Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Tom
Commander

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Major General Stephen D. Tom assumed command of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Jan. 2010.

Maj. Gen. Tom was commissioned a 2nd Lt. through the Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corps Program in 1971 after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. He continued his civilian education by entering Boston University School of Law, and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1974.

Since completing the U.S. Army Field Artillery Officer Basic Course in 1975, Maj. Gen. Tom has served in the following U.S. Army Reserve assignments with IX Corps (Reinf)/9th Army Reserve Command/ 9th Regional Support Command: Military Justice Officer, Document Control Officer, Personnel Actions Officer, Personnel Management Officer, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Chief of Staff, and Deputy Commander. From April 1992 through July 1995, he commanded the 322d Civil Affairs Brigade at Ft. DeRussy, Hawaii. In September 1999, he was assigned to Eighth U.S. Army, Yongsan, Republic of Korea, as the Assistant Chief of Staff G5 (Wartime) and served in that capacity until July 2003. He was promoted to Major General in July 2003 and then served as U.S. Army Pacific Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs from August 2003 to July 2007. During his last tour, he served as the Chief of Staff, United States Pacific Command, from August 2007 to January 2010.

In addition to the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Maj. Gen. Tom is a graduate of the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course, the Adjutant General Officer’s Advance Course, Command and General Staff College, the Civil Affairs Officer’s Advanced Course, and the Army War College.

His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster), the Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon and various other unit and service medals.

In his civilian capacity, Maj. Gen. Tom was a private practice attorney and a partner in a law firm. He was recalled to active duty in January 2006.

Command Sgt. Maj. Hector Davila
Command Senior Enlisted Leader

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Command Sgt. Maj. Hector Davila was born in Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, Calif. where he graduated from Roosevelt High School. He entered the U.S. Army in 1981 and completed Basic and the Infantry Advance Individual Training Infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga.
Command Sgt. Maj. Davila served in a variety of assignments and positions culminating in his present assignment as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. Prior to this assignment, he served from Jul. 2008 – Jun. 2009 as the Command Sgt. Maj. for the Iraq Assistance Group supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

Command Sgt. Maj. Davila’s duties and assignments have taken him to the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry (M), Ashenfenburg, Germany; the 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry (M), Fort Irwin, Calif.; the 3rd Battalion, 36th Infantry (M), Kirchgoens, Germany; the 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry, 7th Infantry Division (L), Fort Ord, Calif., where he participated in Operation JUST CAUSE in the Republic of Panama; the 7th Ranger Training Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas; the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (L), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; the 25th Infantry Division (L), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Division (L), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; the 1st Battalion, 196th Infantry (AC/RC), Fort Shafter, Hawaii; the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (Student Class 52/Staff), Fort Bliss, Texas; the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Stryker Brigade Combat Teams, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, where he participated in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from Aug. 2005 – Nov. 2006; and Command Sgt. Maj., Headquarters Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Command Sgt. Maj. Davila completed a Bachelor of Science Degree with Excelsior College. His military education includes: Ranger School; Primary Non-Commissioned Officer’s Course; Airborne School; Malaysian Combat Tracking School; Jungle Operations Training Course; Light Fighter Combat Leader Course; Military Operations on Urban Terrain Training Course; Air Assault Course; Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course (Commandant’s List); Air Transportability/Hazards Cargo Course; Instructor Training Course; Light Leader Course; Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Course; Advance Non-Commissioned Officer Course; Pathfinder Course; Tactics Certification Course; First Sergeant Course; Master Fitness Trainer Course; U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 52; Command Sergeant Major Course; the Asian Pacific Orientation Course; and the Keystone Course.

Command Sgt. Maj. Davila’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (4th Oak Leaf Cluster); Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal (4th Oak Leaf Cluster); Good Conduct Medal (9th award); National Defense Service Medal with Star; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Joint Meritorious Unit Award (1st Oak Leaf Cluster); Valorous Unit Award; Non-commissioned Professional Development Ribbon (4th award); Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (7th award); Ranger Tab; Combat Infantry Badge (Star); Expert Infantry Badge; Airborne Badge; Pathfinder Badge; Air Assault Badge; and the German Marksmanship Cord (Schutzenschnur).

Command Sgt. Maj. Davila has been married for 27 years and has three children and three grandchildren.

Col. John M. Sullivan Jr.
Deputy Commander

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Col. John Sullivan is the Deputy Commander of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. He assumed this position in July 2008.

Col. Sullivan enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1979. After graduation from Recruit Training at Parris Island, and the Field Artillery Radar Crewman Course at Fort Sill, he was assigned to Headquarters Battery, 10th Marines. Selected for Enlisted Commissioning Program, he reported to Officer Candidate School in February 1981. He was commissioned in April 1981.

After graduation from The Basic School in 1981 and the Field Artillery Officer Basic School in 1982, he served with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in assignments as Forward Observer, Artillery Liaison Officer and Battery Executive Officer. In June 1985, he transferred to Marine Barracks, Alameda Naval Air Station, Calif., and was assigned as Assistant Guard Officer. Promoted to Capt. in December 1985, he was reassigned as Barracks Guard Officer and subsequently reassigned in July 1987 as Barracks Executive Officer, a billet occupied until transfer to the Field Artillery Officer Advance Course in May 1988.

