Command Sergeant Major Silva serves as the 10th Command Senior Enlisted leader of Joint Task Force-Civil Support, United States Northern Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
Command Sergeant Major Dave Silva enlisted in the U.S. Army out of Long Beach, CA in August 1993 as an airborne artilleryman. Command Sergeant Major Silva volunteered for EOD training in 1996 and graduated from Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal the following year.
Over his 32-year career, Command Sergeant Major Silva’s assignments include all levels of EOD from Team Member to Command Sergeant Major both stateside and deployed. He is coming from serving as the 8th Command Sergeant Major of the 20th CBRNE Command.
Command Sergeant Major Silva’s deployment experiences include Operations Desert Thunder, Desert Fox, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, and Operation Inherent Resolve.
Command Sergeant Major Silva’s military education includes Artillery Advanced Individual Training, Airborne School, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course, Radiological Emergency Team Operations (RETOPS), Global Anti-Terror Operators Course, all levels of NCOES, he is a graduate of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Resident Course class 67, the Nominative Leaders Course, and the National Defense University Keystone Course. Command Sergeant Major Silva holds a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College.
Command Sergeant Major Silva’s awards include the Legion of Merit (2), the Bronze Star Medal(4), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (3), the Army Commendation Award (7), the Army Achievement Medal (3), the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Meritorious Unit Citation (2), the Army Good Conduct medal (10), the National Defense Ribbon (1 BSS), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1 BSS), the Afghanistan Campaign Medal- (1 campaign star), the Iraq Campaign Medal-(4 campaign stars), the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, the NCO Professional Development Ribbon (6), the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon (2), the NATO Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the basic Parachutist Badge, the Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge, and the Drivers Badge. Command Sergeant Major Silva is also a recipient of the Order of Samuel Sharp, and the Order of the Dragon.