Colonel Charles Seaberry

Director US Army Future Command International – Atlantic

Charles M. Seaberry graduated from Augusta State University in 2001 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Finance Corps. His first assignment was assistant S-3 of the HHC training support Battalion at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Since then, he has served in a variety of command and staff positions to include, Company executive officer, 369 AG Battalion; Commander, Charlie Company, 1/61 Infantry; Aide de Camp to the post commander at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

In 2007, COL Seaberry assessed into the Army Acquisition Corps. His career highlights include serving as a Contingency Contracting Officer, assigned to the 641st Contingency Contracting Team (CCT) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Following this assignment, he joined the 411th Contracting Support Brigade at Camp Coiner, Seoul, Korea. Here, COL Seaberry took on the roles of Branch Chief and a Warranted Contracting Officer for a Regional Contracting Office at Camp Henry, Daegu, Korea. During his time in Korea, he also served as Team Leader of the 646th CCT. The dedication and outstanding performance in contingency operations earned him the prestigious Expeditionary Contracting Command's Medallion in 2011.

Following his role as a Contingency Contracting Officer, COL Seaberry served as Deputy Division Chief of Contracting for the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2012. He then participated in the Army's Training with Industry (TWI) program at Lockheed Martin in Orlando, FL. Transitioning from TWI, he assumed the position of Assistant Program Manager (APM) for Games for Training at Program Executive Office, Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). Subsequently, COL Seaberry served as the executive officer for PEO STRI, followed by the role of Assistant Executive Officer to the Principal Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, stationed at the Pentagon. COL Seaberry, a centrally selected Product Manager for the Common Synthetic Environment (PdM CSE), successfully delivered the Army's revolutionary software solutions: the Synthetic Training Environment (STE) and Live, Virtual, Constructive, Integrated Architecture (LVC-IA).

Following completion at the US Army War College, he now serves as Director of Army Futures Command-International in the Atlantic, overseeing S&T collaboration, research, and ally interoperability in Europe,Africa, and the Middle East. Additionally, as the Army's S&T lead to NATO, he prioritizes promotinginteroperability and modernization to foster cooperative R&D partnerships with foreign entities.

Colonel Seaberry’s education includes: Master of Arts in Management/Leadership from Webster University, Master of Business Administration in Contract Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, and Master of National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.

COL Seaberry is Level III certified in both Contracting and Program Management.COL Seaberry’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (6 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Staff Identification Badge and the German Army Proficiency Badge (Gold).

Colonel Seaberry is happily married and has a son and daughter.