Following graduation in October 1988, Col. Sullivan was transferred to the 3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle Company, 7th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, in 29 Palms, Calif. Assigned as the Operations Officer, in April 1989 he was certified as an internal pilot for the Pioneer RPV system. In August 1989, he was transferred to the 5th Battalion, 11th Marines for duty as Commanding Officer, Battery Q. While serving as Battery Commander he participated in Operation DESERT SHIELD and combat operations in Operation DESERT STORM.

In May 1991, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Marines, Alameda, Calif., as the Inspector-Instructor for Headquarters Battery. He was promoted to Maj. in February 1993. In September 1993, he was transferred to Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, and assigned as an Action Officer in the Current Operations Branch Operations Division, Plans, Policies and Operations Department.

In June 1996, he was assigned as a student in the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Upon graduation in June 1997, he was assigned to the Defense Language Institute (DLI), Presidio of Monterey, Calif. as a student in the Thai Language Basic Course. In Dec. 1997, he was promoted to Lt. Col. while at the DLI. Upon graduation in July 1998, he was transferred to the Joint United States Military Advisory Group Thailand for duty as Chief, Joint Operations Division.

In June 2001, Col. Sullivan transferred to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and took command of 1st Battalion, 12th Marines. Selected for Colonel in December 2001, he changed command in July 2002 and reported as a student to the Naval War College. Promoted to Colonel in June 2003, he was assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan, as the AC/S G-3. In July 2004, he transferred to the 1st Marine Division and took command of 11th Marine Regiment. In July 2006, he transferred to Marine Forces Europe in Stuttgart for duty as Chief of Staff. In July 2008, he transferred to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

Colonel Sullivan has a Bachelors Degree in History from Worcester State College, Worcester, Mass., a Master of Military Art and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.

His personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal with “V”, the Defense Meritorious Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Gold Stars, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and from the Kingdom of Thailand, the Most Noble Order of the Crown.

Johnie E. Webb
Deputy to the Commander for Public Relations and Legislative Affairs

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Mr. Webb assumed the duties as the Deputy Commander for Support & External Relations to the Commander, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in September 2006. He served as Senior Advisor to the Commander of JPAC from October 2003 through Sept. 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Webb was the Deputy to the Commander, U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory (CILHI) beginning in August 1994 and held the position of CILHI Commander from 1982 through 1993.

Mr. Webb received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Benedictine College, in Atchison, Kansas. Before entering Federal Government Civil Service he completed 26 years of service as an Army officer in the Quartermaster Corps, retiring in 1994 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

As an Army officer, Mr. Webb had extensive duty with the Central Identification Laboratory. He was first assigned as a Search and Recovery Team Leader in 1975 when the organization was located at Camp Samae San, Thailand. He was assigned the responsibility for relocating the laboratory to Hawaii in 1976.

Mr. Webb has been fortunate enough to lead many “firsts” in the mission to account for missing service members. In 1985, he lead the first mission into Vietnam to excavate a B-52 site. In 1996, he lead the CILHI delegation during the first negotiations with the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. These negotiations resulted in U.S. military personnel returning to North Korea for the first time since the cessation of hostilities to conduct Joint Recovery Operations to recover unaccounted for Korean War service members. Mr. Webb has also lead delegations into the People’s Republic of China, Burma, and Papua New Gueina to discuss conducting World War II search and recovery operations. And, Mr. Webb lead a technical advisory team to Saudi Arabia to discuss the forensic identification capabilities of the U.S. government.

He is a Vietnam veteran and his personal awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), and the Army Commendation Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster).

Mr. Webb is a native of Perrin, Texas. He and his wife, Scherry have one son and one daughter.

Dr. Thomas D. Holland
Scientific Director
Deputy to the Commander for Central Identification Laboratory Operations

Dr. Holland received his BA, MA, and PhD from the University of Missouri, Columbia (UM). From 1980 - 1988, he served as an osteological consultant for the Iowa Office of Historic Preservation and Missouri Department of Natural Resources as well as an archaeologist, research assistant, and instructor at UM. From 1988 - 1992, he served as Assistant and Associate Curator for the Museum of Anthropology at UM. He has published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, American Antiquity, the Journal of Forensic Sciences, Current Anthropology, Studies in Archaeological Method and Theory, Quaternary Research, Missouri Archaeologist, and Plains Anthropologist, among other forums. He has presented papers or co-authored presentations at meetings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the Society for American Archaeology, the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, and at the Fourth Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences.

Since 1992, Dr. Holland has worked at the Central Identification Laboratory in the positions of anthropologist, Senior Anthropologist, and Scientific Director. He has supervised excavations of crash and burial sites in China, Korea, Southeast Asia and Iraq and has conducted numerous skeletal analyses. Dr. Holland is a certified Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology (no. 51). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.