Major General Curtis is a native of Warrensburg, Missouri. He was commissioned through ROTC upon graduation from The University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations in May 1992. His military schooling includes the Officer’s Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), and the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy Senior Service College. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Management from Webster University and a Master of Science Degree in National Security and Resource Strategy from the National Defense University.
He previously served as the US Forces Command Deputy Chief of Staff, G4. His Command assignments include Company Commander of Bravo Company, Medical Center Brigade of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Company Commander of HQ and Alpha Company, 626th Forward Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM I, Afghanistan; Rear Detachment Commander of the Division Support Command, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY; Battalion Commander of the 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM XIII, Afghanistan; Commander of the 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations, Airborne), 1st Special Forces Command, United States Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, NC and Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Iraq and Syria; and the Commanding General of the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, NC and Operation SPARTAN SHIELD, Kuwait.
His awards and decorations include: The Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with one Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with one Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with one Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), National Defense Service Medal, Afghan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Medal, UN Multinational Forces Medal, NATO Non-Article 5 Medal, Army Superior Unit Award, Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with one Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Australian and Honduran Airborne Badges, Expert Field Medical Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Rigger Badge, Mountaineering Badge, Joint Staff Identification Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge, Combat Action Badge, Master Combat Action Badge and the Ranger Tab.