SGM Troy S. Gearhart

Depot Sergeant Major

Biography

Sergeant Major Troy Gearhart assumed duties as the Letterkenny Army Depot Sergeant Major 28 March 2025. As LEAD's Sergeant Major, he serves as the principal advisor to the commander and staff on matters related to the quality of life for Soldiers, civilians and families, as well as the training, utilization, and professional development of all personnel. Prior to LEAD, SGM Gearhart served as the Operations Sergeant Major with U.S. Army Japan, Camp Zama.

SGM Gearhart entered the United States Army on 18 July 1990 from Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, and attended Basic and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Prior to his most recent assignment, he served at the Center for Strategic Leadership at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, from October 2017 until October 2020, as the Army Senior Leader Education Program Operations Sergeant. In this role, he assisted with course development, content delivery, and ensuring the smooth execution of various senior leader courses, including the Nominative Leaders Course (NLC) for Sergeants Major and Command Sergeants Major preparing for nominative positions, ASEP-B, ASEP-A, and SLS.

SGM Gearhart earned an Associate's Degree in Forest Technology from Penn State University, Mont Alto, and a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Post University. His military education includes the following courses: Primary Leadership Development; Military Police Reclassification; Anti-Terrorism Program Manager; Basic and Advanced Noncommissioned Officer; Physical Security and the Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer course.

SGM Gearhart's awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, Army Reserve Achievement Medal with 9 oak leaf clusters, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Iraq Campaign Medal.

SGM Gearhart is married with four children.