Mr. Chris Stallings, born at Fort Benning, Georgia, lived in a variety of locations throughout the United States as a military dependent. He commissioned as an Army Aviation Officer through the Army ROTC program at North Georgia College in 1995 and received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Commercial Marketing and Business Management. In 2021 he concluded his active-duty career at the rank of Colonel after over 26 years of service.  He holds a Masters degree in Management Technologies from Murray State University, Masters of Science in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College, and Masters of Science in Strategic Studies from the United States Marine Corps War College.

Mr. Stallings served in numerous staff positions in the Army and commanded from the platoon level through brigade command including commandant Recruiting and Retention College, US Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky; executive assistant to the Director for Operations Joint Staff, Arlington, Virginia; operations officer for Global Force Management J35 Joint Staff, Arlington, Virginia; commander of 1-222^nd Aviation Regiment, 128^th Aviation Brigade, Fort Eustis, Virginia; department chair and professor of military science Duke University, United States Army Cadet Command Durham, North Carolina; 7-101^st Aviation Regiment Task Force operations officer, 159^th Combat Aviation Brigade,101st Airborne Division Air Assault, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; deputy J3 aviation operations officer, Combined Joint Task Force 101, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault; company commander Delta Company 7-101^st Aviation Regiment, 159^th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault; executive officer, Bravo Company 8-101^st Aviation Regiment, 159^th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault; executive officer, Charlie Company, 52^nd Aviation Regiment, 17^th Aviation Brigade, Eighth US Army Camp Humphreys South Korea; executive officer, Alpha Company 8-101^st Aviation Regiment, 159^th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault; platoon leader, Alpha Company 8-101^st Aviation Regiment, 159^th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault. Mr. Stallings deployed in two operational deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and two operational deployments to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Following retirement from active duty, Mr. Stallings entered federal civil service in February 2022, in his current assignment as executive director, Naval Service Training Command.

Last Updated: 14 December 2022