LTC Daniel Hodne
Commander
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga.
LTC Daniel Hodne, the commander of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga., has distinguished himself through his many accomplishments.
Education:
LTC Hodne earned his commission as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant after graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1991. He holds a Master of Arts Degree from Louisiana State University. LTC Hodne’s professional military education includes the US Army Command and General Staff College and the Joint Combined Warfighting School.
Assignments:
LTC Hodne’s first operational assignment included service as a Bradley Platoon Leader, Support Platoon Leader, and Headquarters and Headquarters Company Executive Officer with 5-6 Infantry, 5th Infantry Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana (later designated as 3-41 Infantry, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas).
After successful completion of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course, Special Forces Qualification Course, and the Basic Military Language Course in Modern Standard Arabic, LTC Hodne served two tours with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), including command of a Special Forces Operational Detachment (SFODA) and two Companies. His operational experience included many security cooperation plan deployments with Special Forces throughout the CENTCOM AOR and 2 combat tours in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (SF Company Commander-OIF II, and SF Battalion S3-OIFIII).
In between tours with the 5th SFG(A), he coached, taught, and mentored SFODAs throughout US Army Special Forces Command as an Observer/Controller with the Special Operations Training Detachment, Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk. He also led a SOF Plans team for JRTC Plans and Exercise Maneuver Control.
LTC Hodne arrived to the US Army Marksmanship Unit after an assignment on the Joint Staff. He carried out Action Officer duties in the Joint Staff J7 Directorate and J37 Deputy Directorate for Special Operations and Counterterrorism. He also served as a Strategist on the personal staff of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Awards/Decorations:
Bronze Star Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), and Army Commendation Medal (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), among others. In addition, he has earned the Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Combat and Expert Infantryman Badges, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge. He has foreign parachutist badges from Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the United Kingdom.
Sgt. Maj. Martin Barreras
Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga.
Sgt. Maj. Martin Barreras, the sergeant major of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga., has distinguished himself in competitive marksmanship through his many accomplishments.
Assignments:
Barreras entered the Army in 1988 after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years. After completing Advanced Individual Training, Airborne School and 75th Ranger Regimental Indoctrination Program at Fort Benning, Ga., he was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. He was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regimental Training
Unit at Fort Benning, Ga in 2000. He has served every position including squad leader, platoon sergeant, first sergeant, Regimental Reconnaissance Company sergeant major and Joint Special Operation Task Force sergeant major. He served multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and also deployed in support of Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti.
Military Schooling & Decorations:
*SCHOOLS – Advanced Individual Training, Airborne School and 75th Ranger Regimental Indoctrination Program, Fort Benning, Ga., (1988); Ranger School; Marine Corps Advanced Amphibious Warfare Course; Military Free Fall Course; Jumpmaster Course; Pathfinder Course; Jungle Operations Training Course.
*AWARDS/DECORATIONS – Bronze Star Medal w/ V Device, three Bronze Star Medals, Purple Heart, three Meritorious Service Medals. Two Joint Service Commendation Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, Joint Service Achievement Medal, four Army Achievement Medals, six good Conduct Medals, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Bronze Arrowhead, Two Iraqi Campaign Medals with gold Star, two Afghanistan Campaign Medals, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two Humanitarian Service Medals, four Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Medals, Ranger Tab, two Combat Infantryman’s Badges, Expert Infantryman’s badge, Master Parachutist Badge with Bronze Star, Pathfinder Badge, Military Free Fall Badge, and German, Chilean, Guatemalan, Peruvian, and Brazilian Parachutist Badges.
Our Mission,
The USAMU enhances the Army’s recruiting effort, raises the standard of the Army’s Marksmanship proficiency, and supports the Army’s small arms research and development initiatives in order to raise the Army’s overall combat readiness.
