Lieutenant Colonel Seth W. Wacker

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Seth Wacker commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through the Pennsylvania State University ROTC program in 2001. 

He most recently served as the Chief of Current Operations at Army Futures Command (AFC) headquartered in Austin, Texas. Prior to his assignment to AFC, LTC Wacker commanded the 1-345 Brigade Engineer Battalion at Camp Atterbury, Indiana where he trained and certified National Guard and Reserve component battalions and brigades for deployment abroad. Previous assignments include Executive Officer of the 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division and Detachment Commander of the 59th Forward Engineer Support Team based in the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. LTC Wacker’s earliest assignments included Chief of Training at the Sapper Leader Course in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Commander of the 23rd Airborne Engineer Company at Fort Richardson, Alaska. 

LTC Wacker has served in a variety of foreign Army advisory roles at echelons ranging from battalion to division headquarters. He has also served two combat tours in Iraq and three combat tours in Afghanistan. Awards and decorations include four Bronze Star Medals and five Meritorious Service Medals. He is Ranger, Sapper, Air Assault and Senior Parachutist qualified while also a recipient of the Bronze De Fleury Medal for his contributions to the Corps of Engineers. 

LTC Wacker holds a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri – Rolla. He is also a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and holds a Project Management Professional Certification. He currently lives in Austin with his wife Valerie and son Roscoe (9). In his spare time, he enjoys cycling, golf, family walks and scouting.