Command Sgt. Maj. Vincent Simonetti is the command sergeant major of the 1st Battalion, 196th Infantry Brigade, Hawaii, the only training support battalion within U.S. Army Pacific. Previously, he served as interim command sergeant major of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. He has served with light, airborne, air assault and Stryker infantry units and worked as a recruiter, drill sergeant and observer coach/trainer. He was deployed during Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Freedom’s Sentinel.