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Chief of Staff
U.S. Army Medical Command

Mr. Herbert A. (Herb) Coley has served as the Chief of Staff, United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)/ Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) since January 2009 and was appointed into the Senior Executive Service (SES) on 25 October 2009.

In 1970 he graduated from Trinity University, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant as a Distinguished Military Graduate, and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. He received a Master of Health Administration from Baylor University in 1982. Mr. Coley is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and was a fellow at the RAND Arroyo Center.

Mr. Coley's last assignment was as the Chief, Manpower Division, Directorate of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Command. Prior to his returning to government service in September 2001, he was the San Antonio Area Manager for TROY Systems, Inc., a Fairfax, Va., based information services company. He joined TROY in June 1998, after serving 28 years in the Army as a Medical Service Corps officer. In his last assignment, he was Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation at the U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Among his military assignments are command of Headquarters and Support Company, 25th Medical Battalion, 25th Infantry Division; command of the 507th Medical Company (Air Ambulance); and, commander of the 41st Combat Support Hospital. He also served as a staff officer in the Headquarters, U.S. Army Health Services Command and in the Office of The Surgeon General.

His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (with oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with six oak leaf clusters), and other service awards. He also been honored with the Order of Military Merit and has been awarded the Expert Field Medical Badge and the Senior Aviator's Badge.