SERGEANT FIRST CLASS Robert Black
Military Science Instructor
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas 72801
Military Science Instructor
- Arkansas Tech University
- Since: July 2023
Military Schools Attended
- Infantry Basic One Station Unit Training
- Airborne
- Basic Leaders Course
- Advanced Leader Course
- Senior Leader Course
- CBRN Defense Course
- Drill Sergeant Instructor Course
- Master Marksmanship Trainer Course
- Equal Opportunity Course
- Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention
- Battle Staff
- Combatives level One and Two
- Common Faculty Development Instructor Course
Operational Deployments
- Operation Enduring Freedom, 2011-12 Afghanistan
- Operation Inherent Resolve, 2015 Iraq
- Operations Allies Refuge, 2021 Afghanistan
Previous Duty Assignments
- Fort Liberty 2010-2015
- Assistant Machine Gunner
- Machine Gunner
- M203 Grenadier
- Fire Team Leader
- Squad Leader
- Weapons Squad Leader
- Fort Moore 2015-2020
- Squad Leader
- Weapons Squad Leader
- Drill Sergeant
- Senior Drill Sergeant
- Fort Johnson 2020-2023
- S3 NCOIC
- Platoon Sergeant
- Scout Platoon Sergeant
Decorations and Badges
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Army Commendation Medal, x 4 w/ C-device
- Army Achievement Medal, x 3
- Combat Infantryman Badge
- Expert Infantryman Badge
- Drill Sergeant Badge
- Airborne Badge
- National Defense Service Medal
- Afghanistan Service Medal
- Iraq Service Medal
- Overseas Service Medal
- Nato Service Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Joint Service Achievement Medal
- NCO Professional Development Ribbon
- Army Service Ribbon