Col. Gregory D. Gadson assumed command on June 25, 2012, of Fort Belvoir, a 47,000-strong garrison that has been in service for 100 years. Prior to this, he graduated from West Point in 1989 and obtained Master's Degrees in Information Systems and Policy Management from Webster University. He is also a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the Advanced Field Artillery Officers Course, and in 2010, he became an Army War College Fellow at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.
In 2007, Gadson was returning from a memorial service in Baghdad for two Soldiers from his brigade when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. This resulted in the loss of both legs above the knee and a severe injury to his right arm. Despite this, Gadson became one of the first Soldiers to be fitted with a next-generation powered prosthetic knee, which allows amputees to walk with a more natural gait.
Rather than taking a medical retirement, Gadson requested to stay on active duty and was granted this request. He served almost two years as director of the Army Wounded Warrior program before being selected to command Fort Belvoir.
