AUTHOR Bio and Links:
CSM Woods combat tours include;
Operation Urgent Fury, Grenada, 82d Airborne Division.
Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia – Iraq, 82d Airborne Division.
Operation Desert Fox 1998, Qatar, 5th Group Special Forces.
OEF 2 Afghanistan, 82d Airborne Division.
OIF 1 Iraq, First Armored Division.
OIF 6 Iraq, First Armored Division.
OEF X Afghanistan, 173D Airborne Brigade Combat Team.
OEF XIII Afghanistan, 191st Infantry Brigade
CSM Woods civilian education includes a Master of Education, (training & leadership) from
North Central University, Prescott AZ, and a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior, Albany, New
York.
Military education includes the United States Sergeants Majors Academy class # 58, Army force
management course, Jump Master, Drill Sergeant, US Army Recruiter, Infantry Small Arms
Master Gunner, Artillery Master Gunner, Amphibious Warfare leaders’ course (USMC), Anti-
Armor Leaders course, Machine Gun Leaders course, Artillery Mechanics repair course, Small
Arms repair course, Nuclear Biological Chemical defense, and all levels of air load planning and
hazmat certification USAF.
CSM Woods awards include; one Distinguished Service medal, one Legion Of Merit,( 5) Bronze
Star Medals, 5 Meritorious Service Medals, 4 ARCOM, 4 AAM, 1 Humanitarian service medal, 2
Armed Forces Expeditionary medals, Afghanistan and Iraq service medals. German Jump
Master Wings, Qatar Jump wings as part of 5th Group, Netherlands Jumpmaster wings. Other
awards include; Department of Defense “Inventor of the year” (2003) with 45 separate
inventions. CSM Woods saved the United States Government over one Billion Dollars through
cost avoidance. He is also the first recipient of the GRUBER award for an outstanding field
artillery professional.
CSM Woods is credited by the US Army Smart Ideas program as the inventor of;
• The 155mm towed Howitzer night sight system. • The dual use day/ night direct fire sight reticule. • The Dual optic MILES Laser trainer. • The Urban Assault kit (PALADIN) improved crew protection, 155mm system.
On his most recent tour to Afghanistan, CSM Woods pioneered the first use of artillery training
rounds in combat as a form of scalable fire support designed to limit civilian death and collateral
damage. He is the author of, ‘Black Flag Journals One Soldiers Experience in America’s
Longest War’, and numerous magazine, newspaper articles, including training pamphlets
concerning Artillery, night vision, and combat operations.
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