BLC GRAD PROGRAM 009-22

United States Army Reserve
Noncommissioned Officer Academy

Parks

Dublin, CA
Basic Leader Course
Graduation Ceremony
15 September 2022

Class 009-22

Basic Leader Course
Class 009-22 Graduation

Arrival of the Basic Leader Course Class

Arrival of the Official Party

National Anthem

Invocation

Commandant’s Remarks

Presentation of Awards and Diplomas:
“Iron Soldier” Award
Commandant’s Writing Award
Honor Graduate Award
Distinguished Honor Graduate Award
Distinguished Leadership Award
Commandant’s List
BLC Graduates

Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer

United States Army Song

Departure of Official Party

Command Sergeant Major James C. Stoots

Commandant
U.S. Army Reserve Noncommissioned Officer Academy

Command Sergeant Major James C. Stoots is a native of
Bowling Green, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army
Reserve March 1989, attended Basic Combat Training at Fort
McClellan, Alabama. August 1990, attended Advanced
Individualized Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey where he was
awarded the Motor Transport Operator (88M) Military Occupational
Specialty. August 1992, attended United States Army Reserve
Force School Fort McCoy, Wisconsin where he was awarded the
Carpentry and Masonry (12W) Military Occupational Specialty.

Command Sergeant Major Stoots’ duty positions consisted of
Motor Transport Operator Specialist, Carpentry Masonry Sergeant,
Construction Squad Leader, Construction Supervisor, Operations
and Training Noncommissioned Officer, Construction Platoon
Sergeant, Construction Operations Sergeant, General Engineering
Supervisor, Sustainment Range and Training Lands Program Manager, First Sergeant,
Installation Management Sergeant Major, Commandant Noncommissioned Officer Academy.
Command Sergeant Major Stoots’ assignments include, Charlie Company 983rd Engineer
Battalion Toledo, Ohio; 983rd Engineer Battalion Combat Heavy Monclova, Ohio; HHC 391st MP
BN Columbus, Ohio; B Company 980th Engineer Combat Battalion (H) San Antonio, Texas;
302nd Engineer Company (V) San Antonio, Texas; 416th Theatre Engineer Command Darien,
Illinois; United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Sustainable Range Program Fort
McPherson, Georgia; USARC G37 Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 926th Engineer Brigade
Montgomery, Alabama; AFRICOM Liaison attached to EUCOM Stuttgart, DE; United States
Army Sergeants Major Academy Fort Bliss, Texas; OCAR/USARC Army Reserve Installation
Management Division Fort Belvoir, VA & Fort Bragg, NC; Noncommissioned Officer Academy
Commandant Parks Reserve Force Training Area. Deployments consist of Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Command Sergeant Major Stoots’ military and civilian Education includes 88M Advance
Individualized Training, 51B-MOS Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic
Noncommissioned Officers Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, United
States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Nominative Leader Course, Brigade Pre-Command
Course, Command Sergeants Major Development Course, Commandant Pre-Command
Course, Battle Staff Course, Airborne Course, Air Assault Course, Rappel Master Course, Joint
Engineer Operations Course, Master Resilience Training Facilitators Course, Contracting
Officers Course, Range Facility Management System Course, and United States Army Reserve
Quota Managers Course. His civilian education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in General
Studies from Grantham University, Lenexa, Kansas.

Command Sergeant Major Stoots’ awards and decorations includes the Meritorious Service
Medal (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal (6OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5 OLC), Army
Good Conduct Medal (6 knots), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (5OLC),
National Defense Service Medal (BSS), Iraq Campaign Medal (2BSS), Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal (2BSS), Armed Forces Reserve Medal
(gold hourglass, M, Numeral 2), Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
(Numeral 6), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Component
Overseas Training Ribbon (Numeral 4), Meritorious Unit Citation, Combat Action Badge,
De Fleury Medal, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge and Department of Army Staff Badge.

