About

Chuck Anderson, from Roanoke, Virginia, holds a bachelor's degree from Emory & Henry College, an MBA from East Tennessee State University, & a Master's in Nuclear Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He was commissioned as an Engineer Officer in 1997, serving with the 326th Engineer Battalion at Fort Campbell, KY. After returning to active duty in 2001, he deployed to Iraq in 2003 as a platoon leader and later commanded Alpha Company, 844th Engineer Battalion, with missions in Guatemala, Kuwait, and Panama. He deployed again to Iraq in 2009, advised the Iraqi Army HQ in 2010, & was promoted to Major while teaching Military Science at ETSU. In 2013, he advised at the Pentagon & NATO HQ Kabul on engineering & counter-IED operations, later serving as an Observer Coach/Trainer with First Army and, most recently, as a nuclear/CWMD planner at CENTCOM. Lieutenant Colonel Anderson retires September 30, 2026, after 32+ years of service. He and his wife, Dr. Karen Anderson.