Sgt. 1st Class Wesley D. Buhr is a native of Washougal, Washington. He completed One Unit Station Training at Fort Benning, Georgia as a 11B (direct fire Infantryman) in 2007. Sgt. 1st Class Buhr began his military career assigned to Delta Company, 2-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he was a M2 .50 caliber machine gunner and later became an anti-armor section leader. He later served in Charlie Company 5-20th Infantry Regiment and Echo Company, 3-13th Infantry Regiment in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he became a Senior Drill Sergeant. After his time serving in Basic Combat Training, he was assigned to 1-21st Infantry Regiment located at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii in 2018. In 2020 Sgt. 1st Class Buhr was selected to serve as the U.S. Army Hawaii’s Lead SARC, a position he would hold until 2021, when he was then selected to serve as Deputy Director for the pilot location of the SHARP Fusion Directorate. Sgt. 1st Class Buhr deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. His military education includes: Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Career Course, Master Resilience Training Course, Senior Leaders Course, US Army Drill Sergeant School, Army Basic Instructor Course, Jumpmaster School, Air Movement Control Officer Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Pathfinder School, Unit Prevention Leaders Course, Basic Leaders Course and Airborne School.
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