Lieutenant Colonel Palermo is the Special Operations Forces Chair at the Krulak Center.

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)                                             2022

2012  Command and General Staff College (Resident)                                                       2012

2005  Special Forces Qualification Course                                                                                    2005

2004  Infantry Captain’s Career Course                                                                                  2004

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) 1^st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Ft. Bragg, NC

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), 1^st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Ft. Bragg, NC

2013-2014     Group Global War on Terror Plans Officer, 1^st Special Forces Group (Airborne), JBLM, WA

2012-2013     Commander, Bravo Company,  4^th 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