Speaker Spotlight: Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez, Garrison Commander, Fort McCoy

Monday–Tuesday, March 30–31, 2026 | Havenwood Event Center | Sparta, WI

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Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez assumed duties as Garrison Commander at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on July 19, 2024. Immediately prior to this assignment she served as Chief, Reserve Program, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

She earned her commission as a Military Intelligence Officer through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) in 1999.

Col. Baez Ramirez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology/mental health from the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, Puerto Rico, and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Col. Baez Ramirez has served in numerous command and leadership positions throughout the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve, including as platoon leader and executive officer for Alpha Company, 103rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia; intelligence officer (Battalion S2), 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, and executive officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade in Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; operations officer, battalion intelligence officer (Battalion S2), Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander and Battalion S3, 2nd Battalion, 348th Regiment (CS/CSS) in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; Brigade S2, 158th Infantry Brigade, Camp Shelby, Mississippi. LEARN MORE.

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