Colonel Paul Hastings, 33rd BCT Commander CSM Timoth E. Beck, 33rd BCT Senior Enlisted Advisor

Colonel Paul Hastings

Col. Paul Hastings is the commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). In his previous assignment he was deployed with the 33rd IBCT serving as Chief of Staff for Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2008.

Hastings was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1983 from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. His initial assignments include rifle platoon leader with B Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, First Infantry Division (FWD), Boblingen, Germany, followed by an assignment as the battalion's support platoon leader. Upon completion of his initial active duty tour, he returned to his home state of Texas and joined the Texas Army National Guard in Dallas, Texas and has served as a National Guard officer for the past 22 years serving in three states; Texas, Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Over the course of his career his command assignments included: Colonel Paul Hastings 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Kewanee, IL;139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Springfield, IL; Company C, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry, Aurora, IL; Company C, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry, East Stroudsburg, PA; and Company D, 1st Battalion, 112th Armor, Dallas, Texas. He has also served in various staff positions throughout his career including Battalion Intelligence Officer, Battalion Logistics Officer, Battalion and Brigade Executive Officer, and Brigade Personnel Officer.

Hastings� military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Armor Officer Advanced Course, and the Army Command and General Staff College. He has a bachelor's degree in finance and a Masters of Business Administration. He has worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the past 20 years as a Bank Liquidation Specialist and Safety and Soundness Bank Examiner and currently works in the Chicago Region.

Hastings deployed in 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as the 66th Infantry Brigade Personnel Officer. He deployed again in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as Commander, 139th MPAD serving as the Public Affairs Officer and spokesman for MNB-North (Task Force Olympia).

Hastings' awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster; the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters; the Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster; the Army Achievement Medal with three oak Leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Afghan Campaign, the Global War on Terror Medal, the NATO medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon, the Expert Infantrymen's Badge, the Combat Action Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Parachutist Badge, and the US Army Ranger Tab.  He received the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award for 1996.

 

CSM Timothy E. Beck

Command Sergeant Major Timothy E. Beck is the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Illinois Army National Guard. He leads the Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the brigade and is responsible for all areas impacting on the brigade�s Soldiers including leadership, training, education, discipline, family, morale and welfare.

CSM Beck deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan with the 33rd IBCT as part of Task Force Phoenix, and had three combat tours to Afghanistan with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan (CJSOTF-A), and one combat tour to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Forge. Prior to his assignment as the 33rd IBCT CSM, CSM Beck was the CSM for the 2-106th Cavalry Regiment and SGM for A Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group.

CSM Beck enlisted in the Army in July 1976 as a radio operator. He attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson SC. Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Pathfinder School at Ft. Benning GA, Special Forces Qualification Course, Special Forces Operations and Intelligence Course, Jumpmaster Course at Ft Bragg NC. Primary Leadership Course at Ft. Knox KY, Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course at Ft. McCoy WI, and the Sergeants Major Academy at Ft. Bliss TX. CSM Beck held various leadership positions throughout his career including Radio Operator, Transmitter Section Chief, and Platoon Sergeant, Signal Company 10th Special Forces Group. Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, Special Forces Intel Sergeant, Operational Detachment 1224, Special Forces Senior Operations Sergeant, Operational Detachment 1225, Special Forces Company Sergeant Major , B Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group. Company Sergeant Major, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group. CSM, CJSOTF-SFOR, Bosnia. Future Plans and Operations Sergeant Major, CJSOTF-A Bagram Afghanistan. Advance Operational Base Sergeant Major, CJSOTF-A Mazar-E-Sharif Afghanistan. CSM, 2-106th Cavalry Regiment. CSM, Regional Corps Advisory Command, 205th Corps Afghan National Army, Kandahar Afghanistan. Special Operations Coalition Forces Director, CJSOTF-A Bagram Afghanistan.

CSM Beck's awards and decorations include the Combat Infantry Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Bronze Star Medal 3rd Award, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal 3rd Award, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal 5th Award, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal 5th Award, Good Conduct Medal 2nd Award, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal 3rd Award, National Defense Service Medal 2nd Award, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Southwest Asia Campaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon 4th Award, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon 5th Award, Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon 7th Award, NATO Medal Bosnia, NATO Medal Afghanistan, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Illinois Abraham Lincoln Medal of Freedom 4th Award, State of Illinois Long and Honorable Service Ribbon 2nd Award, Army Superior Unit Award, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation.