Lieutenant Colonel Randy R. Wiers, son of Raymond and Dorothy Wiers of East Wilton, recently retired from the United States Army with more than 28 years  of active military service.

Wiers entered the Army in June of 1977 when he attended basic training at Fort Knox in Kentucky. He was subsequently commissioned a second lieutenant on June 6, 1979.

Wiers’ more recent assignments included director of logistics and engineering of the Iceland Defense Force. As the principal logistics advisor to the commander of the Iceland Defense Force, he was responsible for executing supply, maintenance, transportation and construction projects. In 2006, he was selected to be the last commander of the Iceland Defense Force and was responsible for disestablishment of the unit.

He later moved to the United States Embassy in Reykjavik to work issues related to the closure and turnover of US NATO facilities to the government of Iceland. In 2008, he was assigned as the senior military advisor to the Afghan National Army general staff chief of logistics, a three-star Afghan general officer. In this position he was key in analyzing, advising and making improvements to the entire ANA logistics system at the tactical, operational and strategic levels.

Wiers’ final assignment was as the G-4 sustainment chief of operations at the United States Army of the Pacific located at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. His civilian education includes an associates in arts from Marion Military Institute, a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Maine Orono and a master’s degree in business from Troy State University.

His military education includes the Command and General Staff College, the Infantry Basic and Advance Course, Airborne School and the Supply and Services Officer Course. Wiers’ awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Accommodation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal and the Korean Defense Service Medal.