32d Medical Brigade Commander

COL Manuel “Manny” Menéndez, hails from Puerto Rico, and enlisted into Army service in 1992 as a Combat Medic. After completing his enlisted service, he attended and graduated from Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in physician assistant studies and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Medical Specialist Corps. He later earned a master’s in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a master’s in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.  

COL Menéndez has spent his career focused on operational medicine.  His nine deployment experiences have ranged from bridging and peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, to conventional combat operations in Iraq, Special Operations raids in Afghanistan and elsewhere, as well as hurricane response in Puerto Rico.? 

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (with three oak leaf clusters); the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the Meritorious Service Medal (five oak leaf clusters); the Joint Service Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster); the Army Commendation Medal (eight oak leaf clusters), and the Army Achievement Medal (seven oak leaf clusters). He earned the Combat Medical and Combat Action Badges, the Expert Field Medical Badge, and qualification as an Airborne Ranger and Flight Surgeon.? He earned the Surgeon General’s Physician Assistant Award in 2012, was named an Army Medicine Iron Major in 2017, and was inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit in 2019.

32d Medical Brigade Command Sergeant Major

Command Sergeant Major Angela S. Bowley joined the Army in September of 1999 and attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, S.C. She graduated AIT at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with the MOS 68W, Combat Medic. 

CSM Bowley deployed to Iraq three times (2003, 2006-2007, 2008-2009) and to Afghanistan once (2017-2018). 

CSM Bowley’s military education includes Basic Leader Course, Advanced Leader Course, Senior Leader Course, Drill Sergeant Course, Master Fitness Trainer, Master Resilience Trainer, Unit Prevention Leader, Basic Instructor, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator/Victim Advocate Course, Equal Opportunity Leader Course, Combatives Level I, Field Sanitation, Brigade Combat Team Trauma Training (BCT3), TRADOC and Fort Sill Company Commander and First Sergeant Courses, Sergeants Major Course, Battalion & Brigade Pre-Command Course, Battalion & Brigade CSM Development Course, and AMEDD CSM Pre-Command Course. Her civilian education includes an Associate of General Studies (2009), Bachelor of Health Science (2015), and Master of Sports and Health Sciences (2024).

CSM Bowley’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (four oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal (six oak leaf clusters), Army Achievement Medal (four oak leaf clusters), Meritorious Unit Citation (two oak leaf clusters), Army Superior Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal (8th award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (three campaign stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (5th numeral), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (5th numeral), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, Combat Action Badge, and the Order of Military Medical Merit. CSM Bowley is also an Honorary Member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.