Colonel Chad A. Froehlich, U.S. Army

Chief of Staff

Col. Chad A. Froehlich is the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Chief of Staff.

Froehlich commissioned into the Military Police Corps through the U.S. Army Reserve OfficersTraining Corps (ROTC) at Bowling Green State University in 1998 and has served in a variety of positions throughout the United States, the Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. 

He most recently served as the Commander, 18th Military Police Brigade in Germany, where he was responsible for overseeing the execution of maneuver support to the European theater. Prior to his assignment in Germany, he served as the Division Chief, Collective Training, Headquarters, Department of the Army G3-5-7.

As a company grade officer, Froehlich served in the 10th Military Police Battalion, Fort Drum, NY as well as at Fort Cavazos, TX in the 89th Military Police Brigade and later 720th Military Police Battalion. He commanded the 64th Military Police Company during Operation Iraqi Freedom and culminated his time as an exchange officer with the 3d Royal Military Police Regiment supporting the 3d (United Kingdom) Division in Bulford, England.

He later served in the 504th Military Police Battalion as the Battalion Operations Officer in Afghanistan and later as the Executive Officer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Following his time in the battalion, he was assigned as the Military Police Field Grade Assignments Officer and later Executive Officer to the Commanding General, Human Resources Command.

Col. Froehlich then had the privilege to command Soldiers in the 728th Military Police Battalion in Hawaii providing military police support to the U.S. Army Pacific theater as well as concurrently executing the duties as the U.S. Army Hawaii Provost Marshal. 

His deployments include Operation Joint Guardian, Kosovo, 2001; Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Baghdad, Iraq, 2004; Operation Iraqi Freedom III, Baghdad, Iraq, 2005, Operation Enduring Freedom, Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2010, Operation Freedom Sentinel, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2019 and Operation Allies Refuge, Kosovo, 2021.

He received a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education/Biology from Bowling Green State University and advanced degrees from Webster University in Business and Organizational Security Management and the National War College in National Security Strategy.

His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (1 OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (V-Device, 4 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), Joint Meritorious Unit Award (1 OLC), Meritorious Unit Citation (2 OLC), Army Superior Unit Award (1 OLC), Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Gold).

Colonel Froehlich and his wife have been married for 23 years and have two children.