20TH CBRNE CMD CCWO, CW3 Victoria R. RamageGarcia BIO
Command Chief Warrant Officer Three RamageGarcia is a native of Pioneer, California. She enlisted in the Army as Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Specialist in 2004, attending One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. In 2012 CW3 RamageGarcia transitioned from the enlisted ranks to the warrant officer cohort as one of the first female CBRN Warrant Officers in the United States Army.
Throughout her 19 1/2-year military career, CW3 RamageGarcia has served in a variety of leadership and staff positions. Her assignments include: 31st (BIDS) Chemical Company, Fort Hood, TX 2005-2007;
Command Driver/Operations Specialist, HHC, 2nd CM BN, Fort Hood, TX 2007-2008; Assistant Sqd. Leader/FOX operator, HHBn 3BSTB, 1CD Fort Hood, TX 2008-2010; Squad Leader in 172nd CM Co at Fort Riley, KS 2010-2012; Rear-Detachment S3 OIC, 303rd MI BN, Fort Hood, TX 2012-2014; Battalion CBRN Technician, 22nd CM BN, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 2014-2016; Assistant Team Leader/Operations Officer, 46th CM Co (TE), Fort Bliss, TX 2016-2019; CBRN/WMD Staff Planner, U.S. Army Nuclear Countering WMD Agency (USANCA) HQDA G-3/5/7, Fort Belvoir, VA 2019-2022; Division CBRN Technician, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Humphreys, South Korea 2022-2023; CBRN Technician, WMD Coordination Team (WCT), APG, MD 2023-2024; and currently serves as the incoming Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO) for the 20TH Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD.
CW3 RamageGarcia completed one voluntary deployment to Mosul, Iraq with HHBn, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Grey Wolf), 1st Calvary Division from 2008-2009.
CW3 RamageGarcia’s military education includes; Advanced Leaders Course (ALC), CBRN Warrant Officer Advance Course (WOAC), Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education (WOILE), NATO’s Activities Countering WMD in Military Operations, CWMD Advisors, Civil Support Skills Course (CSSC), Theater Nuclear Operations, Nuclear Weapons Orientation, Technical Escort Course, and most recently, selection and attendance to the McConnel Strategic Broadening Seminar in Louisville, KY.
Her civilian education includes a Bachelors in Occupational Safety and Health w/ Emphasis on Environmental Science thru Columbia Southern University and an Associates in General Education thru Central Texas College. Of note, CW3 RamageGarcia has been the only CBRN Warrant Officer to be selected for attendance to the McConnel Strategic Broadening Seminar for Senior Leaders, and the National Defense University (NDU) CWMD Fellowship (ICW Missouri State University) resulting in both a Graduate Certificate and a Masters in Strategic Studies w/ Emphasis on WMD.
CW3 Victoria RamageGarcia’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (4 OLC), Joint Staff Badge, Armed Forces Service Medal,
Army Achievement Medal (4 OLC), and Iraqi Campaign Medal.