Command Sergeant Major LY M. LAC

CSM Ly (pronounced Lee) M. Lac was born in Kien Giang Province, South Vietnam. After escaping from Vietnam in 1978, he arrived in the United States in 1984. He graduated from High School in 1987 and joined the Army in July 1987. He completed Combat Basic Training at Fort Knox, KY, and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) as a Combat Medic at Fort Sam Houston, TX.

CSM Lac has served in a variety of leadership and staff position to include: Team Leader and Squad Leader, 203rd Forward Support Battalion (FSB), 3rd ID, Germany; Clinical NCO, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital; Air Ambulance NCO/Standardization Flight Instructor, 50th Air Ambulance Co, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Ft. Campbell, KY; Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) Physical Exam/Flight Medicine and Chief Instructor/NCOIC Nursing Education and Staff Development, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany; Reserve Component Advisor/Observer-Controller/Trainer and Medical Operations NCOIC, 3rd /383rd Regiment (TS), 75th Div Ex, St. Louis, MO; Platoon Sergeant and First Sergeant, Medical Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Carson, CO and Iraq; Senior Medical Reviewer, Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DoDMERB), AF Academy, CO; Chief Medical NCO, U.S. Army Central and Coalition Forces Land Component Command to include multiple missions and exercises into the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) 27-countries area of responsibilities (AOR) and Ft. McPherson, GA; and recently CSM Lac was serving as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commanding General of Warrior Transition Command and Assistant Surgeon General on Warrior Care, Arlington, VA.

CSM Lac’s education includes Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Course (Commandant’s List), Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (Commandant’s List), and the Sergeants Major Academy, class 56 (Commandant’s List). Functional courses include Air Assault Course, Emergency Medical Technician Provider/Instructor Course, Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Provider/Instructor Course, Instructor Trainer Course, Observer-Controller/Trainer Course, Training Management Course, Mobilization/Deployment Course, and Aviation Accident Prevention Course. CSM Lac holds an associate’s degree of science from Austin Peay State University and a Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts through Excelsior College.

His awards include Bronze Star Medal, five Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medal, three Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement Medals, Air Force Achievement Medal, seven Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Medal w/ bronze star, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expedition and Global War on Terrorism Service Medals, four NCO Professional Development Ribbons , Army Service Ribbon,  three Oversea Service Ribbon, both the Combat Medical Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge, Aviation Badge, Air Assault Badge, Driver Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge, German Shutzeschnur (silver), and the Order of Military Medical Merit. He also received the Order of the Spur and inducted into the Honorary Squadron of Mounted Riflemen of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.