Mark Simerly

Mark Simerly
Official portrait, 2024
Alma mater"US Army Maj. Gen. Mark Simerly, Commanding General, Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)". Defense Logistics Agency.
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Branch
United States Army
Service years
1984–2026
Rank
Lieutenant General
CommandsDefense Logistics Agency
United States Army Combined Arms Support Command
Sustainment Center of Excellence
19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support
4th Sustainment Brigade
704th Brigade Support Battalion
Conflicts
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (4)
Bronze Star Medal (2)

Mark T. Simerly is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency. He previously served as the commanding general of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command, United States Army Sustainment Center of Excellence and Fort Gregg-Adams from 2021 to 2023. He previously served as the Director of Logistics of the United States Forces Korea and Deputy Director of Logistics of the United Nations Command and ROK/US Combined Forces Command and, prior to that, as the Commanding General of the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command.

Military career

In March 2023, Simerly was nominated and confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general.

Awards and decorations

Simely's awards and decorations include:

Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
  
Defense Superior Service Medal

with bronze oak leaf cluster

Legion of Merit

with three bronze oak leaf clusters

Bronze Star Medal

with bronze oak leaf cluster

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

with silver oak leaf cluster

Meritorious Service Medal
with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal
with bronze oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
with star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
with star
Iraq Campaign Medal
with two stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal
with star
Army Service Ribbon Army Overseas Service
Award numeral 4
NATO Medal
Non-Article 5
Joint Meritorious Unit Award

with two bronze oak leaf clusters

Meritorious Unit Award

with bronze oak leaf cluster

Army Superior Unit Award
1st Cavalry Division
Distinctive unit insignia
Basic Parachutist Badge Air Assault Badge
4th Sustainment Brigade Distinctive unit insignia
Defense Logistics Agency's emblem
Other accoutrements
5 Overseas Service Bars

References

  1. ↑ "General Officer Assignments". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Bell, Terrance (9 July 2021). "MG Simerly takes reins as new CASCOM commander". U.S. Army.
  3. ↑ "Commanding General". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Major General Mark T. Simerly – General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
  5. ↑ "Brigadier General Mark T Simerly, USA - Commander, DLA Troop Support" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Allen takes command of 19th ESC". www.army.mil.
  7. ↑ "A Conversation with Army Brig. Gen. Mark T. Simerly". Defense Logistics Agency.
  8. ↑ "PN490 — Maj. Gen. Mark T. Simerly — Army, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.