commander
COL Danielle C. Taylor
Commander, U.S. Army Environmental Command
COL Danielle C. Taylor received a Regular Army commission in June 2004 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
COL Danielle Taylor's previous assignments have included Platoon Leader, 7th CBRN CO, 83rd CBRN Battalion; Executive Officer, 7th CBRN CO, 83rd CBRN Battalion; Battalion Assistant S3, 83rd CBRN Battalion, 48th CBRN Brigade; 21st CM Company Commander, 2nd CBRN Battalion, 48th CBRN Brigade; Brigade S2, 4th Brigade, Cadet Command; Battalion S3 and Battalion Executive Officer, 110th Technical Escort Battalion, 48th CBRN Brigade; Chief CBRN Current Operations, NORAD and USNORTHCOM; Staff Synchronization Officer and Military Deputy for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program at Army Headquarters, G8; Battalion Commander for the 83d CBRN Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA
While assigned to the 7th CBRN Company, 83rd CBRN Battalion LTC Danielle Taylor deployed as part of the surge effort in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She performed duties as the Company Executive Officer in the only Biological Integrated Detection Systems (BIDS) Company forward deployed to the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR), Operational Control (OPCON) to the U.S. Army Central Command (USARCENT) with the mission to execute combat security operations throughout Iraq. COL Taylor recently served as the Division G3 for the 20th CBRNE Command.
Her military education includes the Chemical Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; Technical Escort Course; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and Joint Professional Military Education, Phase II (JPME II). She holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Management from Webster University and was selected and completed the Strategic Studies Fellows Program (SSFP) hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has completed the Army War College as a Superior Graduate and was awarded a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies.
COL Danielle Taylor's military awards and decorations include the Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation Ribbon, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Multiple Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Award, and Army Superior Unit Award. National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster. COL Taylor also wears the German Armed Forces Badge in Gold.
On June 26, 2026, COL. Taylor assumed command of the U.S. Army Environmental Command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
command sergeant major
Command Sgt. Maj. Vincent D. Green
Command Sergeant Major
CSM Vincent Green was born on March 12, 1982, in Swainsboro, Georgia. He graduated from Swainsboro High School in May of 2000. Upon graduating, he enlisted in the United States Army in August 2000. He completed One Station Unit Training (OSUT) for Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Specialist (54B/74D) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Command Sergeant Major Green’s units of assignment include, 92nd Chemical Company, Fort Stewart, GA; 2/17th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Carson Colorado, 2/77th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Carson Colorado; 3-10 Infantry Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; 21st Chemical Company, Fort Bragg, NC; Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; HHBN 3rd Infantry Division Fort Stewart, GA; and Eighth Army Camp Humphreys, South Korea and 84th Chemical Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, MO. His duty positions include Decontamination Specialist, Company CBRN NCO, Team Leader, Squad Leader, Senior Drill Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, Small Group Leader (Senior Leader Course), Battalion Assistant Operations NCO, CBRN Staff NCO, First Sergeant, Division Chemical Sergeant Major, G34 Protection Sergeant Major and Battalion Command Sergeant Major.
Command Sergeant Major Green has been on 4 combat deployments which includes, 3 tours to Iraq and 1 tour to Afghanistan.
Command Sergeant Major Green’s military education includes all levels of Non-Commissioned Officer PME. To include the Sergeant Majors Course (Class 71). He has also completed Common Faculty Development Course, Master Resiliency Course, CBRN Reconnaissance for Brigade Combat Teams (L6), Advance CBRN enabler course (L3), Combatives Level II, Equal Opportunity Course, First Sergeant Course, Drill Sergeant School and Air Assault School. He holds an Associates of Arts in General Studies from Central Texas College and a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management from Columbia College.
Command Sergeant Major Green’s awards consists of the Army Meritorious Service Medal (6OLC), Army Commendation Medal (6OLC), Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (Silver Star), Korean Defense Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (2 Campaign Stars), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO medal, NCO Professional Developmental Ribbon (5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (5), Drivers Badge (Wheeled), Air Assault Badge, Army Instructor Badge, Drill Sergeant badge, and the Combat Action badge.
CSM Green is married to Candace Green, and they have three children.
deputy to the commander
Mr. Joel Godfrey
Deputy to the Commander USAEC
Joel Godfrey currently serves as the Deputy to the Commander at the U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC). In this role, Mr. Godfrey provides leadership and oversight to a staff of more than 100 environmental, financial and human resources, legal and public affairs professionals.
Prior to assuming the duties of the Deputy, Mr. Godfrey served as the USAEC Southeast Region Division Chief, overseeing personnel responsible for executing environmental cleanup and environmental quality projects in support of the Army's environmental program in seven states. Mr. Godfrey, who joined the command in 2010, worked within the USAEC Environmental Quality Division as the Program, Planning and Conservation Branch Chief prior to transitioning to the Southeast Division as part of a command reorganization.
Mr. Godfrey graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and from Utah State University with a Master of Science in Forestry, with an emphasis in wildland fire and fuels management.
He began his Army career in 1995 as a contractor supporting the Utah Army National Guard for five years prior to moving to Hawaii to work as part of the Integrated Training Area Management program for U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii. He became a Department of the Army Civilian while in Hawaii in 2002, serving in multiple roles within the USAG-HI Environmental Division to include Conservation Branch Chief and Environmental Division Chief. After seven years in Hawaii, he moved to Texas and worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District for three years as the Chief of the Environmental Planning Section before joining the USAEC in San Antonio in 2010.