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COL Jason A. Lacroix

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COL Jason A. Lacroix

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U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot

COL Jason A. Lacroix became commander of Pueblo Chemical Depot (PCD), Colorado, on June 24, 2021. His previous assignment was Senior Military Advisor for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

COL Lacroix was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Chemical Corps in 1998 from the University of Rhode Island. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. He holds a Master of Military Science from the Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia.

His military education includes the Chemical Officer Basic Course, Chemical Officer Advanced Course, the Combined Arms Services Staff School, Technical Escort, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint CWMD Planner Course, and Senior Service College Fellow in the Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows Program.

COL Lacroix’s command experience includes: Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC; Platoon Leader, 101st Chemical Company, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC; Commander 13th Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Hood, TX; and Commander 110th CBRN Battalion, 48th CBRN Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

His staff experience includes: Battalion Chemical Officer, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, NC; Assistant Battalion S3, 2nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Hood, TX; Board Recorder and Executive Officer, Department of the Army Secretariat for Selection Boards, Human Resources Command, Alexandria, VA; Brigade S3, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Battalion Executive Officer, 92nd Military Police Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Political-Military Officer, Force Strategic Engagement Cell, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad; J3 Operations Officer, Standing Joint Force Headquarters Elimination, U.S. Strategic Command, Fort Belvoir, VA; Plans Officer, U.S. Army Futures Command, Austin, TX.

COL Lacroix’s military awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (four Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal (Service Star), Iraq Campaign Medal (three Campaign Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award (three Oak Leaf Clusters), Valorous Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, the Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge, Parachutist Badge and Canadian Parachutist Badge. He also is the recipient of the Order of the Dragon from the Chemical Corps Regimental Association.

COL Jason A. Lacroix

COL Jason A. Lacroix

Commander,
U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot

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Mountain

The mountain has been an element that has graced many of the past depot emblems, representing Pike’s Peak.

Missile

The Pershing Missile in the center represents one of the most prominent missions of the depot in the 1980s.

Hawk

The hawk represents native depot wildlife, the present and future mission of the environmental programs, and was also the name of one of the missile systems supplied by the depot during its missile mission in the 1950s and 60s.

Insignias

The branch insignia of both the U.S. Army Chemical Corps and Ordnance Corps represent the depot’s command structure through its history as both an ordnance and a chemical depot.

Colors & Text

The colors cobalt blue and yellow gold are representative of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps. “Pueblo Depot” is representative of the installation throughout its history. “1942” is the date of establishment. “Safety” and “Service” capture the continued and historical depot missions.

Motto

The motto translates to “A Common Good.”

Sun

The rising sun denotes the dawning of a new day without chemical weapons and the organization’s mission to safely destroy chemical weapons stockpile, thus changing the future of modern warfare.

Wheat

The three stalks of wheat symbolize the harvest of hope that has been secured through industry, cultivation and abundance. It also refers to the unit’s chemical/biological, smoke/obscurant and support to Homeland security industrial base missions at Pine Bluff Arsenal.

Eagle

The double-headed eagle suggests the two CMA methods for stockpile chemical weapons disposal, incineration and neutralization. These methods’ roots are traced back to Project Eagle I (incinerating of mustard agents) and Eagle II (neutralizing nerve agents).

Olive Branch

The olive branch signifies peace and the Activity’s commitment to abide by the stipulations of the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty and assisting other nations.

Octagon

The octagon alludes to the eight original chemical weapons stockpile storage sites in the United States.