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By AFRO Staff

Currently, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Jason Tate, a Pelahatchie native, 1998 Tougaloo College graduate, and a graduate of Northwest Rankin High School, was recently selected for promotion to Colonel and will attend the Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pa.

Lieutenant Colonel Tate is currently assigned to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ALT) and works at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., as a Department of the Army Systems Coordinator (DASC) supporting Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) and Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF).

The highly decorated and well educated Lieutenant Colonel Jason Tate was recently selected for a promotion to U.S. Army Colonel. (Courtesy of U.S. Army)

The highly decorated Lieutenant Colonel Tate holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Management from Walden University, a Master’s of Science Degree in Environmental Management from Webster University and a Master’s of Arts Degree in International Relations from the University of Oklahoma. He is the son of Joe and Brenda Tate of Pelahatchie.

The family also celebrated another honor in recent days with Lieutenant Colonel Tate’s eldest son Noah, 17, being promoted to the rank of Eagle Scout, for which Joe and Brenda were present at one of the ceremonies.

Lieutenant Colonel Tate is married to the former Kandie S. Stovall MD, of Huntsville, Ala. They have two other sons, Nathan Tate (14), and Nicholas Tate (11).

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