Command Sgt. Maj. Meacham Bailey

Command Sergeant Major Meacham Bailey entered
the Alabama Army National Guard on March 14, 1988.
He is a graduate of the United States Army Nominative
Leaders Course, United States Army Sergeants Major
Academy, First Sergeants Course, Combat Life Savers
Course, Total Army Instructor Training Course, 13M10
PH II Course, Multiple Launch Rocket System PH I
and II Course, Small Group Instructor Training Course,
Battle Focused United States Army Training Course,
77W United States Army Reserve School, Primary
Leadership Development Course, Reserve Component
Instructor Training Course, 13B Cannon Crewman, and
United States Field Artillery Training Course.

Command Sergeant Major Bailey is currently assigned
as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the Alabama National Guard. He has
served as the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s Command Sergeant
Major, Garrison Command Sergeant Major of Fort McClellan Training Center, Brigade
Command Sergeant Major of the 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Command
Sergeant Major of the 1-117th Field Artillery Battalion, First Sergeant of the Forward
3 1-117th Field Artillery Battalion at Ali Al Salem Airbase in Kuwait for Operation
Iraqi Freedom, First Sergeant of Alpha Battery 3-117th Field Artillery Battalion,
Total Army Instructor Course Non-commissioned Officer in charge at Ft. McClellan,
13B Instructor 3rd General Studies Battalion 200th Regiment at Ft. McClellan, 13B
Cannon Crewmember, Headquarters and Headquarter Battalion 3-117th Field Artillery
Battalion, 92F50 Water Treatment Specialist, 1208th Quartermaster Company, 13B
Cannon Crewmember Alpha Battery 2-117th Field Artillery Battalion.

Command Sergeant Major Bailey’s awards include the Bronze Star Medal,
Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, Army
Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army
Reserve Components Achieve Medal with two oak leaf clusters, National Defense
Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal,
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional
Development Ribbon (6th Award), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon,
and Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” device.

Command Sergeant Major Bailey holds an Associate Degree in Applied Science from
Mount West Community College. He resides in Roanoke, Alabama. He is married to
Jacqueline Bailey and has two children, Reid and Mary Madyson Bailey.