Colonel Casey Wilson
Commander, Public Health Command-Pacific
COL Casey Wilson was born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Canton, Michigan. She enlisted in the United States Army in 1995 as a 63B, Light-Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, and attended Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Through a Green-to-Gold scholarship she graduated from the University of Michigan in 2002 and earned her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) as an Army Medical Service Corps Officer.
She successfully completed two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and one in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She is a graduate of the Army Medical Department's Officer Basic Course, the Army Medical Department’s Career Course, the Command and General Staff College at Leavenworth, and Senior Service College as a Harvard University National Security Fellow. She possesses a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology, Masters of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Masters of Science in Public Health with a focus in Public Policy and Health Care Design.
COL Wilson's assignments include: Evacuation Platoon Leader and Treatment Platoon Leader, C company, 626th BSB, 3rd BDE Combat Team, 101st Infantry DIV (AASLT), Fort Campbell, KY; Executive Officer, 772nd Forward Surgical Team, 101st Infantry DIV (AASLT), Fort Campbell, KY; Executive Officer, C company, 626th BSB, 3rd BDE Combat Team, 101st Infantry DIV (AASLT), Fort Campbell, KY; BN Logistics Officer, 101st BTB, 101st Sustainment BDE, 101st Infantry DIV (AASLT), Fort Campbell, KY; Commander, USAMEDDAC HHC Company, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, 101st Infantry DIV (AASLT), Fort Campbell, KY; Chief, Medical Plans and Operations, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), United States Special Forces Command, Fort Campbell, KY; Chief, Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security, USAMEDDAC, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, 101st Infantry DIV (AASLT), Fort Campbell, KY; Deputy Division Surgeon, 101st Infantry DIV (AASLT), Fort Campbell, KY; Medical Operations Planner (Current Operations) FORSCOM Surgeon, FORSCOM HQ, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and Medical Operations Planner (Future Operations), G-3/5/7, United States Army Office of the Surgeon General and Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Virginia; Troop Commander, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany; National Security Fellow, Harvard University.
Her awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (8 Awards), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (7 Awards), the Army Achievement Medal (4 Awards), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal (2 Award), Iraq Campaign Medal (2 Campaign Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Citations (4),the Pathfinder Badge, Parachutist Badge, Australian Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Expert Field Medical Badge, and the Order of the Military Medical Merit.
She is married to LTC(R) Jared P. Wilson and together are raising three daughters, Gabriella (21), River(19), and Genevieve(17). They enjoy their life with their two French Bulldogs while camping, hiking, traveling and going to concerts and football games. Beat Navy, Go Lions, and Go Blue!