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Douglas was born in 1971, in Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States.
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Douglas Kelly Smith
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Major Douglas Kelly Smith began his military career in 1990 as an enlisted soldier in the Regular Army. He graduated from Basic Training in October 1990 and completed Advanced Individual Training in January 1991. During that same month, he deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Storm with the 24th Infantry Division. At the end of Desert Storm, Major Smith was assigned to Ft. Stewart, Georgia, and then later to Ft. Knox Kentucky. In 1993 he left the Regular Army and transferred to the Kentucky Army National Guard. He immediately enrolled at Kentucky State University where he pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, became a member of the Tennis team, and joined Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. MAJ Smith received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in May of 1997. He reenlisted in the Kentucky National Guard in October of 2001 and was selected to attend Officer Candidate School. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 2003.
As a Commissioned Officer has served as an Assistant Communications Officer for the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, a rifle platoon leader for Alpha CO 1/149th INF BN during the Iraq Troop Surge of 2007, he has served as Company Commander of the 149th Signal Company, and as a Battalion Operations Officer, Support Operations Officer, and Executive Officer for the 149th Brigade Support Battalion. In addition, he has served as a Primary staff Officer of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade by serving as the Brigade S6. He has served on the General’s special staff as the Deputy Command Inspector General and now serves as the Assistant Chief of Staff-Army at Joint Forces Headquarters.
Major Smith is a graduate of the Officer Basic Course, the Captain’s Career Course, the Ordnance Officer Qualification Course, the Support Operations Officer Course, the Command and General Staff Officer Course, as well as the Advanced Operations Course. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Meritorious Service Medal, The Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the NCO Professional Development Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal.
Major Smith currently resides in Frankfort, KY, and has one child, Alexandra (17).
