2018-2019 Nunn School Military Fellows

LTC Octavia T. Coleman is a native of Columbus, Georgia. She honorably completely six years of enlisted service in the Army Reserves prior to receiving her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1997. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbus State University, a Master of Public Administration from Georgia Southern University and a Master of Procurement and Acquisition Management from Webster University.

She is a graduate of the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, the Combined Logistics Captain’s Career Course, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Petroleum Course, Support Operations Course, the Army Office of Business Transformation Lean Six Sigma Course (Black Belt), Command and General Staff College and the Joint Forces Staff College.

LTC Coleman’s most recent assignments include Proponency Chief, Office of the Quartermaster General, Fort Lee, Virginia; Battalion Commander, Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Strategic Joint Logistics Operations Officer, Defense Logistics Agency – Transcom (DLA-T) Support Division, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Chief, Wartime Host Nation Support Branch and Logistics Plans Officer, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea C-4/J-4, Yongsan, Korea; Support Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 402nd Army Field Support Brigade, Joint Base Balad, Iraq; 4th Brigade Logistics Support Team Chief, Army Field Support Battalion, 406th Army Field Support Brigade, Fort Stewart, Georgia and Al Asad Airbase, Iraq; Logistics Liaison Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff C-3/G3, Third Army/United States Army Central/Coalition Forces Land Component Command, Camp Arifjan., Kuwait; Logistics Operations Officer, Director of Logistics G-4, First United States Army, Fort Gillem, Georgia; Company Commander, 302nd Brigade Support Battalion, Deputy Support Operations Officer, and Supply and Services Management Officer, 702nd Main Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Other Key assignments include Fort Stewart, Georgia where she served as Deputy Protocol Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Headquarters; Division Subsistence Officer and Separates Brigade Maintenance Manager, Division Materiel Management Center (DMMC), Division Support Command; Rear Detachment Commander, Platoon Leader and Accountable Officer, 3rd Forward Support Battalion.

Her awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal, (2OLC), Army Achievement Medal (3OLC), Army Reserves Achievement Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, (2nd award), Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (numeral 6), Army Reserves Components Overseas Training Ribbon, Parachutist Badge, and the Parachutist Rigger Badge.

LTC Coleman is assigned to the United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania with duty as a United States Army Fellow, serving at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

She is married to LTC Byron T. Coleman who is currently serving as the Director of the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence, Fort Lee, Virginia.

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher M. Sheffield is the Commander, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. He commands 495 U.S. military personnel providing force protection, air base defense, security, and law enforcement activities for a 3,300 acre base and over 5,000 coalition personnel. The 39th Security Forces Squadron provides the first line of defense for $18 billion in strategic deterrence assets, including North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s largest nuclear deterrence stockpile. Additionally, the unit provides security for combat assets from seven coalition nations directly supporting four Combatant Commanders and providing direct support to Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and NOMAD SHADOW. Lieutenant Colonel Sheffield also serves as the 39th Air Base Wing’s Antiterrorism Officer, administering the antiterrorism program for Incirlik Air Base and five geographically separated units dispersed throughout Turkey.

Lieutenant Colonel Sheffield received his commission through the USAF Academy in 1999 and has served in a variety of Security Forces billets both stateside and overseas. He previously commanded two Security Forces Squadrons and deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operations IRAQI and ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to his current assignment, Lieutenant Colonel Sheffield served as Chief, Protection Operations & Plans Branch, United States Africa Command, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science in Foreign Area Studies: Latin America, USAF Academy, CO
2004 Squadron Officer School, Correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2006 Squadron Officer School, In Residence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2006 Master of Science in International Relations, Troy University, AL
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2012 US Army Command and General Staff College, In Residence, Ft Leavenworth, KS

ASSIGNMENTS 
Aug 99 - Sep 01, Security Forces Flight Commander, 321st Missile Squadron, FE Warren AFB, WY
Sep 01 - Sep 02, Flight Commander, 8th Security Forces Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
Oct 02 - Jul 04, Operations Officer, Detachment 1, 343d Training Squadron, Camp Bullis, TX
Jul 04 - Mar 05, Course Chief, Security Forces Apprentice Course, Lackland AFB, TX  
Mar 05 - Mar 06, Chief, Security Forces, 478th Expeditionary Operation Squadron, Forward Operating Location Manta, Ecuador
Mar 06 - Aug 09, Operations Officer, 75th Security Forces Squadron, Hill AFB, UT
Aug 09 - Jun 11, Commander, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
Jun 11 - Jun 12, Student, US Army Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, KS
Jun 12 - Sep 14, Commander, 20th Security Forces Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC
Sep 14 - Jun 17, Chief, J343 Protection Operations and Plans Branch, J34 Protection Division, J3 Operations Directorate, United States Africa Command, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
Jun 17 - Present, Commander, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
Sep 14 - Jun 17, Chief, J343 Protection Operations and Plans Branch, J34 Protection Division, J3 Operations Directorate, United States Africa Command, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS 
Defense Meritorious Service
Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, June 1999
First Lieutenant, June 2001
Captain, June 2003
Major, January 2009
Lieutenant Colonel, June 2014