Command Sergeant Major Stoots is married to his junior high sweetheart the former Christy
Jones of Bowling Green, Ohio. He has 4 kids and 10 grandchildren.

Command Sergeant Major Paul Langley

Basic Leader Course Graduation Guest Speaker

CSM Paul Langley enlisted in the U.S. Army as
an Air Defense Soldier in 1994, serving at both
Fort Lewis, Washington and Fort Bliss, Texas
before being selected for Army Special Forces.
In 2000 he attended Special Forces Medical
Sergeant training with a follow-on assignment to
the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). During
his time with 1st Special Forces Group, he
served at both Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Washington and Okinawa, Japan.

Throughout his career with the Special Forces, CSM Langley
served as an Operational Detachment Senior Medical Sergeant, a De-
tachment Team Sergeant, a Company Operations Sergeant, a Theater
Special Operations Command Company First Sergeant, a Special
Forces Company Sergeant Major, and a Battalion Operations Sergeant
Major. He has served as a Squadron Command Sergeant Major in the
Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group and is currently assigned as the
Commandant for the Army Special Operations NCO Academy located at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

CSM Langley has been deployed operationally throughout the
CENTCOM and INDOPACOM AORs during his career; to date, he has
deployed over 25 times either in a combat-role or in support of Theater
Security Cooperation Plans. CSM Langley has been married for 23 years,
he and his wife have three children. He holds a Bachelor of Science in
Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis and a Master of Arts in Interna-
tional Relations

United States Army Reserve
Noncommissioned Officer Academy Parks

Headquarters Cadre

Commandant CSM Stoots, James C.
Deputy Commandant SGM Caswell, Paul, E.
First Sergeant 1SG Franks, John W.
Chief Of Staff MSG Zuehlsdorf, Zachary A.
Human Resources NCOIC SFC Medina, Mark L.
Operations NCOIC SFC Bermudez, Juan P.
Supply NCOIC SFC Moreno, Carlo F.
Emergency NCOIC SGT Razuri Jacquelyne

Basic Leader Course Cadre

Course Manager MSG Garcia, Fernando J.
Senior Small Group Leader SFC McRae, Rynaldo R.
Senior Small Group Leader SFC Walker Karlee V.
Senior Small Group Leader SFC Boudreau, Michael F.
Senior Small Group Leader SFC Oleksa, Jason S.
Training Team Manager SFC Dallemand, Thomas.

Small Group Leaders

SFC Abrao, Gabriel A. SSG Lopez, Gabriel L.

SSG Arreola, Hector Jr. SGT Malone, Amy

SFC Berton, Ethan H. SSG Marte, Ellis A.

SSG Candelaria, Fresolinda F. SFC Maxwell, Aaron

SSG Carbiener, John A. SSG Morse, Nanci F.

SSG Carrillo, Anthony J. SFC Prislipsky Scott

SFC Coates, Brad A. SSG Rios Lopez, David

SFC Dasher, Dominique. SSG Saelee, Meuy A.

SSG Garcilazo, Christian O. SSG Salas, Melvin A.

SSG Gentrup, Ashley E. SSG Squire, Heather R.

SSG Locascio, Marc G.

Basic Leader Course Class 009-22 Awardees

Distinguished Honor Graduate
SPC MATTIS TAYLOR

Honor Graduate
SPC WILEY MARCUS

Commandant’s Writing Award
SGT JONES KALEN

Iron Soldier Award
SGT DECKARD LOCKE JUSTIN

Commandant’s

SPC AVILA JOSE M SGT NAVIN JOSHUA A

SPC DAMIANO LAUREN A CPL PANTALOS NATALIE M

SPC DAY MORGAN R SPC PATTERSONLOUALLEN
JEREMY R

SPC DEJESUSCORDOVA SPC PEREZ SALVADOR E
LORIVETTE M

SGT GARCIA JOEL M SPC PEREZ SAMUEL A

SGT HOSSLER NICHOLAS K SPC RANDLE DURRENDA S

SPC HOWINGTON MICHAEL T CPL RENTERIA HUMBERTO O

SGT HUNT THOMAS WILLIAM SGT SIQUEIDO YOUNG CODY R
SGT JAENA BRENT P CPL STAFFORD RYAN ANTHONY
SPC JANNI ASHLEY M
SPC JENKINS TONY J

