Fort Dix commander

Col. Patrick Slowey is a graduate of Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado where he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in May 1983.

Slowey’s initial assignment was as an Assault Gun and Anti-Tank Platoon Leader and Rifle Company Executive Officer in the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry (Motorized), and as the Battle Simulations Officer, G-3, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington. In 1987, he left active duty to attend graduate school at the University of Northern Colorado. While at UNC, he joined the United States Army Reserve as an Assistant S-3 in the 3rd Battalion, 87th Infantry, Fort Carson, Colorado. While assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 87th Infantry, he commanded both the Combat Support and Headquarters Companies to include a mobilization and deployment to the Federal Republic of Germany in support of Operation Desert Storm. Following the deployment, he went on to serve as a Battalion Executive Officer of the 244th Engineer Battalion, Denver, Colorado, and as an Assistant Inspector General in the 96th Army Reserve Command Salt Lake City, Utah.

After serving as the Operations Officer for the USEUCOM Military Liaison Team in Trencin, Slovakia, Slowey entered the Active Guard Reserve program as the Inspector General for the US Army Garrison at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Subsequently, he was assigned as an Operations Officer at the Headquarters, US Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia. In 2002, Slowey was selected as the Deputy Garrison Commander, Fort Hood, Texas. In 2004 he was selected to command the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Battalion at Michigan Technological University, Houghton Michigan. In June 2006, Slowey joined the 9th Regional Readiness Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii as the Inspector General and later as the Deputy Commander, prior to assuming his current post at Fort Dix on 30 June 2009.

Slowey’s military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Engineer Officer Advance Course, Combined Arms Service Staff School, USMC Amphibious Warfare School, Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. He holds Master’s Degrees in History from the University of Northern Colorado and in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.

Slowey’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Humanitarian Service Medal, and various other Army awards and decorations.