Army Officer and Smithville native, Scott Emmons, the son of Lloyd and Donna Emmons, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on Friday, August 8th. The ceremony, held in Wiesbaden Germany, was presided over by General Darryl A. Williams, Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and NATO Allied Land Command.

Emmons, a 2003 graduate of DeKalb County High School, joined the Army in 2007 after graduating from the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY with a degree in Defense and Security Studies. Commissioning as an Artillery Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Emmons has served 10 of his 16 years in service overseas, in a wide variety of tactical and operational roles including combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and Jordan, as well as three years as an exchange officer in the UK.

In 2018, he earned a Master’s Degree in Military Arts and Sciences and graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. As a Major, Emmons served in Italy and Germany with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, and as the Operations Officer for the 41st Fires Brigade also in Germany.

In part, because of his extensive background in working with Allies and Partners, then Major Emmons was selected last year to serve as the Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General for all U.S. Army forces in Europe and Africa as well as the NATO Allied Land Commander, where he continues to serve.

United State Army Europe and Africa, in Wiesbaden Germany, is the same headquarters that Lieutenant Colonel Emmons’ paternal grandfather Richard Clarence Emmons served under Generals Eisenhower and Bradley during World War II.

Lieutenant Colonel Emmons is married to the love of his life Georgette, and they have three sons: Atlas, Maximus, and Ivor. For more information about opportunities and Army careers visit, www.goarmy.com, or contact the Cookeville Army recruiting station at +1 615-564-4084. For more information about the United States Military Academy at West Point visit www.usma.edu