Lt. Col. Cara J. Reinhart bio below only captures service from 2015 to the present. She service as the Public Affairs Officer for U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Detachment 7. her full bio can be requested by the service member.
Lt Col. Reinhart transferred to the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, California Army National Guard as the Sustainment Officer in the fall of 2015 in San Diego, California. In the winter of 2015, she transferred to the 40th Infantry Division and is currently assigned as the Chief of Public Affairs. She has participated in multiple War-Fighter Exercises and Joint Training Exercises to include: Allied Spirit in Hohenfels, Germany; Rapid Reaction Corps Citadel Guibert in Lille, France; and Camp Atterbury, Indiana.
Lt. Col. Reinhart was activated as the Chief of Public Affairs during the 2016 wildfire missions and the 2017 Oroville Dam emergency.
She completed Command and General Staff College at Fort Shafter, Hawaii fall 2017, and the following year, she deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan with the 40th Infantry Division as the Information Operations Officer 2018-2019.
She was promoted to the rank of Lt. Col. 9 January 2019 and served as the Chief of Public Affairs for the 40th Infantry Division at Los Alamitos, California. She was activated during the civil unrest in Los Angeles as the Chief of Public Affairs for Joint Task Force-40 May-June 2020.
She transferred to the Army Reserves in the fall of 2021 and is serving as the Chief of Public Affairs for CECOM ARE-AMC DET 7, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.
Over 20 years of service: Notable Awards and Decorations are as follows, but not limited to the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO Ribbon-ISAF and Resolute Support, and German Proficiency Badge (Gold)
Lt. Col. Reinhart graduated from Public Affairs Qualification Course at DINFOS in 2006.
