LTC Eric Taylor
Lieutenant Colonel Taylor was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 2009, following graduation from the Army Officer Candidate School, in Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon completion of the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, he was assigned as a Platoon Leader, 111th Quartermaster Company, Mortuary Affairs, 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Lee, Virginia; Company Executive Officer, 111th Quartermaster Company, Mortuary Affairs, 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Fort Lee, Virginia; Company Commander (Forward), 111th Quartermaster Company, Mortuary Affairs, 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Kuwait.
In 2015, he was assigned as Battalion S3, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas. He assumed command of Golf Company; 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas from 2016-2018. He then served as the Secretary of the General Staff for 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 2018-2019.
Following completion of the Resident Command and General Staff Officer Course in 2020, he was assigned as the Chief of Operations for Sustainment Capability Development Integration Directorate for United States Army Futures Command. Follow-on assignments included Battalion Executive Officer, 266th Quartermaster Battalion (2021); Executive Officer to the Commanding General, Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois (2023), United States Transportation Command J5 INDOPACOM Branch Chief, located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. As of August 2026, he assumed the post of Professor of Military Science at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Lieutenant Colonel Taylor holds a Bachelor of Individual Studies Degree in History, a Master of Arts Degree in Ancient and Classical History, and a Master of Science Degree in Military Studies.
His major awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and Two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with Two Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and One Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Staff Identification Badge, Army Instructor Identification Badge, Drill Sergeant Badge.