Current Command
- The 39th is currently commanded by Colonel Kirk VanPelt. Colonel VanPelt served in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II as the commander of 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry.
- The current Command Sergeant Major is Command Sergeant Major James R. Megoloff, who deployed in 2008 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion, 153d Infantry.
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