129th Assault Helicopter Company, Lane Army Heliport, AnSon, Republic of Vietnam, '72-'73

Military Bio

United States Army

Colonel DOUGLAS I. “D.I.” SMITH
Retired 1 December 1999

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE: ROTC

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

• Field Artillery Officer Basic Course
• Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course
• United States Army Command and General Staff College
• United States Army War College

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES

University of Southern Mississippi - BS – Business Management

Troy State University - MBA (Masters of Business Administration)

PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT

• 2LT 23 Nov 69
• 1LT 23 Nov 70
• CPT 12 Oct 73
• MAJ 05 Dec 80
• LTC 1 Jul 87
• COL 1 Sep 92

MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT

Apr 70 - Jun 70 -- Student, Ranger Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia

Jul 70 - Dec 70 -- Forward Observer, Battery A, 2d Battalion, 10^th Field Artillery, Fort Benning, Georgia

Jan 70 - Jul 71 -- Executive Officer, Battery A, 2d Battalion, 10^th Field Artillery, Fort Benning, Georgia

Aug 71 - May 72 -- Student, Officer Rotary Wing Aviator Course, United States Primary Helicopter School, Fort Wolters, Texas, later United States Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Alabama

Aug 72 - Mar 73 -- Section Leader, 129th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter), Eagle Combat Aviation Battalion (Provisional), United States Army Vietnam, Lane Army Heliport, AnSon, Vietnam

Apr 73 - Aug 75 -- Section Leader, later Platoon Commander, Battery A, 4^th Battalion (Aerial Field Artillery), 77^th Field Artillery, 101^st Division Artillery, 101^st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Aug 75 - April 76 -- Operations Officer, Battery B, 4^th Battalion (Aerial Field Artillery), 77^th Field Artillery, 101^st Division Artillery, 101^st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Jun 76 - Feb 77 -- Student, Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Feb 77 - Oct 78 -- Commander, Battery A, 2^nd Battalion, 28^th Field Artillery Battalion, 210^th Field Artillery Group, VII Corps Artillery, Ansbach, Germany

Oct 78 - Jun 79 -- Assistant S-3 (Operations & Training) 2^nd Battalion, 28^th Field Artillery Battalion, 210^th Field Artillery Group, VII Corps Artillery, Ansbach, Germany

Jun 79 - Jul 80 -- Assistant Operations Officer (Training), VII Corps Artillery, VII Corps, Augsberg, Germany

Jul 80 - Jul 83 -- Combat Developments Staff Officer, Department of Combat Developments, United States Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Alabama

Jul 83 - Jun 84 -- Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Jun 84 - Apr 85 -- Battalion S-3, 82^nd Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Apr 85 May 86 -- Commander, Company A, 82^nd Aviation Battalion, 82^nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

May 86 - Aug 87 -- Brigade S-3, 82^nd Aviation Brigade, 82^nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Sep 87 - Jun 89 -- Deputy Brigade Commander, United States Army Apache Training Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas

Jul 89 - Jun 91 -- Commander, 1^st Battalion, 228^th Aviation Regiment, United States Army-South, Fort Kobbe, Panama and OPERATION JUST CAUSE

Jul 91 - Jun 92 -- Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

Jul 92 - Aug 96 -- Director, Army Aviation Test Directorate, United States Army Test and Experimentation Command, United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command, Fort Hood, Texas.

Sep 96 - Nov 99 -- Inspector General, Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES

• Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Meritorious Service Medal (with Silver Leaf Cluster)
• Air Medals (10 Awards)
• Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Senior Parachutist Badge
• Master Army Aviator Badge
• Ranger Tab

Army Aviation in Operation JUST CAUSE

Army Aviation in Operation JUST CAUSE, Republic of Panama, Dec '89 - Jan '90. Army War College paper written by Lieutenant Colonel D.I. Smith, Class of '92. D.I. and his entire family were veterans of the Operation and lived in Panama from July 1989 to Jun 1991.

Click to view one page ABSTRACT

AUTHOR: Douglas I. Smith, LTC, USA

TITLE: Army Aviation in Operation JUST CAUSE Note: This is a large pdf file and may take a few minutes to download.

DATE: 15 April 1992 PAGES: 156 CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

Additional Info:

• President George H.W. Bush - Address to the Nation on Panama

  
  

• OPERATION JUST CAUSE PANAMA 1989 

• Operation Just Cause

• Operation JUST CAUSE: The Incursion into Panama
• Operation JUST CAUSE: The Planning and Execution of Joint Operations in Panama
• ARMY RANGERS IN PANAMA