CAPTAIN TREVOR J. CHARTIER (U.S. ARMY), a native of Wisconsin, was commissioned into the U.S. Army Infantry following his graduation at Northern Michigan University in 2001. Captain Chartier was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at Fort Drum, New York after graduating from the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning, Georgia.  He was placed with the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry where he served as a Light Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader, Rifle Company Executive Officer, Battalion Assistant Operations Officer, and Battalion Air Operations Officer.  While serving with 2-87 Infantry, CPT Chartier was deployed to Afghanistan to conduct combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom IV.  While deployed, he conducted combat operations in locations across the region to include Asadabad, Jalalabad, Bari Kowt, Bagram, Kabul, Gahzni, Kandahar, and other numerous locations within the Hindu Kush Mountains. CPT Chartier was selected to be among the initial cohort of officers and
NCOs to establish the new Light Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition Squadron as part of the newly formed 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division.  The unit was designated as the 2nd Battalion, 71st Cavalry (RECON) and later redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 89th Cavalry (RECON).

In 2006, CPT Chartier applied and was selected for a transfer into the U.S. Army Military Intelligence and attended the Military Intelligence Tactical Transition Course and the Military Intelligence Captains Career Course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.   Upon graduation, he was again assigned to the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum and returned to 1-89 CAV (RECON) to serve as the Squadron Intelligence Officer.  Captain Chartier was deployed with 1-89 CAV (RECON) to conduct combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 where the unit assumed battle space in Southwest Baghdad to include the volatile area known as the "Triangle of Death".  During OIF 06-08, 1-89 CAV (Recon) became the first Army battalion to conduct partnered combat operations with the reconciled Sunni rejectionists that later became known as the "Sons of Iraq" and "Concerned Local Citizens".

 
CPT Chartier is currently serving at the Michigan Technological University
Reserve Officer Training Corp where he acts as an Assistant Professor of Military Science and Recruiting Operations Officer.

CPT Chartier's military training includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Military Intelligence Tactical Transition Course, Military Intelligence Captains Career Course, Mountain Leaders Close Combat Certification Course, Combatives Instructor Course, Linear Infighting Neurological Engagement (LINE) Instructor Course, Counter Insurgency Academy, Anti-Terrorism Level II, and the US Army Airborne Course.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Afghani Campaign Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, Expert Infantry Badge, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge, and both Gold and Silver Cavalry Spurs.

CPT Chartier is married to the former Jessica Frederick of Cass City, Michigan and currently resides in Chassell, Michigan.