1. Command Sergeant Major Nicolino Parisi was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on
22 January 1961. He graduated from Westfield High School in Westfield, New
Jersey, in 1979 and voluntarily took a leave of absence from General Motors
Corporation for service in the Army on 7 January 1982. He is married to his high
school sweetheart, the former Lauren A. Coleman from Metuchen, New Jersey,
and has two adult children, his son Nicolino and his daughter Marianna.
Upon completion of Advanced Individual Training Military Occupational Skill
36C, Wire System Installer at Fort Gordon Georgia, he was then assigned to
Bravo Company 82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, and served as Radio Telephone Operator culminating into Switch and
Wire Section Sergeant.
Command Sergeant Major Parisi’s previous assignments include: Switch and
Patch Section Chief in 97th Signal Battalion (NATO), Mannheim Germany,
Special Operation Communications Assemblage Section Sergeant in 112th
Signal Battalion (ABN) Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, Platoon Sergeant in 41st Signal Battalion, 1st Signal Brigade, Korea,
Operational Planner and Frequency Manager in the 112th Signal Battalion
Special Operations Support Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, First
Sergeant Alpha Company, 112th Signal Battalion (Airborne) U.S. Army Special
Operations Support Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Combat First
Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 3rd U.S. Army Forces
Central Command-Saudi Arabia, Network Operations NCO, 82nd Signal Battalion
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Operations Sergeant Major,
51st Signal Battalion (Airborne), 35th Signal Brigade (Airborne), 18th Airborne
Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Command Sergeant Major of the 67th Signal
Battalion, 93rd Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Command Sergeant Major
509th Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, Camp Ederle, Vicenza Italy.
Command Sergeant Major 21st Signal Brigade Fort Detrick Maryland, 7th Signal
Command (Theatre). Commandant of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg
Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. CSM Parisi’s
most recent assignment was serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff G6 Sergeant
Major, FORSCOM, Fort Bragg NC.
Command Sergeant Major Parisi served on multiple contingency, combat and
humanitarian operations throughout his military career. His most recent
deployments include Operation IRAQI FREEDOM I, II, and III. CSM Parisi served

2. as Battalion Command Sergeant Major during Operation Enduring and IRAQI
FREEDOM II and III.
Command Sergeant Major Parisi’s military education and training includes the
U.S. Army Airborne School, all levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Education
Courses, Advanced Airborne School, Ranger School, Inter-Service Radio
Frequency Management School. The Joint Task Force Planner’s Course. The
Antiterrorism Officer Basic Course. The Army Force Management School
(AFMS), the Commandant’s Course, the Army Basic Instructor Course, and the
Senior Training and Education Manager Course.
Command Sergeant Major Parisi’s awards and decorations include the Legion
of Merit (2nd Award), Bronze Star Medal (2nd Award), Meritorious Service Medal
(6th Award), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal
(5th Award), Joint Service Achievement Medal (2nd Award), U.S. Army
Achievement Medal (3rd Award), Army Good Conduct Medal (11th Award),
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star), Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal (3rd Award), South West Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Stars), Armed
Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal 2nd Award, Military
Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon
(with numeral 4), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon (4th Award), Kuwait
Liberation Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award (3rd Award), Meritorious Unit
Commendation (2nd Award), Army Superior Unit Award (2nd Award), Korean
Defense Service Medal, NATO Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary
Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, the
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist
Badge, the German Parachutist Badge, Italian Parachutist Badge, the Thai Army
Master Parachutist Badge, Malawi Army Master Parachutist Badge, Chilean
Master Parachutist Badge, and the Driver Mechanic Badge (W). CSM Parisi
received the Bronze Order of Mercury from the U.S. Army Signal Corps
Association on 17 February 2006 and the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara from
the United States Field Artillery Association on the 3rd of December, 2011.
Command Sergeant Major Parisi is a member of the prestigious Sergeant Audie
Murphy Club.
Command Sergeant Major Parisi is a graduate of the State of New York,
Excelsior College and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Liberal Arts and a
Masters Degree in Educational Leadership, with an emphasis in Teaching and
Instruction from Trident University International. He graduated Summa Cum
Laude honor status.