Garrison Commander at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Colonel Orlando W. Ortiz was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army on 16 May 1987. He is a career intelligence officer originally from Newark, New Jersey. His most recent assignments were as the Director of Foreign Intelligence, G2, Headquarters, Department of the Army; Commander of the 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08; and Chief of Operations for Intelligence (C2), III Armored Corps during Iraqi Freedom II.
He has served in a variety of tactical command and staff positions in Light Infantry, Airborne, Armor, and Special Forces units at Battalion, Brigade/Group, and Division level. He has had two tours to Korea with the 2d Infantry Division serving as the Battalion S2 of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahee), and as the Brigade S2, 1st Brigade (Iron Brigade).
Ortiz has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Wagner College, a Master of Science Degree in Aviation Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
His military awards include the Bronze Star Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals, the Iraqi Campaign Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, and the Korean Defense Service Medal. His decorations include the Joint Staff Identification Badge, the US Army Ranger Tab, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Egyptian Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.
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