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Colonel Barry Richmond
01 May 2005
COL Richmond began his military career in 1971, spending three years on active duty with the United States Army. He was trained as a paratrooper, combat engineer, and chaplain assistant. He served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in the United States and with the 10th Special Forces Detachment, Bad Toelz, Federal Republic of Germany. He was discharged from active duty in 1974 at the rank of Specialist Fourth Class.
In 1980, COL Richmond joined the Indiana National Guard as a traditional soldier and served as a heavy equipment operator until 1981 when he began Officer Candidate School at the Indiana Military Academy. He was commissioned in 1982 as an Engineer Officer and platoon leader for a heavy construction equipment company. For the next eight years, he served in a variety of positions including Training Officer and Commander of an Engineer Company, and Finance Officer for Camp Atterbury, a National Guard Training Site.
While at Camp Atterbury, he served as Chief of Schedules Branch, as a staff engineer, and as the Director of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security. He was assigned as Strategic Plans Officer in 2002 and as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in 2003 for the Indiana Joint Forces Headquarters. His current assignment is Commander, Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center.
COL Richmond’s military education includes Enlisted Combat Engineer Course, both Basic and Advanced Officer Engineer Courses, both Basic and Small Group Instructor Courses, Combined Arms Services and Staff School, Command and General Staff College, Army Force Management Course, and Army Garrison Pre Command Course. He has completed a number of Army Performance Improvement Criteria, Strategic Management and other organizational development courses.
Colonel Barry Richmond
Installation Commander
Years of Active Commissioned Service: 20 Years as of June ‘05
Total Years of Service: 25 1/2
Civilian Education Degrees Received
High School, Franklin, Indiana Graduated 1969, Indiana Vocational Technical College, Indianapolis, Indiana AS (HVAC Technology) 1982, Oakland City University, Oakland City, Indiana BS (Human Resource Mgmt) 1995, Oakland City University, Oakland City, Indiana MS (Management) 2001
Military Schools Attended Year Completed
Basic Training 1971, Leadership Preparation Course 1971, Combat Engineer Advanced Individual Training 1971, Airborne Course 1971, Officer Candidate Course 1982, Engineer Officer Basic Course 1983, Engineer Officer Advanced Course 1991, Battle Focus Instructor Training Course 1994, Small Group Instructor Training Course 1995, Combined Arms Services and Staff School 1995, Command and General Staff College 1997, ARNG Training Center Manager Course 2000, ARNG Strategic Management Course 2001, ARNG Budget Course 2001, Army Force Management School 2002, ARNG Facilitator Course 2002, ARNG Performance Measurement and Practical Application Course 2002, ARNG Practitioner Course 2003, ARNG Army Performance Improvement Criteria Self-Assessment Course 2003, ARNG Army Performance Improvement Criteria Writer’s Course 2003, ARNG Army Performance Improvement Criteria Examiner Course 2003, Army Garrison Pre-Command Course 2005.
U.S. Decorations/Badges
Army Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal – 2, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal – 4, National Defense Service Ribbon – 2, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Indiana Long Service Medal – 20 Years Bronze Disk, Indiana Military Volunteer Emblem, Parachute Badge
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Colonel Barry L. Richmond
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Richmond began his military career in 1971, spending three years on
active duty with the United States Army. He was trained as a
paratrooper, combat engineer, and chaplain assistant. He served as an
enlisted soldier with the 173
In 1980, COL Richmond joined the Indiana National Guard as a traditional enlisted soldier and served as a heavy equipment operator until 1981 when he began Officer Candidate School at the Indiana Military Academy. He was commissioned in 1982 as an Engineer Officer and platoon leader for a heavy construction equipment company. For the next eight years, he served in a variety of positions including Training Officer and Commander of an Engineer Company, and Finance Officer for Camp Atterbury, a National Guard Joint Maneuver Training Center.
During the period of COL Richmond’s service as a traditional National Guard Soldier, he worked in a variety of civilian industries and positions. He managed his family-owned restaurant, started a heating and air-conditioning business, designed and installed energy management systems, and partnered with other businessmen to start an electronic controls manufacturing firm, ultimately serving as Vice-President of Operations.
In 1993, COL Richmond began full-time as a military civil service technician at Camp Atterbury. While at the training center he served as Chief of Schedules Branch, as a staff engineer, and as the Director of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security. He was assigned to the Indiana Joint Forces Headquarters as the Strategic Plans Officer in 2002 and as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (J2/3/7) in 2003. From May 2005 until January 2009 he served as Commander, Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center. His current assignment is Deputy Commander, Atterbury – Muscatatuck Center for Complex Operations.
COL Richmond’s military education includes Enlisted Combat Engineer Course, both Basic and Advanced Officer Engineer Courses, both Basic and Small Group Instructor Courses, Combined Arms Services and Staff School, Command and General Staff College, Army Force Management Course, and Army Garrison Pre-Command Course. He has completed a number of Army Performance Improvement Criteria, Strategic Management, Lean Six Sigma, and other organizational development courses.
COL Richmond’s civilian education includes and Associate Degree in Heating and Air Conditioning Technology, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Relations Management, and a Master of Science in Management. He has completed some doctoral level coursework in Organizational Leadership.
COL Richmond was born in 1951 in Madison, Indiana and he and his wife, Kathryn, live in Nineveh, Indiana and have six grown children. He has served as an adult advisor to Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scout and Venture Crew youth organizations and as a volunteer firefighter for his community. He is a past and current member of a variety of civic and service organizations including Leadership Johnson County and Columbus Sunrise Rotary Club and he serves on boards of several not for profit organizations.