SGM Ekondua C. Amoke
Depot Sergeant Major
Biography
Sergeant Major Ekondua C. Amoke was born in Cross River State, Nigeria. He enlisted in the Army in April 1997, completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
He was assigned to 4214 U.S. Army Reserve Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland in 1998 and served with the 48th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Meade, Maryland from 1999 to 2004. He was assigned to Charlie Company, 324th Signal Battalion in early 2005 and later transferred to 335th Signal Command (Theater), East Point, GA the same year. In August 2017, he joined the 429th Multifunctional Medical Battalion (MMB) in Savannah, GA as their Command Sergeant Major, where he served until March 2021.
He has served in various positions including the Southwest Asia (SWA) Theater Network Operations Support Center, Enterprise Services Division NCOIC, as SWA CAC PKI NCOIC, as G35 Enterprise Services NCOIC, and Project NCO in Afghanistan. He also served as First Sergeant, Charlie Company, 4/399th REGT, 3rd BDE, 104th TRN DIV as well as the First Sergeant for HHC, 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. He served as the G6 NCOIC, Ministry of Interior-Military Assistance Group (MOI-MAG), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While assigned to 429th MMB, he deployed as Command Sergeant Major, Task Force 8th Medical Brigade, headquartered at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar in support of Operations Spartan Shield, Freedom’s Sentinel, and Inherent Resolve. He is currently serving as the Depot and Installation Sergeant Major, Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, PA.
SGM Amoke’s awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Army Reserve Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (4th award), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (3rd award), Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device, and the NATO Medal (ISAF)
SGM Amoke is married and has two daughters.