BATTALION LEADERS
BIOGRAPHIES
LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT J. CLARK
Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Clark was commissioned in the Army Corps of
Engineers in June 1995. Prior to his assignment as the Commander of the 46th
Engineer Battalion, LTC Clark served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Joint
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), Washington D.C.
His previous assignments include: Platoon Leader, 2nd Engineer Battalion,
Camp Castle, Korea; Brigade Maintenance Officer, Engineer Brigade, 3ID, Fort
Stewart, Georgia; Company Executive Officer and Battalion S-4, 10th Engineer
Battalion, Fort Stewart; Georgia; Assistant S-3, 864th Engineer Battalion, Fort
Lewis, Washington; Company Commander, 14th Engineer Battalion, Fort Lewis,
Washington; Company Trainer (OC/T) and Battalion Executive Officer, 3-364th
Engineer Battalion, Ft. Lewis, Washington; Facilities and Construction Chief,
CJTF-82, 82nd ABN DIV, Afghanistan; and Battalion Operations Officer (S-3) and
Executive Officer (XO), 4BSTB, 82nd ABN DIV, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
His deployments include Operation Iraq Freedom I in 2003 as a Company
Commander in the 14th Engineer Battalion, Operation Enduring Freedom VIII,
from 2007 to 2008, as the CJTF-82 Facilities and Construction Chief and
Operation Enduring Freedom X, from 2009 to 2010, as the BSTB Executive
Officer for 4th BCT, 82nd Airborne Division.
LTC Clark earned a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt
University, and a Masters Degree in Management from Websters University. He
is also a graduate of the Army Command and General staff College, Ft.
Leavenworth, Kansas and both the Engineer Captain's Career Course (ECCC)
and the Engineer Officer Basic Course (EOBC), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
LTC Clark's military awards and decorations include: Bronze Star with 1OLC,
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 OLCs, Defense Meritorious Service Medal,
Army Commendation Medal with 1OLC, Joint Service Commendation Medal,
Army Achievement Medal with 2 OLCs, , National Defense Service Medal with
Bronze Star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense
Service Medal, Army Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (3), NATO Medal
and parachute badge.
LTC Clark is married to Terry Altobello of Woodbridge, Virginia and they have
two children: Kayli, Caleb.
CSM Michael E. Sims
HOR: Philadelphia, PA
Service Entry: 10 Oct 1984
OSET: Fort Leonard Wood, MO
MOS: General Construct Engineering
NCOES: Graduate of the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy , Class 54
Leadership Positions: Squad leader – Command Sergeant Major, WLC Instructor,
Drill Sergeant
Duty Assignments: 84TH Engineer Battalion, Schofield Bks, Hawaii(1984-88).
515th Pipeline, Engineer Company, Fort Leonard Wood, MO (1988-91). 283RD
BSB, and 409TH BSB, Germany (1991-94). NCO Academy, Grafenwoehr,
Germany (1994-95). Fort Leonard Wood, (1995-98). 2BDE, 2ID, Camp Hovey,
Korea(1998-2000). 864th Engineer Battalion, Fort Lewis WA (2000-2004). Fort
Bliss, Elpaso, TX(2004-2005). 4BSTB, 4BCT, 10MNT, DIV, Fort Polk, LA (2005-
2010). 864th Engineer Battalion, Fort Lewis ,WA (2009 – 2011). 46th Engineer
Battalion, Fort Polk, LA (2011- Retirement).
Combat Tours: Desert Shield and Storm, OIF (2) OEF (1)
Military Awards: MUC(4) BSM (3) MSM(5) ARCOM(5) AAM (5) AGCM (8) NDM(2)
KDSM (1) SWABS(3)1CM-CS (1) ACM-CS (1) GWTEM (1) GWTSM (1)HSM(1) NOPDR
(4) ASR(1) OSR(4) SAKULIBM (1) KUKULIBM(1)
NATO (1) DSIDBAD (1) CAB(1).
Civilian School: MBA
Dependents: Tracey (W) and Michaela (D-4).
HOR: Philadelphia, PA
Service Entry: 10 Oct 1984
OSET: Fort Leonard Wood, MO
MOS: General Construct Engineering
NCOES: Graduate of the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy , Class 54
Leadership Positions: Squad leader – Command Sergeant Major, WLC Instructor,
Drill Sergeant
Duty Assignments: 84TH Engineer Battalion, Schofield Bks, Hawaii(1984-88).
515th Pipeline, Engineer Company, Fort Leonard Wood, MO (1988-91). 283RD
BSB, and 409TH BSB, Germany (1991-94). NCO Academy, Grafenwoehr,
Germany (1994-95). Fort Leonard Wood, (1995-98). 2BDE, 2ID, Camp Hovey,
Korea(1998-2000). 864th Engineer Battalion, Fort Lewis WA (2000-2004). Fort
Bliss, Elpaso, TX(2004-2005). 4BSTB, 4BCT, 10MNT, DIV, Fort Polk, LA (2005-
2010). 864th Engineer Battalion, Fort Lewis ,WA (2009 – 2011). 46th Engineer
Battalion, Fort Polk, LA (2011- Retirement).
Combat Tours: Desert Shield and Storm, OIF (2) OEF (1)
Military Awards: MUC(4) BSM (3) MSM(5) ARCOM(5) AAM (5) AGCM (8) NDM(2)
KDSM (1) SWABS(3)1CM-CS (1) ACM-CS (1) GWTEM (1) GWTSM (1)HSM(1) NOPDR
(4) ASR(1) OSR(4) SAKULIBM (1) KUKULIBM(1)
NATO (1) DSIDBAD (1) CAB(1).
Civilian School: MBA
Dependents: Tracey (W) and Michaela (D-4).