COL Lingenfelter
Chief, Information Infrastructure Integration
Office of the CIO/G6, US Army
Colonel Rusty L. ‘Ling’ Lingenfelter is assigned as the
Chief, Information Infrastructure Integration Division, Office of the Chief
Information Officer/G6, United States Army.
Colonel Lingenfelter was born in Decatur,
Illinois. He graduated from Mt. Zion High School in 1981 and received Bachelor of Arts
degrees in Psychology and Computer Science from Coe College
in 1985 and 1986 respectively. He completed his Federal CIO certificate in 2000
and a Masters degree in Industrial Technology - Digital Communications from East Carolina
University in May 2005.
His military education includes completion of Basic Training (Distinguished
Graduate) in 1981, Airborne Course in 1983, Signal Officer Basic Course in
1985, Signal Officer Advanced Course in 1990, Combined
Arms Services
Staff School
in 1993, the Command and General Staff Course in 1998, the Signal and Army
Pre-Command Courses in 2001, and the United
States Army War College
in 2007.
Colonel Lingenfelter was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Signal, in the
Iowa National Guard upon completion of the University of Iowa Reserve
Officers Training Corps curriculum on December
16, 1983. His early assignments included platoon leader, executive officer and
Commander, Company A (formerly Company C), 234th Signal Battalion as
well as various assignments on the Operations staff. Following these
assignments, he served as the Signal Officer for the 2d Brigade, 34th
Infantry Division. His full-time assignments have included Training Technician,
Assistant Operations Officer and Officer in Charge for the 234th
Signal Battalion. While assigned to the State Headquarters, Colonel
Lingenfelter was assigned as the Reserve Component Automation System Project
Officer and as Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management. He was
transferred to the National Guard Bureau where he served as Chief, Systems
Engineering Branch and as Chief, Communication Operations Branch for Army
Information Systems. In September 2001, he was assigned as Commander, 234th
Signal Battalion. During the period from June 2003 to May 2004 the 234th Signal
Battalion deployed to Iraq
in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In October 2004, he left command to
assume duties as Deputy Director, Enterprise Systems Technology Activity
(ESTA), Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) and 9th Army Signal
Command (ASC) in Arlington,
VA. He remained in that
position until July 2006 when he assumed his current position.
Awards and decorations which Colonel Lingenfelter has received include the
Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, three Army Meritorious Service Medals, four
Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals, six Army Reserve
Components Achievement Medals, two National Defense Service Medals, the Iraq
Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Service Medal, two Armed
Forces Reserve Medals, the Army Service Ribbon, two Reserve Components Overseas
Training Ribbons, two Iowa Recruiting Ribbons, the Iowa Commendation Medal, the
Iowa National Guard State Service Ribbon, the Tennessee Commendation Medal and
the Parachutist Badge. He also wears the Meritorious Unit Citation awarded to
the 234th Signal Battalion for meritorious achievement during
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He is a member of the National Guard Association of the United States, Iowa National Guard
Officers Association, the Armed Forces Communication Electronics Association,
the Signal Corps Regimental Association, the Association of the United States
Army, the National Guard Bureau Alumni Association, the Sigma Nu Alumni
Association and the Coe College "C" Letterman's Club.
He resides in Fort Belvoir,
VA with wife Diane, and children,
Lee, Jay and Margret.
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