Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Joseph L. Fancher
U.S. Army Special Forces Regiment.
Command Sergeant Major Joseph L. Fancher was born on June 12, 1971 in Oneonta, New York. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1990. While in Special Forces, Command Sgt. Maj. Fancher served as a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant, Intelligence Sergeant, Special Operations Detachment Alpha Operations Sergeant, Battalion Operations Noncommissioned Officer (NCO), Special Forces Headquarters Support Company 1st Sergeant and in multiple positions as a sergeant major. His most recent position was as Command Sergeant Major, Special Warfare Medical Group, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
Command Sgt. Maj. Fancher’s military education includes all levels of the NCO Education System; Sergeants Major Course; Joint Special Operations University Summit Course; Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Course; Basic Airborne Course; Static Line Jumpmaster Course; Air Assault Course; Special Forces Water Infiltration Course; Marine Corp Riverine Course; Joint Special Operations Dynamics of International Terrorism Course; Joint Personnel Recovery Course; Military Free Fall Course; Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Course; Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course; Sniper School; Sapper School; Ranger School; Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant Course; Technical and Physical Surveillance Course; and Advanced Special Operations Techniques Course. Command Sgt. Maj. Fancher has an Associates in Science from Jefferson Community College, a Bachelor’s of Science from Excelsior College of New York and a Master’s in Business Management and Leadership from the George Herbert Walker School of Business at Webster University.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Saint Philip of Neri Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with oak-leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak-leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with two oak-leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with six oak-leaf clusters, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Valorous Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award with five oak-leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, South West Asia Service Medal with two Bronze Stars, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with number 5, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with number 4, Kuwait Liberation Medal Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Liberation Medal Kuwait, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Sapper Tab, Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Excellence in Competition Badge and 23 foreign awards from various countries.
Command Sgt. Maj. Fancher has multiple deployments in the Middle East and the Special Operations Command-South area of responsibility.
Command Sgt. Maj. Fancher is married to Nayda Fancher. The couple have two children.