Background
Dunkle, Keith Allen was born on February 2, 1968 in Waverly, Missouri, United States. Son of Elden Thomas Dunkle and Margaret Alice Petet.
Dunkle, Keith Allen was born on February 2, 1968 in Waverly, Missouri, United States. Son of Elden Thomas Dunkle and Margaret Alice Petet.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Spanish & Criminal Justice, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, 1990. Master of Arts in Defense Studies, Kings College, London, 2003.
Commissioned 2nd lieutenant United States Army, 1990, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 2008. Security officer nuclear weapons detachment 558th United States Field Artillery, Perivolaki, Greece, 1991-1992. Field artillery officer 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Georgia, 1992-1995.
Special forces operational detachment A Commander 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1996—1999. Aide-de-camp United States Army South, Puerto Rico, 1999-2000. Special forces operational detachment A Commander 7th Special Forces Group, 2000—2002, British Joint Command and Staff College, Watchfield, England, 2002—2003.
Special forces operational detachment B Commander 1st Special Forces Group, Okinawa, Japan, 2003—2005. G3 United States Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany, 2005—2006. Chief Special Police Transition Team, Iraq, 2006—2007, Special Operations Command Africa, 2008—2009.
Battalion Commander Al Kut, Iraq, since 2010.
Married Brenda Ann Dulle, October 8, 1994. Children: Sophia Athena, Isabella Alexandra.