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Staff Sergeant Landon Townsend

  • Position: Military Science Instructor
  • Department: Military Science - Army ROTC
  • Office Location: Building 77, Room 101
  • ltownsend@uwf.edu
  • Campus: 850.474.2198

Biography

Mr. Landon Townsend was raised in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and attended College at University of West Florida.

While attending the University of West Florida, Mr. Townsend enrolled as a cadet in the UWF Army ROTC Argonaut Battalion. Upon graduating, he was commissioned into Active Duty as an Infantry Officer, where he served for 7 years holding numerous duty positions.

Immediately following graduation, he completed Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course (IBOLC), Ranger School, and Airborne School at Fort Benning, GA. Upon arrival at his first duty station, Fort Drum, NY, he was assigned to 1-87 IN, where he deployed to Afghanistan as a Platoon Leader twice in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel.

He PCS’d to Fort Benning GA, where he attended Maneuver Captains Career Course, and then served as Alpha Company and Higher Headquarters Company commander for 2-29 IN. During this time, he also returned to school and earned his Masters of Business Administration degree with a specialty in Financial Management.

Mr. Townsend’s awards include:

  • Meritorious Service Medal,
  • Army Commendation Medal with “C” device and one Silver Oak Leaf Cluster,
  • Army Achievement Medal,
  • Meritorious Unit Citation,
  • National Defense Service Medal,
  • Afghanistan Campaign Medal,
  • Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal,
  • Global War on Terror Service Medal,
  • Overseas Service Ribbon,
  • Ranger Tab,
  • Combat Infantryman Badge, and
  • Airborne Badge.

Mr. Townsend is married to Hannah Townsend and together they look forward to putting down roots in their hometown of Pensacola, FL.