COL. FRANZ AMANN BIO


  • Graduated from The Citadel and commissioned as a regular Army officer into the Chemical Corps in 1985

  • S-2 security officer for the 558th U.S. Army Artillery Group in Athens, Greece

  • G-3 nuclear/biological/chemical officer for the Berlin Brigade in Berlin, Germany

  • Commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 5-502nd Infantry Battalion, Berlin Brigade

  • Commander of A Company, Combat Support Battalion, Berlin Brigade

  • Observer and controller at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif.

  • Chief of the Combined Arms Training Section in Fort McClellan, Ala.

  • Executive officer for the 84th Chemical Battalion, Fort McClellan

  • Completed a joint assignment as the J3 Plans nuclear, biological and chemical defense officer for the NATO Allied Forces Southern Region in Naples, Italy

  • Commanded the 22nd Chemical Battalion at Aberdeen Proving Ground

  • G-4 for 20th Support Command (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive defense)

  • V Corps chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive chief in Heidelberg, Germany