Sergeant Major Anderson appointed as the second United States Army Finance & Comptroller Sergeant Major. Serves as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Military Deputy for Army Financial Management & Comptroller. He is a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa. He entered the Army in July 1999 from Columbia, South Carolina as a Finance Specialist. He attended Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. SGM Anderson’s assignments include Garrison Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Garrison Picatinny Arsenal, Picatinny, New Jersey; Senior Financial Management Advisor, 4th Financial Management Support Unit, Ft. Bliss, Texas; First Sergeant, 106th Financial Management Support Unit, Baumholder, Germany; Assistant Inspector General, XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; Detachment Sergeant, C Detachment, 106th Financial Management Support Unit, Vicenza, Italy; Small Group Leader, Soldier Support Institute, Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina; Pay Manager, A Detachment, 126th Financial Management Company, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; Pay Analyst, B Detachment, 106th Finance Battalion, Hohenfels, Germany; Pay Technician, A Company, 101st Soldier Support Battalion, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. SGM Anderson’s deployments include Kosovo in support of Operation Joint Guardian KFOR 4B; Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08; Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 12-13 and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. SGM Anderson’s military and civilian education encompasses all levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System (NCOPDS), culminating with the Nominative Leaders Course (NLC). He is a graduate of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (Class 68), Force Integration Course for Senior Leaders, Battalion Pre-Command Course/Command Sergeants Major Course, Battalion Command Sergeants Major Development Program, Garrison Pre-Command Course, Financial Management Pre-Command Course, Inspector General Course, Executive Comptroller Course, Battle Staff, Master Resilience Training, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Instructor Course, Small Group Instructor Training, Antiterrorism Officer Basic Course, Unit Movement Officer Deployment Planning Course, Contracting Officer Representative Course, Air Assault School and Airborne School. SGM Anderson has a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management from the University of Arizona Global Campus. SGM Anderson’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (1 Oak Leaf), Meritorious Service Medal (5 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal (5 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (11 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Superior Unit Award (1 Oak Leaf), Army Good Conduct Medal (8th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal (w/ Bronze Service Star), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 Bronze Stars), Iraqi Campaign Medal (2 Bronze Stars), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 7), NATO Medal (2 Bronze Stars), Army Staff Identification Badge, Inspector General Identification Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge and German Schuetzenschnur Badge (Silver). SGM Anderson is a recipient of the Major General Nathan Townsend Medallion, the Distinguished Member of the Finance Regiment Medallion, and the 45th recipient of the BG Robert C. Goetz Medallion.