Colonel John P. Chadbourne

COL John P. Chadbourne graduated from the University of North Georgia with a degree in Physics in 1988 and was immediately commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. Following the Ordnance Officer Basic Course, Colonel Chadbourne served as a maintenance platoon leader and then shop officer in the 123rd Main Support Battalion in the 1st Armored Division. During this tour of duty, John deployed his entire shop to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and led a maintenance task force into Iraq providing continuous support during combat operations ensuring 1AD readiness throughout the conflict.

From 1991 to 1993, Colonel Chadbourne was the Maintenance Control Officer for the 17th Combat Equipment Company in Belgium. In 1993, following the Captains Career Course, John became the Brigade Maintenance Officer in the 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, where he coordinated and synchronized maintenance support for two readiness exercises, a 4-week brigade training exercise and an NTC rotation.

The following year, Colonel Chadbourne took a maintenance company command in the 724th MSB 24th ID. Following command, John attended the Naval Postgraduate school in Monterey, CA, earning a master’s degree in systems management. From 1997 to 1998, John was the 1st Armored Division Material Readiness Officer. During this time while the Division was on split operations in Bosnia and Central Europe. As the 1st AD Support Operations Officer in 1999 to 2000, John deployed to Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia, as part of the First Armored Division Assault Command Post to facilitate the RSO for the 1st AD unit into Kosovo.

In 2001, John was called upon again to take the reigns as a Division Materiel Readiness Officer, this time in the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia. His next position in the 3rd ID, was as the Battalion Executive Officer of the 703rd MSB where he deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following redeployment from Iraqi Freedom, Colonel Chadbourne had the unique opportunity to serve as an exchange officer in the British Army. He was assigned as the Executive Officer of a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (REME) Regiment comprising of approximately 1,300 soldiers, 84 tracked and 86 wheeled vehicles, with the responsibility of training all track vehicle, wheeled vehicle, electrical systems, armament systems, and recovery mechanics for the British Army.

Colonel Chadbourne returned to the 3rd Infantry Division to serve as the Battalion Commander of the now 703rd Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), from 2006 to 2009. During this time, Colonel Chadbourne deployed his battalion of 1,197 Soldiers to support the 4th BCT, 3ID in combat operations from October 2007 to December 2008 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu in Iraq. Following Battalion Command, John attended the Army War College.

After the War College, COL Chadbourne was assigned as the G3 for the 19th Expeditionary Support Command in Daegu, Korea. From June 2011 to June 2013 John served as the Brigade Commander of the Materiel Support Command – Korea (MSC-K) and led his multi-functional brigade to solve both industrial base and tactical sustainment issues across the Korean Peninsula.

Following brigade command, John took over as the Deputy Commander of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. From October 2014 to December 2015, Colonel Chadbourne was deployed to become the Director of Logistics (J4) for all US Forces in Afghanistan. From December 2015 to June 2018, John served as both the Division Chief of Force Development Logistics and the Director of Materiel, Army G8 in the Pentagon.

Colonel Chadbourne has been awarded the Ordnance Order of Samuel Shape Award from the Ordnance Corps Association and the General Brehon B. Somervell Medal from CASCOM. COL Chadbourne’s other significant awards and citations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), the Bronze Star Medal (three awards), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (five awards), the Army Commendation Medal (five awards), the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (two awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal (three awards), the Kosovo Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (two awards), the Iraq Campaign Medal (three awards), the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the NATO Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Saudi Arabia Liberation of Kuwait Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Army Staff Badge and the Airborne Badge.

Colonel Chadbourne retired in 2018.