His military and civilian education includes the

Preventive Medicine Specialist course, the Airborne

course, and the Jumpmaster course among others.

He has attended to all levels of NCOPDS and he is a

graduate of the United States Army Sergeants Majors

Academy (Class #65). CSM Medina has an Associate

Degree in Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in

Business Administration.

CSM Medina’s awards and decorations include the

Bronze Star Medal (2nd award), the Meritorious

Service Medal (4th award), the Army Commendation

Medal (7th award), the Army Achievement Medal

(4th award), the Combat Action Badge, the Combat

Medical Badge, the Expert Medical Badge, the

Airborne Badge, the Senior Parachutist Badge, the

Master Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge,

and several foreign awards. CSM Medina is a proud

recipient of The Order of Military Medical Merit.

Command Sergeant Major Elvin Medina attended

Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South

Carolina and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam

Houston, Texas, as a Preventive Medicine Specialist in

the Army Medical Corps.

CSM Medina has served as Preventive Medicine

technician, Medical Platoon Squad Leader, Platoon

Sergeant, Preventive Medicine Section Sergeant, 1SG

of a Medical Company - Area Support, Special Forces

BN Senior Medical Sergeant, Operations NCO, Chief

Clinical NCO, Operations SGM, and BN CSM.

CSM Medina’s stateside assignments include

USAMEDDAC Fort Polk, Louisiana; 528th Special

Operations (SB) in Fort Bragg, North Carolina;

USASOC in Fort Bragg, NC; and 36TH Medical

Company—Area Support 261ST Medical Battalion

(Multifunctional) in Fort Bragg, N.C. His overseas

assignments include 1st BN /508th PIR Airborne

Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy; 1ST BN/10TH

SFG (A) in Stuttgart Germany (2 tours); HHC, 30th

Medical Brigade in Sembach, Germany; 421ST

Medical Battalion (Multifunctional) in Baumholder,

Germany; and he is the current CSM for Public Health

Command – Atlantic in Fort Meade, Maryland. He

has deployed to CENTCOM, AFRICOM, EUCOM, and

PACOM areas of responsibilities.

CRDAMC Command Sergeant Major

CSM Elvin Medina