Brigadier General Noel F. Palmer

Deputy Commanding General Reserve Affairs

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Published July 6, 2026

Brigadier General Noel F. Palmer
Deputy Commanding General Reserve Affairs

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE    USMA

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES

United States Military Academy – BS – Mechanical Engineering
University of Nebraska, Lincoln – MA – Business
University of Nebraska, Lincoln – PhD – Business
United States Army War College – MSS – Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Engineer Officer Basic Course
Combined Arms and Services Staff School
Aviation Officer Advanced Course
Reserve Components National Security Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)

None recorded

PROMOTIONS

DATE OF APPOINTMENT

2LT

3 Jun 95

1LT

3 Jun 97

CPT

1 Jul 99

MAJ

9 Aug 05

LTC

28 Feb 12

COL

25 May 17

BG

15 Sep 22

 

FROM

TO

ASSIGNMENT

Jul 24

Present

Commander, 102d Training Division (Maneuver Support) and Deputy Commanding General for Mobilization & Training, United States Army Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood,

Missouri

Sep 22

Jul 24

Deputy Commander - Support, 412th Engineer Command Mission Support, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Jul 22

Sep 22

Commander, 372d Engineer Brigade, Fort Snelling, Minnesota (Jul 22-Sep 22, non-rated)

Sep 21

Jul 22

Commander, 372d Engineer Brigade, United States Army Central, OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD & INHERENT RESOLVE, Kuwait

Feb 19

Sep 21

Commander, 372d Engineer Brigade, Fort Snelling, Minnesota (Feb-Mar 19, non- rated)

 

Feb 17

Jan 19

Director Reserve Component Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Feb-Mar 17, non-rated)

Apr 15

Feb 17

Commander, 12th Battalion (Engineer), 104th Regiment, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Mar 14

Apr 15

Executive Officer, 372d Engineer Brigade, Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Mar 13

Feb 14

G7 Technical Engineer Officer, 372d Engineer Brigade, Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Feb 12

Feb 13

Facilities/Contract Construction Management Engineer, 600th Engineer Facilities Detachment, Des Moines, Iowa

May 11

Feb 12

Team Leader, 916th Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance, Omaha, Nebraska

Jun 10

May 11

Engineer Planner, United States Forces-Afghanistan (South/Southwest), OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan

Aug 05

Jun 10

Mechanical Engineer, Facility Engineer Team (Southwest), Omaha, Nebraska

Mar 04

Aug 05

Mar 04 Aug 05 Commander, Company B, 244th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), Fort Collins, Colorado

Aug 03

Mar 04

Commander, Company B, 244th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq

May 03

Jul 03

Plans Officer, 244th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq

Jan 03

May 03

Plans Officer, 244th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), Denver, Colorado

Nov 00

Dec 02

Individual Ready Reserve

Oct 99

Nov 00

Assistant Brigade Engineer, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Fort Lewis, Washington (Oct-Nov 99, non-rated)

Apr 99

Oct 99

Student, Aviation Captains Career Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama and Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

May 98

Apr 99

Executive Officer, Company A, 70th Engineer Battalion (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas

Oct 97

May 98

Design Engineer, United States Army Central-Saudi Arabia, OPERATION DESERT FOCUS, Saudi Arabia (Oct 97, non-rated)

Sep 96

Sep 97

Platoon Leader, Company A, 70th Engineer Battalion (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas

Feb 96

Sep 96

Assistant S4, 70th Engineer Battalion (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas

Aug 95

Feb 96

Student, Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Aug 95, non-rated)

Jun 95

Aug 95

Casual

 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

DATE

GRADE

Commander, 372d Engineer Brigade, United States Army Central,

OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD & INHERENT RESOLVE, Kuwait

 

Sep 21 - Jul 22

Colonel

 

Engineer Planner, United States Forces-Afghanistan (South/Southwest), OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan

Jun 10 - May 11

Major

 

Commander, Company B, 244th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq

Aug 03 - Mar 04

Captain

Plans Officer, 244th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq

May 03 - Jul 03

Captain

 

Design Engineer, United States Army Central-Saudi Arabia,

OPERATION DESERT FOCUS, Saudi Arabia (Oct 97, non-rated)

Oct 97 - May 98

First Lieutenant

 

 

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES

Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal

Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)