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Colonel Kenneth N. Snow serves as the Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. 

He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1996 from the Palmetto Military Academy. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Infantry Captains Career Course, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, and U.S. Army War College.

COL Snow’s previous military assignments include: Commander, 1-118th Infantry Battalion; Chief, Future Operations, Joint Operations Center, West Columbia, SC; Assistant Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Columbia, SC; Executive Officer 1-118th IN, Mullins, SC; Plans Officer, NATO HQs, Camp Film City, Kosovo (KFOR-16); Commander, HHC, 1-118th IN, Union, SC; Embedded Team Trainer, Camp Stone Afghanistan (CJTF Phoenix VI); Commander, HHC SECFOR, Camp Phoenix Afghanistan (CJTF Phoenix VI); Commander, Company A, 1-118th IN, Moncks Corner, SC; Battalion Maintenance Officer, HHC 4-118th IN, Union, SC; Platoon Leader, Eagle Base, Bosnia (SFOR-13); Support Platoon Leader, HHC 4-118th IN, Lockhart, SC; and a Platoon Leader, Company B 4-118th IN.

His military awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Serve Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with two Silver Oak leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M device and one Gold Hourglass, Afghanistan NATO Medal, Bosnia NATO Medal, Kosovo NATO Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Air Assault Badge, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, and Norwegian Road March Badge, South Carolina Active State Service Medal, South Carolina Mobilization Ribbon, Kentucky Merit Ribbon and the District of Columbia Presidential Inauguration Support Ribbon.

In his civilian career, COL Snow is a Certified Public Accountant and Supervisory Auditor for the South Carolina United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of South Carolina, a Master of Business Administration from Webster University, and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. He is a Member of the National Guard Association of South Carolina. COL Snow presently resides in Columbia with his wife Krista. They have one daughter, Gabrielle who is a junior at the University of South Carolina and a son Luke, who is a second-year graduate student at Cornell University.

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Colonel Kenneth N Snow, armée américaine

Chef d'état-major

Le Colonel Kenneth N. Snow est chef d'état-major de la Force opérationnelle interarmées combinée - Corne de l'Afrique.

Il est diplômé de l'université de Caroline du Sud et a été promu sous-lieutenant en 1996 à l'académie militaire de Palmetto. Il a suivi le cours de base des officiers d'infanterie de l'armée américaine, le cours de carrière des capitaines d'infanterie, l'école d'état-major des armes et services combinés, l'école de commandement et d'état-major général et l'école de guerre de l'armée américaine.

Les précédentes affectations militaires du colonel Snow sont les suivantes : Commandant du 1-118e bataillon d'infanterie ; chef des opérations futures, centre d'opérations interarmées, West Columbia, SC ; chef d'état-major adjoint, quartier général de la force interarmées, Columbia, SC ; commandant en second du 1-118e IN, Mullins, SC ; officier de planification, QG de l'OTAN, Camp Film City, Kosovo (KFOR-16) ; commandant du HHC, 1-118e IN, Union, SC ; formateur d'équipes intégrées, Camp Stone Afghanistan (CJTF Phoenix VI) ; Commandant, HHC SECFOR, Camp Phoenix Afghanistan (CJTF Phoenix VI) ; Commandant, Compagnie A, 1-118th IN, Moncks Corner, SC ; Officier de maintenance de bataillon, HHC 4-118th IN, Union, SC ; Chef de peloton, Eagle Base, Bosnie (SFOR-13) ; Chef de peloton de soutien, HHC 4-118th IN, Lockhart, SC ; et un Chef de peloton, Compagnie B 4-118th IN.

Ses récompenses militaires comprennent la Defense Meritorious Service Medal, la Meritorious Serve Medal avec une grappe de feuilles de chêne, la Army Commendation Medal avec une grappe de feuilles de chêne, la Joint Service Achievement Medal, la Army Achievement Medal avec une grappe de feuilles de chêne, la Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal avec deux grappes de feuilles de chêne d'argent, National Defense Service Medal avec une étoile de bronze, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal avec un dispositif M et un sablier d'or, Afghanistan NATO Medal, Bosnia NATO Medal, Kosovo NATO Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Air Assault Badge, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, Norwegian Road March Badge, South Carolina Active State Service Medal, South Carolina Mobilization Ribbon, Kentucky Merit Ribbon et District of Columbia Presidential Inauguration Support Ribbon.

Dans sa carrière civile, le colonel Snow est expert-comptable et auditeur superviseur pour le United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) de Caroline du Sud. Il est titulaire d'une licence en comptabilité de l'université de Caroline du Sud, d'une maîtrise en administration des affaires de l'université Webster et d'une maîtrise en études stratégiques de l'U.S. Army War College. Il est membre de l'Association de la Garde nationale de Caroline du Sud. Le colonel Snow réside actuellement à Columbia avec son épouse Krista. Ils ont une fille, Gabrielle, qui est étudiante à l'université de Caroline du Sud, et un fils, Luke, qui est en deuxième année d'études supérieures à l'université Cornell.