Fil-Am rises to company commander in U.S. Army

Capt. Susan Barroga Lindsey

HONOLULU–Filipino-American Captain Susan Barroga Lindsey has been promoted to company commander of Intelligence & Sustainment for the US Army 25th Infantry Division based in Hawaii.

Capt. Lindsey will take on the position in a change of command Ceremony on June 6 at General’s Field, Honolulu, Hawaii.

As company commander, she will perform administrative, accountability and personnel support to division staff responsible for equipment accountability, unit discipline, positive command climate, and training soldiers to meet the needs of any mission.

“I joined the U.S. Army because I wanted to do something more with my life, I wanted to be someone more,” the 30-year-old Lindsey states. “It was no overnight success. I sacrificed my time with my family and friends. Worked late nights and early mornings and studied hard. i committed to a greater purpose–serving my country and my fellow Americans.”

Her mother, Connie, came to the U.S. almost 30 years ago. “Growing up, I watched her struggle and work hard as a single mother to give my brother and me a better life,” Lindsey recalls. “By her example, she taught me never to give up, to strive to be the best I could be. Because of her, I am proud of my heritage, and I am proud to serve the country that made my mother a citizen.”

Lindsey graduated from San Diego State University at 22, with a bachelor’s degree in communication and a minor in psychology. Lindsey enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 2006 and served with the 4-16th Civil Affairs (USACAPOC)(A) Army Reserve while continuing her education. She was commissioned as an Army Officer in 2008 while obtaining a master’s in interdisciplinary studies.

Lindsey was born in October 1983 in Mountain View, Calif., and raised in San Jose. She is the daughter of Floyd Dean Lindsey of Buckeye, Ariz. and Concepcion Barroga Lindsey of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She attended Columbia School in Sunnyvale and Lynbrook High School in Cupertino, Calif.

After completing the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, in 2009, Lindsey was assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas as the Signal Intelligence Platoon Leader for the Military Intelligence Company of First Brigade, First Armored Division.

She was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2009-2010), stationed at FOB Warrior, Kirkuk Province, Iraq.  Upon her return, she was assigned as the Assistant Battalion S2 for the 4-17th Stryker Infantry Battalion. Lindsey attended the Military Intelligence Captains Career Course in 2012 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

She was assigned as the Intelligence Operations Officer to the Fifth Battlefield Coordination Detachment, (94th Army Air Missile Defense Command), at Joint Pearl Harbor-Hickam Air Force Base.

Lindsey comes from a long line of military service members. Her family’s military history dates back to the American Revolutionary War. She is the only female in her family’s history to serve in the U.S. military.

“To command is an honor and a privilege,” she says. I once thought my greatest victory was becoming an officer, but I was wrong. My greatest victory is seeing my soldiers inspired and empowered to succeed. The sons and daughters of America are the nation’s greatest asset. It is my duty to protect them. They are the future of this country. And they deserve the best leaders to excel in their life. Watching my soldiers inspires me to lead.”