SGT KING TRAVIS S

SPC KLEPAC REGAN J
SPC LANE NATHANAEL D
SGT CULP CHEYENNE S

Basic Leader Course Class 009-22 Graduates

SGT AGUILAR BRIAN SPC BYRUM PAUL C

SPC ALLEN ZACKERY R CPL CALDERON LUIS B

SPC ANDERSON LEMAR L SGT CAMPOS LISETTE G

SPC ANGALA ANGELITO T SPC CEESAY AHAMAD
SPC ARPERO HERNANDEZ SPC CHARLES MARQUIS ZAIRE
SPC AU AIDEN CPL CHERRY DANIEL DATAVIA L

SPC BAKER ROBERT B CPL CLARK STEPHEN
SPC CORDOVA ANA L
SPC BALAJADIA MAELISSA SPC CORTEZ BRYAN A
MAEGAN B

SGT BANDERA EFRAIN J

SPC BATES CHRISTOPHER R SPC CROUCH DOMINIC M

SPC BELANDRES ERICA M SPC CUEVAS ANGEL M
SPC DENNEY JEFFREY D
SPC BELLO-RESENDIZ SPC DOWNS JEREMY D
EDUARDO

SPC BENET SEAN R

SPC BENFIELD JOSHUA A SPC DUONG JOEY C

SPC BILLS HENRY L SPC DUPLESSIS CHARLES T
SPC BJELLAND JOSEPH A
SPC BLANTON NICHOLAS J SPC DYSART LOGAN L
SPC BOLES JOSHUA A
SGT BROWN HOPE R SPC ERVIN AMIR M

CPL ESPINOZA ZAMBRANO
RICARDO J

SGT FEUMBA HAROLD

CPL BRYNING TABITHA L SPC FORTO BOBBY

Basic Leader Course Class 009-22 Graduates

SPC FREDERICK ALECIA T SPC JUNG KOO MIN
CPL GONZALEZ HERIBERTO SGT KAMARA AMINATA I

SPC GRAHAM CHAKIRA M SPC KIM PHILLIP Y

SPC GRAVITT JORDEN W SGT KING JANETTE E

SGT GREY GABRIEL R SPC KIPKOECH JAPHET

SGT HAAS KODIE L SPC LILLYIRVIN TERANCE J

SPC HERNANDEZ JESUS F SGT LOPEZ ELIZABETH
SPC LOZANO CRECENCIO Jr.
SPC HILERA MONTEJO SPC LU CHRISTINA N
JENNIFER JUD

SGT HIRANRAK PANUPONG

SGT HOLEYFIELD JILLIAN E SGT LUCIDO SIMON A
CPL HOLT JENNIFER R SPC MACTAVISH MEGAN J

SPC HORROCKS LANE R SPC MARCILLA JAMES R

SGT ISAAKHOUGARDY SEAN R SGT MARR JAMES E

CPL ISHIKAWA KYLE K SGT MCDONALD KIMBERLY A

SPC JARVIS AILEEN L SPC MENDIOLA FREDY C

SPC JIMENEZ JONATHON R SGT MICHEL JESUS
SGT JOHNSON JARROD E SPC MINNIFIELD TAQUAN M
SPC JONES KEONDRE J SPC MOORE CHARLES E
SPC JONES TEYONA L SPC MORAN ZEKE M

