Dalis Owens

EDINBURG — Dalis Owens, of Warsaw, was recently promoted to Indiana Guard Reserve Command Sergeant Major by order of the Governor of the State of Indiana Oct. 29, during a ceremony at Camp Atterbury in Edinburg. Owens is the son of the late Pat and Dallas Owens, and is a member of the Indiana Guard Reserve where for the past year he has served as the first sergeant of the training academy.

Owens has been in the Indiana Guard Reserves for the last 14 years where he served with the 1st Brigade prior to transferring to the training academy based at Camp Atterbury. Owens’s military career has spanned more than 18 years to include the 38th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade as a military policeman, an instructor with the training academy, first sergeant of the training academy and now his current role as the command sergeant major of the training academy.

Owens will be overseeing the training that takes place at the academy and will work closely with the commandant and the colonel regarding the day to day operations and assist in scheduling training throughout the training cycle. Currently the training academy conducts training in a basic military course, basic non commissioned officers course, advanced non commissioned officers course, warrant officers course, officers training, advanced officers training, commanders leadership certificate program and the newly added command sergeant majors Course.

Owens is married to Holly and has two children, Trevor, 19, who is studying criminal justice at Ball State University, and Alyssa, 12, who loves showing her 4-H dairy heifers.

Owens has been a law enforcement officer for the last 22 years. The first six years was with the Syracuse Police Department and the past 16 years has been with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department where he currently serves as a D.A.R.E. Officer and school resource officer for the Tippecanoe Valley School District.

If you are interested in a career with the Indiana Guard Reserve, visit the website. www.in.gov/igr.