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Brigade Commander 106th Signal Brigade Fort Sam Houston, TX
Colonel Chante D. Pondexter
Colonel Chante D. Pondexter enlisted into the U.S. Army Reserves in 1996 completing Basic and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina becoming a Paralegal Specialist. He is a graduate of the Signal Officers Basic Course and Captains Career Course, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighter School, and the U.S. Army War College. Prior to his current assignment, COL Pondexter served as the Army War College Fellow with duty at the National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland.
COL Pondexter has served in variety of Command and Staff positions, including S-6, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; Commander, 268th Network Support Company, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; Deputy G-6, 20th Support Command (CBRNE) and Deputy J6 for Joint Task Force - Elimination, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland; C4 and Cyber Plans officer, HQs, US INDO - Pacific Command; Deputy CJ6 for Special Operations Joint Task Force – Afghanistan/ NATO Special Operations Component Command- Afghanistan and Director of the Theater Network Control Center- Afghanistan, Bagram, Afghanistan; G6 Plans and Projects Officer, United States Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Director of Communications (J6) for Special Operations Command – Korea & Deputy Director of Communications (CJ6) for the Combined Special Operations Component Command – Korea; and Commander, 3rd Joint Communications Squadron, Joint Communications Support Element, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
His deployments include Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 06-08 and OIF 08-09.
COL Pondexter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Master of Science degree in Information Technology. His awards and decorations include Bronze Star Medal (1 OLC), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1 OLC), the Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), the Joint Service Commendation Medal w/Combat device, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (1), the Iraqi Campaign Medal (3), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, and the NATO Medal. He is authorized to wear the Parachute Badge (US, Australian, German, Singapore) and the Norwegian Bronze Tildelt Det Militaere Marsjmerket badge.