BATTALION  commander

LTC. KAIN, JEFFREY - Native of St. Louis, MO. LTC Kain commissioned as an infantry officer through the ROTC program at the University of Tampa, in 2005. LTC Kain's first assignment was with 3-187 IN at FT Campbell, KY, where he served as a Rifle Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer. Since then he has served in a number of command and staff positions, including:  Company Commander , C CO and HHC/1-14 IN at Schofield Barracks, HI; Company Commander, 6th Ranger Training Battalion at Eglin AFB,
FL; S3 and XO and BCT S3, 2nd and 1st ABCTs at FT Stewart, GA; Operations
Officer, Joint Special Operations Command at FT Bragg, NC. LTC Kain holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tampa and a Master of Arts from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of Ranger School, Airborne School, Jumpmaster School, Air Assault School, and the Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC), COMMEMORATING to 16 years of service. Kain and his wife have one daughter - SOphia (8).

BATTALION  COMMAND 
SERGEANT  MAJOR

CSM TIMMERMAN, DERON - Born and raised in Springfield, MO, CSM Timmerman attended and graduated from OSUT in Fort Benning, GA. CSM Timmerman has served in a variety of leadership positions from Team Leader through First Sergeant. He has also served as an Observer/Controller at the Joint Readiness Training Center, an AC/RC Observer Controller/Trainer, a Battalion Operations NCOIC, an ROTC Senior Military Science Instructor (SMI), and a Battalion Operations SGM. His units of assignment have included 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Hohenfels, Germany; 2nd Brigade, 2ID, Camp Hovey Korea; Operations Group, Fort Polk, Louisiana; 1st Battalion, 360 th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado; 8th Brigade ROTC; and 1 st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1SBCT, 4ID. He has deployed in support of Intrinsic Action, Kuwait and twice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF X, OEF XIII), serving as a Platoon Sergeant and First Sergeant with 4th Brigade, 4th ID, Fort Carson, Colorado. CSM Timmerman has been married to Tina Timmerman for 19 years. She is a Chief Master Sergeant in the U.S. Space Force, and is currently the Senior Enlisted Leader for the NRO, Virginia.

4TH BATTALION, 9TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (MANCHU)
1ST STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM
4TH INFANTRY DIVISION

"KEEP UP THE FIRE!"