of his career, CSM Hart has held numerous duty positions including: Team Leader, 70th Engineer Company, HI; Squad Leader, 555th Topo Engineer Company, Ft. Hood, TX; Senior Engineer Tech, 72nd Survey and Design Detachment, Ft. Knox, KY; Senior Drill Sergeant, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Senior Tech Engineer NCO, 130th Engineer Battalion; Instructor/Writer, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Company First Sergeant, B/169 Engineer Battalion; S3 NCOIC, 35th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Company First Sergeant, 9th Engineer Battalion, HHC Brigade, Fort Stewart, GA; Battalion Command Sergeant Major, 864th Engineer Battalion (Pacemakers), Joint Base Lewis McCord, WA.

CSM Hart’s deployments include Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, Inherent Resolve and Enduring Freedom. After completing the Sergeants Academy in 2019, Class 69, CSM Hart served as the ODCSENG, USAREUR-AF Headquarters. He was then selected to be the USAREUR-AF G33 Sergeant Major. His most recent assignment was as the Battalion Command Sergeant Major, 1-409th BEB (SteadFast) Engineer Regiment, Ft. Knox, KY.

CSM Hart’s military education includes all levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System; the Warrior Leaders Course; Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course; Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course; and the Sergeants Major Academy. He is also a graduate of Air Assault School, Master Resilience Training, Basic Instructor Course, and the Army Drill Sergeant School. CSM Hart holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Excelsior College and a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership Management from U.S Army Command & General Staff College.

His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Award (5th award); Army Accommodation Medal (7th award); Army Achievement Medal (5th award); Army Good Conduct Medal (8th award); National Defense Service Medal (2nd award); Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Campaign Stars); Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon; NCO Professional Development Ribbon (numeral 5); Army Service Ribbon; and the Overseas Service Ribbon (6th award). He has earned the Air Assault Badge and the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge. CSM Hart is married to Mrs. Jehna Hart and they have one child, Julian.