Colonel Kattiria M. Walker

Colonel Kattiria “Kat” Marie Walker was born in Buchanan, MI. She has 30 years of total service and over 26 years of distinguished service and leadership. She enlisted in the United States (US) Army Reserve in February 1986 as a Medical Supply Specialist and entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Western Michigan University (WMU) in 1988. She commissioned in the Military Police Corp upon graduation from WMU, Kalamazoo, MI in 1990 with a Bachelor of Administration Degree in Commerce Marketing and a minor in Military Science. She received a Master of Science Degree in Health Services from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH in 1995.

In 1992, as an active member of the Army Reserves’ Troop Program Unit, COL Walker was assigned to the 822th Military Police Battalion as a platoon leader in Rosemont, IL. In 1996, she transferred to HHC 2/8830th US Army Reserve One Stop Unit Training Military Police Brigade, Ft Meade, MD as the Company Executive Officer. In 1996, she was selected to Company Command and transferred to the 4/318 1st BDE 80th Division, Alexandria, VA. In 1999, she was reassigned to Headquarters US Army Material Command as a Logistical Support Officer.

COL Walker entered into the Active Guard Reserve Program in 2000 and was assigned to the 367th Military Police Group as the Operations Officer in Ashley, PA. In 2002, she was selected and became specialty dual tracked as a Military Police and Force Management Officer and was transferred to the US Army 88th Reserve Regional Support Command, St. Paul, MN to serve as the commands’ Force Integration Officer for equipment and training. In 2004, she was reassigned to the US Army Reserve Command, Ft McPherson, GA to manage all of the Army Reserves Military Police structure as the commands’ Organizational Integrator.

In her senior assignments, she played key roles within the Department of the Army (DA), Deputy Chief of Staff, G8, and the Army Reserve Military Police structure and equipment. In 2007, COL Walker was nominated, selected, and reassigned to the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve where she served as the Military Police Force Integrator. In 2008, she deployed to Kuwait with HHC, 1st Theatre Sustainment Command as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G5, Force Management Officer. In 2009 she joined the HQDA G8 team where she served as the Chief of the Documentation Analysis Branch in the Force Development Policy Division of the Directorate of Integration. In 2011, she was reassigned in HQDA G8 to serve as the Deputy G8 Executive Officer. In 2012, she served as an Inspector General in the DA Inspector General Agency, at the Pentagon. In 2014, she was nominated, selected and assigned to III CORPs and Ft Hood, TX as the Director, Reserve Affairs/Army Reserve Engagement Team. In 2016, She served as the Military Deputy to the Director, Force Development at HQDAs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 Washington, D.C. Since 2017, she serves as the Director, G34 Army Protection at Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Staff Army Reserves, Ft Belvoir, VA.

COL Walker military education includes: Military Police Officer Basic & Advance Course, the Combined Arms Services Staff School, the Command and General Staff College, Civil Affairs Officer Advance Course, Force Management Functional Area 50 Qualification Course, the Defense Strategy Course, and the Army War College.

COL Walker’s awards and decorations include one Legion of Merit, five Meritorious Service Medals, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, Driver and Mechanic Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge.

COL Walker has one child, Jairdan M. Walker-Chambers