Basic Leader Course Class 009-22 Graduates

SPC NAVA CHRISTOPHER K SPC TAYLOR JUSTIN G

SGT NEWILL LAURA D SPC THOMAS THEODORE V

SGT NGUYEN QUANG L SGT THOMPSON CHRISTOPHER W
SPC TRULOVE DEVIN C
SPC NGUYEN VINH T SGT URIOSTEGUI ALFREDO I
SGT VARELA JOSE L
SPC OCHOA BRYAN CPL VAZQUEZ JEFFREY
SPC VILLAGOMEZ JOSE-ADAN
CPL PADILLA MAYRAALE SPC WAGONER SEAN E
JANDRA G SPC WEST CAMERON C
SPC WILBOURN WILLIAM J
SGT PALMATIER ALICIA L SPC WOLF ZED M
SPC WOODFILL DAKOTA J
SPC PEREZ DANNY SPC WOOTEN CONTRELLE J

SPC POSADA MANUEL E

SPC PULIDO JERRY A

SPC QUINTEROBARROSO
MANUEL

CPL RANADA JARELL F

SGT SA'AU PATRICK S

SGT SALAZAR ROMAN A

SPC SKYERS ARTHURINE A SPC WRIGHT AMANDA L

CPL SMITH JOSHUA C
SGT SNOWDEN CODY T
SGT SONNADARA NIPUNA I
SGT STEPHENSON JOHEL J
SGT SURLA JOHN H

Creed of The Noncommissioned Officer

No one is more professional than I. I am a
noncommissioned officer, a leader of Soldiers. As a
noncommissioned officer, I realize that I am a member
of a time honored corps, which is known as "The
Backbone of the Army". I am proud of the Corps of
noncommissioned officers and will at all times conduct
myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the military
service and my country regardless of the situation in
which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position
to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.
Competence is my watchword. My two basic
responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind
accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my
Soldiers. I will strive to remain technically and
tactically proficient. I am aware of my role as a
noncommissioned officer. I will fulfill my
responsibilities inherent in that role. All Soldiers are
entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that
leadership. I know my Soldiers and I will always place
their needs above my own. I will communicate
consistently with my Soldiers and never leave them
uninformed. I will be fair and impartial when
recommending both rewards and punishment.
Officers of my unit will have maximum time to
accomplish their duties; they will not have to
accomplish mine. I will earn their respect and
confidence as well as that of my Soldiers. I will be
loyal to those with whom I serve; seniors, peers, and
subordinates alike. I will exercise initiative by taking
appropriate action in the absence of orders. I will not
compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage. I will
not forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that
we are professionals, noncommissioned officers,
leaders!

The Army Song

March along, sing our song, with the Army of the
free.
Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to
victory.
We’re the Army and proud of our name!
We’re the Army and proudly proclaim:
First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation’s might,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle’s won,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Then it’s hi! hi! hey!
The Army’s on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong;
For where’er we go,
You will always know
That the Army goes rolling along.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
US ARMY RESERVE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY PARKS

BUILDING 340, CROMWELL AVE
DUBLIN, CA 94568

AFRC-TVA-KNGB 15 September 2022

MEMORANDUM FOR Graduating Class of BLC Class 009-22
SUBJECT: Graduation Message

1. Becoming a Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) is a tremendous
accomplishment, but achieving the level of education
commensurate with that rank truly enhances your ability to perform
as an effective leader. You are now a graduate of a very
challenging, demanding and rewarding Basic Leader Course and I
want to personally congratulate each of you on a “JOB WELL
DONE”.
2. As you move forward, a greater challenge awaits implementing
the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired throughout the Basic
Leader Course. Upholding the highest standards of the NCO Corps
and the United States Army are your responsibility at all times. As
graduates of this academy, you are well prepared for greater
responsibility. Your peers, subordinates, and superiors alike will
look to you for sound judgment, increased performance, and
exemplary leadership. Therefore, I charge each of you to practice
what you have learned here and instill into everyone you come in
contact with the zeal for professionalism and mission
accomplishment.
3. Again, I extend my personal congratulations. You may be
justifiably proud of your accomplishment. NCOs MAKE IT
HAPPEN!!

JAMES C. STOOTS
CSM, USA
Commandant