Sergeant Major Armando Yturria




Military Assigments



    Sergeant Major Yturria has held a variety of assignments over 24 years of service. His assignments include infantryman, 2/75th Ranger Bn, Ft Lewis Washington; Special Forces Medical Sergeant, Operational Detachment ALPHA (ODA) 511, Company A, 1st Bn 5th Special Force Group Airborne, Ft Bliss, Texas; Senior Medical Sergeant ODA 514 (HALO), Co A 1/5th SFG (A), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Intelligence Sergeant/Assistant Operation Sergeant, ODA 515 (SCUBA), Co A 1/5th SFG (A), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Team Sergeant, ODA 515 (SCUBA), Co A 1/5th SFG (A), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Sr. Instructor Special Forces Qualification Course, Ft Sam Houston, Texas; SR. Platoon Sergeant, Special Forces Qualification Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Special Operations Advisor for Northern California/Nevada, Readiness Group Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Operations Sergeant, Readiness Group Oakland Army Base, Oakland, California; Sergeant Major, Readiness Group Oakland Army Base, Oakland, California; First Sergeant, 3rd Bn, 21st Training Support Bde, Travis Air Force Base, California; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Operations Sergeant, United States Army Japan; Battalion Sergeant Major, 3rd Bn, 307th (TS), 5th Bde, Ft Jackson, SC.

Military Awards



    Sergeant Major Yturria’s awards and decorations include Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal 2 oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Good Conduct Medal 7/award, National Defense Service Medal 2 award, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal -2, Humanitarian Service Medal/2nd award, NCO Development Ribbon with numeral 4, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait), Valorous Unit Award, Combat Medical Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Master Parachutes Badge, Combat Divers Badge, Military Freefall Badge, Jordanian Parachutes Badge, Honduran Parachutes Badge.