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Command Sgt. James Riddle, command sergeant major of U.S. Army Garrison-Fort McCoy, speaks to installation workforce members Sept. 10, 2025, in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis., during a town hall.
The town hall was held by Command Sgt. Maj. Danny Castleberry, command sergeant major of Installation Management Command (IMCOM)-Readiness, and Patrick J. Appelman, director of IMCOM-Readiness, during their official visit to the post Sept. 9-10.
Riddle became the Fort McCoy Garrison command sergeant major during a change-of-responsibility ceremony May 16 on post.
According to his biography, Riddle is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a Master of Science in Human Resources and Organizational Development and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Washburn University in Health Services Administration as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Workforce Development from the Army Command and General Staff College.
Riddle’s military education includes Brigade Pre-command Course, Command Sergeant Major Development Course, Garrison Pre-command Course, Sergeants Major Course Class 71, How the Army Runs Course, Company Leadership Development Course, Master Resilience Trainer Course, Modern Army Combatives Program Courses I, II, and III, Unit Movement Officer Deployment Planning Course, Transportation Deployment/Distribution Senior Leader Course, Observer, Coach, Trainer Academy, Motor Transport Operator Reclassification, Army Cavalry Scout BNCOC, Army Warrior Leader Course, and several other functional courses.
Riddle’s previous assignments include G-3/5/7 sergeant major for SDDC; Transportation Proponent sergeant major for the Office of the Chief of Reserve Affairs; platoon sergeant, truckmaster, senior truckmaster, and first sergeant of the 369th Transportation Company; observer-coach/trainer at 2/383rd Training Support Battalion; movement supervisor at 821st Transportation Battalion; senior scout at 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment; cavalry scout team leader at 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment; and cavalry scout team member with 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment.
Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”
Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.
The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortmccoywi, and on X (formerly Twitter) by searching “usagmccoy.”
Also try downloading the My Army Post app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2025 02:49 |
| Story ID: | 549642 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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