Colonel Michael Dangerfield

COL Michael Dangerfield

Colonel Michael A. Dangerfield was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Adjutant General Corps in 1979 as an ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate from Western Michigan University where he received a Bachelors of Science in Political and Environmental Science. He was the first African American Cadet Battalion Commander for the University’s ROTC “Bronco Battalion”. He later obtained a Masters degree in Education from Michigan State University and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the Army War College while on Active Duty.

Colonel Dangerfield last assignment on active duty was as Associate Director of Program and Budget Integration Office of the Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness where he was responsible for the programming and budgeting of 60% of the Total Obligation Authority for the Department of Defense. His past assignments have been focused on assistance to operations at the strategic and tactical levels; Assistant Chief Administrative Services Division & Assistant Chief Personnel Management, 25th Adjutant General Company, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, HI; Adjutant & Budget Officer, 500th Military Intelligence Group, Camp Zama, Japan; Adjutant, Support Battalion & Budget Officer, Group Headquarters, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Ft Bragg, NC, Budget Officer, 300th Military Police Command (Enemy Prisoner of War), Inkster, MI,; Chief Internal Review, 90th Regional Support Command, North Little Rock, AR; Chief, Management Analysis Branch (Chief Financial Management Office) and Director, Resource Integration Office (Army Reserve Engineer) with the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve, Pentagon, Washington DC: Director, Resource Management (Army Reserve Division) and Director, Army Competitive Sourcing, Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Pentagon, Washington DC: Deputy Director, Resource Management, Installation Management Command, Arlington, VA and Executive Officer, Assistant Secretary of Army (Financial Management and Comptroller).

His military education includes: Army War College, Army Management Staff College Command & General Staff Course, Combined Arms Service & Staff School(CAS ³), Professional Military Comptroller School, Adjutant General Basic Course, Adjutant General Advanced Course, Battalion S-1 Course, Advanced Military Police Qualification Course, Resource Management Budget Course, Planning Programming Budgeting & Execution, Resource Management Tactical Course, Resource Management Quantitative Analysis, Resource Management Budget (Reserve) Basic Auditing Course, Senior Auditing, Advanced Auditing Techniques, United Army Audit Agency Auditing Course, Instructor Training, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Team Training & Airborne School.

His decorations includes: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4th Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), Armed Forces Reserve Medal(2nd Award), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Panama), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award) Parachutist Badge, Department of the Army Staff Identification Badge & Office of the Secretary Defense Identification Staff Badge. Additionally he was permanently awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and Army Meritorious Unit Award.

Colonel Dangerfield and his spouse Sharon have three children, Myles, Maya, and Marcus. He retired in Manassas, Virginia and is working as Civilian with the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He is an active member of Antioch Baptist Church and serving as a league director and volunteer coach for multiple soccer teams with Prince William Soccer Association.