Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Scott was born and raised in Lone Star,
South Carolina. In 1991, he graduated from the Claflin University with
a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Health, and
was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps
at South Carolina State University in May 1990. Lieutenant Colonel
Anthony Scott obtained a Master of Arts Degree in Rehabilitation
Counseling from South Carolina State University in 1995.
Lieutenant Colonel Scott’s military education includes the Army
Transportation Corps Basic & Advanced Courses, Unit Movement
Officer Course, Army Mobilization Planners Course, Standardized
Property Book System -Redesigned Course, Army Combined Arms Services Staff School and
Intermediate Level Education-CC (formerly Command and General Staff College).

LTC Scott served as Truck Platoon Leader/Executive Officer, 941th Transportation Medium Truck
Petroleum Company, North Charleston, South Carolina, Detachment Commander, 595th
Transportation Detachment (TTP), Tasar, Hungary (OJG/SFOR), S-4 Operations Officer, 1182nd
Transportation Terminal Battalion, North Charleston, S.C., S-1 Operations Officer, 1182nd
Transportation Terminal Battalion, North Charleston, S.C., Movement Control Officer/ Executive
Officer, 520th Transportation Detachment (MCT) Talil AB, Iraq (OIF), Terminal Operations Officer,
1189nd Transportation Terminal Brigade/Chief Operations Officer, 595th Transportation Brigade, Port
of Ash Shuaiba, Kuwait, (OIF), S3 Task Force Operations Officer, 597th Transportation Brigade, Fort
Eustis, Virginia and Chief Operations Officer, 597th Transportation Brigade, Fort Eustis, Virginia,
595th Transportation Brigade Liaison Officer at the U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan (OEF), Chief
of Operations Officer and Plans and Training Officer, 597th Transportation Brigade, Fort Eustis,
Virginia, CENTCOM Deployment and Distribution Center Deputy Chief of Current Operations, Camp
Arifjan, Kuwait. LTC Scott’s final assignment was a Soldier in transition at the Fort Bragg Warrior
Transition Battalion.
LTC Scott’s awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Army
Achievement Medal (with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Reserve Component Achievement
Medal (with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), National Defense Service Medal (with one Bronze
Service Star), Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hour Glass, “M” Device and “3” Device),
Afghan Campaign Medal (with one Bronze Service Star), Iraq Campaign Medal, (with two Bronze
Service Stars), Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO
Medal (with one Bronze Service Star), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal and Order of Saint Christopher.
LTC Scott is married to the former Annie LaShanda Curry of Saint Matthews, South Carolina. The
Scotts have two sons, Antwaun 31 and Ahkeem 27.
LTC Scott officially retired at Fort Jackson, S.C on June 1, 2016, after 31 years of military service, and is
currently employed as Senior Army Instructor at Calhoun County High School in Saint Matthews, S.C. as
of August 1, 2019.