Meet Our Cadre !
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Hulsey retired from active duty on 01 August 2014, and is now the Senior Army Instructor at Campbell High School in Smyrna, Ga. Prior to retirement, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Hulsey was the Battalion Commander of the 348th Brigade Support Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard. Before assuming Command, Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey served in Afghanistan with the HQ/ 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Oct 2012), as the Task Force Hydra S9 (Civil Military & Information Operations), Kabul Province.
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey’s civilian and military education include: a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University (05) and a Bachelor of Science degree from North Georgia College (94). He is a graduate of the AMEDD Officer Basic and Advance Courses. In addition to the Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security and Training Functional Area, he also possesses the Human Resource and Logistics Officer Functional Areas. He holds the Parachutist, Air Assault, and the Expert Field Medic Badges. He is also a graduate of the Combined Arms Services Staff School (CAS3), the Command and General Staff College (ILE), and the ILE-Advanced Operations Course.
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, The Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the NATO & UN Medals, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the GA Meritorious Service Medal, the GA State Active Duty Ribbon, the GA Special Operations Ribbon, and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award. His additional experience includes 3 rotations through the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), FT Polk, LA; 6-months deployed as a detachment OIC in Haiti; and a member of the Pentagon’s Post Disaster (9/11) Response Team (Oct-Nov 2001).
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey’s first assignment was as Treatment Platoon Leader for the 426th Forward Support Battalion, 101ST Airborne Division (Air Assault). During that initial assignment he deployed to Haiti in support of Operation Uphold Democracy, where he served as a Detachment OIC for 6 months in Cap-Haitian, Haiti. Upon return from deployment he was reassigned as the Medical Platoon Leader for the 1/327th Infantry Battalion, 101ST Airborne Division (Air Assault). From there, he was assigned back to the 426th Forward Support Battalion as the Combat Health Support Officer, within the Battalion’s Support Operations. After PCS’ing from those initial 4 years at FT Campbell, to FT Stewart, he was assigned as Company Commander, of Winn Army Community Hospital. After PCS’ing from FT Stewart to FT Lee VA, he was assigned as Chief of Clinical Operations for Kenner Army Health Clinic, and held that title for the next 2 years. LTC Hulsey ETS’d from Active Duty in March of 2002, and accepted an AGR position with the Georgia Army Nation Guard, and would serve as the states’ inaugural Deputy State Surgeon for next 5 years, charged with the comprehensive medical readiness of the Georgia Army National Guard. From that post, he was reassigned as the Administrative Officer/Executive Officer of the 110th Corps Support Battalion, and held that position for the next 12 months. He was reassigned in the fall of 2007 as the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigades’ inaugural BDE S1. In September, 2008, LTC was assigned as the BDE S3, and held that role until July 2010. Most recently, LTC Hulsey was assigned as the 648th MEB’s BDE S9 (civil-military & information operations) Officer.
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey is married to the former Carrie Hyatt of Dalton, Georgia. Carrie is currently a Kindergarten Teacher in Coweta County, and they have 2 children Hampton (2000) and Mary Ellis (2003). The family resides in Sharpsburg, Georgia.
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey’s civilian and military education include: a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University (05) and a Bachelor of Science degree from North Georgia College (94). He is a graduate of the AMEDD Officer Basic and Advance Courses. In addition to the Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security and Training Functional Area, he also possesses the Human Resource and Logistics Officer Functional Areas. He holds the Parachutist, Air Assault, and the Expert Field Medic Badges. He is also a graduate of the Combined Arms Services Staff School (CAS3), the Command and General Staff College (ILE), and the ILE-Advanced Operations Course.
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, The Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the NATO & UN Medals, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the GA Meritorious Service Medal, the GA State Active Duty Ribbon, the GA Special Operations Ribbon, and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award. His additional experience includes 3 rotations through the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), FT Polk, LA; 6-months deployed as a detachment OIC in Haiti; and a member of the Pentagon’s Post Disaster (9/11) Response Team (Oct-Nov 2001).
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey’s first assignment was as Treatment Platoon Leader for the 426th Forward Support Battalion, 101ST Airborne Division (Air Assault). During that initial assignment he deployed to Haiti in support of Operation Uphold Democracy, where he served as a Detachment OIC for 6 months in Cap-Haitian, Haiti. Upon return from deployment he was reassigned as the Medical Platoon Leader for the 1/327th Infantry Battalion, 101ST Airborne Division (Air Assault). From there, he was assigned back to the 426th Forward Support Battalion as the Combat Health Support Officer, within the Battalion’s Support Operations. After PCS’ing from those initial 4 years at FT Campbell, to FT Stewart, he was assigned as Company Commander, of Winn Army Community Hospital. After PCS’ing from FT Stewart to FT Lee VA, he was assigned as Chief of Clinical Operations for Kenner Army Health Clinic, and held that title for the next 2 years. LTC Hulsey ETS’d from Active Duty in March of 2002, and accepted an AGR position with the Georgia Army Nation Guard, and would serve as the states’ inaugural Deputy State Surgeon for next 5 years, charged with the comprehensive medical readiness of the Georgia Army National Guard. From that post, he was reassigned as the Administrative Officer/Executive Officer of the 110th Corps Support Battalion, and held that position for the next 12 months. He was reassigned in the fall of 2007 as the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigades’ inaugural BDE S1. In September, 2008, LTC was assigned as the BDE S3, and held that role until July 2010. Most recently, LTC Hulsey was assigned as the 648th MEB’s BDE S9 (civil-military & information operations) Officer.
Lieutenant Colonel Hulsey is married to the former Carrie Hyatt of Dalton, Georgia. Carrie is currently a Kindergarten Teacher in Coweta County, and they have 2 children Hampton (2000) and Mary Ellis (2003). The family resides in Sharpsburg, Georgia.
First Sergeant Burns
1SG Kathryn A. Burns teaches Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AJROTC). She has an Associate Degree from Georgia Military College in Electronic Management, a Bachelor Degree from the University of Maryland in Business Management and a Master in Education Degree from Mercer University in Middle Grades Math. 1SG Burns taught Electronic Radio Repair in the military for six years and has been teaching AJROTC at Campbell High School for seventeen years. She has been married to Willie for 34 years and they have two children Kishaun and Willie Jr., 25. They have lived in various places around the world to include Germany, Korea, California, South Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky, Georgia and Maryland. 1SG Burns received the MLK Teacher Humanitarian Award in 2002, Cobb County teacher of the Year in 2015 and Cobb County High School Teacher of the Year for 2015 - 2016. Her main goal in teaching is to help students develop self-esteem, leadership, teamwork, responsibility and to recognize that we all have valuable skills to contribute to society.