CPT(P) Hunter W. Firebaugh, PMP

CPT Hunter Firebaugh is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He entered military service on July 2012 when he entered the United States Military Academy. He graduated in May 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering, commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the Engineer Regiment. Following graduation at West Point, CPT Firebaugh attended the Engineer Basic Officer Leadership Course (EBOLC) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and achieved distinguished graduate honors. His first FORSCOM Assignment began in December 2016 with the 39th BEB, 2BCT, 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault. His first position in 39th BEB was Sapper Platoon Leader in Bravo Company, and Task Force Engineer for 1-26 IN BN (Blue Spaders), culminating in JRTC rotation 18-05. 

In the fall of 2018, he became Company Executive Officer of the 39th BEB’s HHC company. CPT Firebaugh’s experience as XO and eventually Battalion Plans officer included planning and serving as a pathfinder for 2/101’s first wet gap crossing using sling-loaded ribbon bridge components in May 2019. Following his assignment with the 39th BEB, CPT Firebaugh attended the Engineer Captain’s Career Course at Fort Leonard Wood in Fall 2019 where he earned distinguished graduate honors. CPT Firebaugh was then assigned to 4th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade at Fort Carson, Colorado. While at 4th Engineers, he served as the Battalion AS3 and lead planner for Operation Resolute Castle ’21, planning a multinational, multicomponent construction of barracks and maneuver range at DPTA, Poland. CPT Firebaugh took command of 569th Mobility Augmentation Company in Spring 2021, culminating at NTC Rotation 22-02, where his company was recognized by the 2/1ID BCT Commander for excellence and individually as Breach Force commander for both force-on-force and LFX portions of the rotation, and Commander of 4th Engineer Battalion’s HHC. 

CPT Firebaugh holds a Master of Science from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Engineering Management, A Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, holds his Project Management Professional Certification, and is an Engineer in Training for the State of New York. He is a graduate of the Sapper Leader Course, Air Assault School, and Pathfinder School. His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal 1OLC), National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and is a recipient of the 2023 U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award for Company Grade Officer. 

CPT Firebaugh is married to the former Cecilia Martin, and they have a son, Arthur (3). He is currently serving as an instructor at the Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic at the United States Military Academy at West Point.