LTC Regina L. Moore
Professor of Military Science
LTC Regina Moore was born in Grand Junction, CO. She graduated high school a year early and set off to New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM to begin her higher education studies and military career from 2004-2006. Upon graduating from NMMI in 2006, she earned her commission as part of the Early Commissioning Program at 19 and graduated top of her class as a Distinguished Military Student with an Associate of Arts in Social Science. She then attended the University of Colorado and Colorado Springs (UCCS) from 2006-2008 and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology while serving as a Platoon Leader for Bravo Company, 86thInfantry Brigade Combat Team, and working full time as a Walgreens Pharmacy Technician.
Upon graduating, she attended the Military Intelligence Office Basic Course in Fort Huachuca from 2008-2009 and immediately deployed to Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2009-2010. Upon returning from deployment, she remained “Twice the Citizen” in a traditional Guard/Reserve status while working various civilian jobs. On the Military side, she served as a Training Officer for Training and Doctrine Command G2 (2010-2011) in Newport News, VA - J27 Exercise Planner (2011-2013) in Suffolk, VA – Company Commander(2013-2015) in Fort Lee, VA, and ISR Planner (2015-2016) in Fort Meade, MD.
Her experience both deployed and through her military duties enabled her civilian career where she served as a contractor for BAE Systems as a Training Instructor, Northrop Grumman as an Exercise Planner, and Department of Homeland Security as an Intelligence Analyst. She was then selected to serve in an Active Guard Reserve status where she had the opportunity to support operations in Korea (2016-2019), Africa (2019-2022), and Europe (2022-2024) as a Military Intelligence professional at the Battalion, Brigade, and Theater level until her selection as the Professor of Military Science at SIU-E.
She has had a supportive husband throughout her military and civilian career. They have lived in Colorado, Virginia, Maryland, California, the Chicago area of Illinois, Germany, and now Southern Illinois. They have two elementary school-aged kids who have also traveled the world and enjoy the diversity of culture and climate.
Awards and Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal (3), Army Commendation Medal (2), Army Achievement Medal (2), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (3), National Defense Service Medal (1), Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (M device - 1), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2).