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1st BCT, 1st Armored Division Leadership
Commander
COL Stephen A. Fairless
Colonel Stephen A. Fairless was commissioned as an Armor Officer in 1997 following graduation from the United States Military Academy. His first assignment was with the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea, from 1998 to 1999. There he served as a Battalion S-1 and as a Tank Platoon Leader. He then served in 1st Battalion, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, as a Mechanized Infantry Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and as a Support Platoon Leader from 1999 to 2000. While serving as the Support Platoon Leader, he deployed with the Battalion to Kuwait for four months in support of Operation Intrinsic Action.