1st Sgt. Kimberly Rose Delcano, a native of Augusta, Georgia, enlisted into the United States Army in July 2007. She completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and attended Advanced Individual Training for 68W Healthcare Specialist and Phase I of the M6 Additional Skills Identifier school (now 68C) Practical Nurse Course (PNC) at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. She completed Phase II of the PNC at Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.
1SG Delcano’s duty assignments include LPN at Eisenhower Medical Center, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia; LPN at Shindand Airbase, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; LPN and NCOIC at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii; Drill Sergeant for 194th Armor Brigade at Fort Moore, Georgia; Chief Wardmaster and First Sergeant for Task Force Medical 14, Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve; Detachment Sergeant for HHC, 14th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Moore, Georgia; Chief Wardmaster and Senior Enlisted Advisor for 14th Field Hospital and Master Leader Course Facilitator, Fort Stewart, Georgia. She is currently serving as the First Sergeant for HC, Keller Army Community Hospital at West Point, New York.
1SG Delcano’s military education includes: Basic Leader Course (formerly WLC), Field Sanitation Team, Brigade Combat Trauma Team Course, Modern Army Combatives Levels 1, 2, and 3, Mobile Retention Training, Advanced Leader Course (CL), Drill Sergeant School, Master Fitness Trainer, Senior Leader Course, Combat Life Saver Course, Airborne School, Master Resiliency Training, Joint Forces Combat Trauma Management Course, Commander/First Sergeant Pre-Command Course, Master Leader Course (CL), and Common Faculty Development Instructor Course. She has earned her Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Chaminade University of Honolulu and is currently pursuing her Bachelor in Psychology from American Military University. She is a recipient of the Noble Patron of Armor and a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.
1SG Delcano’s awards and decorations include Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (C-Device), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (6 OLC), Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal (4), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 BS), Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal (1 BS), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (4), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (3), NATO Medal, and Drill Sergeant Badge.