Lieutenant Colonel Palermo is the Special Operations Forces Chair.
CIVILIAN EDUCATION
MBA Candidate, Webster University
2017 Graduate Certificate, Project Management, Fayetteville State University
2012 MA, Global and International Studies, University of Kansas
1996 BA, Criminal Justice / Military Science, State University of New York, College of Brockport
MILITARY EDUCATION
2022 Joint Combined Warfighting School (JPME II)
2012 Command and General Staff College (Resident)
2005 Special Forces Qualification Course
2004 Infantry Captain’s Career Course
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022-Pres Special Operations Chair, Marine Corps University, Quantico, VA
2019-2022 Assistant Professor, Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations, Command and General Staff Officer School, Fort Leavenworth, KS
2018-2019 Operations Officer, Combined Arms Center – Special Operations Directorate, Special Operations Center of Excellence, Fort Leavenworth, KS
2017-2018 Deputy Director, Commander Initiative Group, Special Operations Center of Excellence, Ft. Bragg, NC
2015-2017 Chief. Exercises and Collective Training Branch (G37), Later Deputy, Training Division (G37) 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Ft. Bragg, NC
2015-2015 Director, Strategic Plans (J5) and Deputy Operations Officer (J3) Special Operations Joint Task Force- Iraq, Baghdad Embassy complex and Forward Operating Base-Union II, Baghdad, Iraq.
2014-2015 Chief. Exercises and Collective Training Branch (G37), 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Ft. Bragg, NC
2013-2014 Group Global War on Terror Plans Officer, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), JBLM, WA
2012-2013 Commander, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), and Commander, Task Force Sulu/Mindanao; JBLM, WA and Republic of the Philippines
2010-2011 Team Chief, Manuever Captain’s career Course, Manuver Center of Excellence, Ft. Benning, GA
2009-2010 Small Group Leader/ Instructor; Manuever Captain’s Career Course, Manuver Center of Excellence, Ft. Benning, GA