Welcome to Frontier Living

Colonel James (Jim) H. B. Peay IV, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in May 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and was commissioned into the Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. Colonel Peay served his company grade years in the Republic of South Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division, followed by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and then the 82nd Airborne Division. During this time, he deployed three times to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Following his battery command, Colonel Peay was selected for the Personnel Exchange Program, and was the U.S. Field Artillery Exchange Instructor to the United Kingdom at the Royal School of Artillery at Larkhill, England. Upon completion of his tour in the U.K., Colonel Peay attended the U.S. Navy Staff College in Newport, Rhode Island. As a Major, Colonel Peay served in the XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters, the 82nd Airborne Division, and as the Assistant Executive Officer / Aide to LTG Gary Cheek, the Director of the Army Staff, Headquarters, Department of the Army.

Colonel Peay was selected for Battalion Command of 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), permanently stationed in Europe. After command, Colonel Peay attended the Army War College, and was then assigned to the Joint Staff, J36 - Nuclear and Homeland Defense Operations, as an Assistant Deputy Director of Operations and a Presidential Strike Advisor.

Colonel Peay is married to the former Ms. Heather Christine Leonard. They have six children, two boys and four girls; Parker (23); Lauren (21), Beatrice (20), Henry (12), Audrey (8), and Blythe (5).

Command Sergeant Major William C. Taylor was born on 21 January 1979, in Crystal River, FL, but was raised in Basking Ridge, NJ. He enlisted in September of 1998 and completed AIT with the MOS 14J in June 1999.

CSM Taylor has held numerous leadership positions throughout his career. CSM Taylor was first assigned to 3-4 ADA BN at Fort Bragg, NC from 1999 – 2007 where he served as an Early Warning Team Leader, Air Defense Liaison NCO, Assistant Operations NCO, Early Warning Squad Leader, and C-RAM Platoon Sergeant.

He deployed to Afghanistan with Charlie Battery 2002-2003, Iraq with HHB 2003-2004, and Iraq again with Charlie Battery 2006-2007. CSM Taylor then served as a Recruiter with Pittsburgh Recruiting Battalion in Pennsylvania from 2007 – 2010. He was then assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, NC from 2010 – 2012 as the Corps ADAM Cell NCOIC and deployed to Iraq as part of Operation New Dawn while helping to bring the mission there to a close in December 2011.

CSM Taylor was then assigned to 3-4 ADA BN from 2012 -2015 where he served as a First Sergeant in Echo and Charlie Battery with a deployment to the CENTCOM AOR. Following the completion of the deployment, he was assigned as First Sergeant for Alpha Battery 3rd ADAR at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD from 2015-2016. Following attendance at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy in 2016-2017 at FT. Bliss, TX, he served as the Current Operations Sergeant Major for the 94th AAMDC at JBPHH, HI from August 2017 – March 2019.

Most recently CSM Taylor was the Battalion Command Sergeant Major for 4-3 ADA BN at Fort Sill, OK from May 2019 – November 2021 where he deployed the Battalion to the CENTCOM AOR from June 2019 to June 2020.

CSM Taylor’s military education and training includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Senior Leader Course, Sergeant’s Major Course (Class 67), U.S Army Recruiter School, Airborne School, and Jumpmaster School. CSM Taylor also holds an Associate’s Degree in Counseling from Coastline Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management from the American Military University, and is currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration degree.

Some of CSM Taylor’s military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), Joint Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal ( 4 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ 1 campaign star, Iraq Campaign Medal w/ 4 campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon(5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (5), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, and Meritorious Unit Award (3 OLC). He also wears the Combat Action Badge, Gold Recruiter Badge w/ 3 Sapphires, Senior Parachutist Badge and Venezuelan Parachutist badge.

CSM Taylor has been married to his wife, Lauren (Sanford) Taylor, for over 18 years and they have two children: Madisyn and Karter.

Ms. Julia Sibilla assumed the role of Deputy Garrison Commander at USAG Fort Sill, Oklahoma in October 2020. She comes to the Garrison from the State Department, Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) Africa Bureau where she was a Defense Senior Leadership Development Fellow and Stabilization Advisor. A distinguished graduate of the National War College in Washington, DC, she earned a master’s degree in National Security Strategy.

Her extensive experience in installation management and Soldier and Family Support includes assignments in Romania, Bulgaria, Belgium, and Italy. Ms. Sibilla served as the inaugural Site Director at the Novo Selo Training Area (NSTA), Bulgaria where she established base operations for IMCOM in the Black Sea region. She previously served in several roles at the Army Community Service at USAG Italy, including the role of Director.

Ms. Sibilla previously served at the Pentagon in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management as a Strategic Planner in the Operations Directorate. In this capacity she provided subject matter expertise on Forward Operating Sites (FOS) and contingency basing in the Black Sea Area of Responsibility.

In addition to over 25 years of experience serving at military installations around the globe, Julia has also worked as a UN staff member and as a DOD education contractor with program oversight in Europe and the Middle East, including several brief deployments to Iraq, Djibouti, and Afghanistan.

Ms. Sibilla is married to Angelo Sibilla, a retired Italian Infantry Officer, and is the proud mother of two awesome young women.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
• Oct 2020-Present: Deputy Garrison Commander, USAG Fort Sill, OK
• Jun 2020-Oct 2020: Stabilization Advisor, DSLDP Fellow, U.S. Department of State, Conflict & Stabilization Operations-Africa, Washington, DC
• Jul 2019-Jun 2020: Graduate Student, National War College, National Defense University, Washington, DC
• Jan 2018-Jul 2019: Strategic Planner, Operations Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations (G9), The Pentagon, Arlington, VA
• Aug 2016-Jan 2018: Site Director/Deputy Garrison Manager, Novo Selo Training Area (NSTA), Bulgaria
• Jun 2016-Aug 2016: Operations Officer, MK Airbase, Romania
• Mar 2009-Jun 2016: Director, Supervisory Community Program Manager, Relocation Manager, Army Community Service, USAG Italy, Vicenza, Italy

EDUCATION:
• MS, National Security Strategy, The National War College, The National Defense University, Washington, DC, 2020
• MS, Management, Boston University, Brussels, Belgium, 2003
• MA, Humanities, California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA, 2000
• BA, History, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 1985

SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:
• Defense Senior Leader Development Program (DSLDP), Cohort 2019, graduation 2021
• Strategic Planning Course, Army War College (AWC), 2019
• Senior Manager’s Course (SMC) for National Security Strategy, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Studies, 2018
• Joint Humanitarian Operations Course, USAID, 2018
• Anti-Terrorism II Officer Course, 2017
• Mediation Training, The Justice Center of Atlanta, GE, 2016
• Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP), 2016

AWARDS AND HONORS:
• Distinguished Graduate & Writing Excellence Award, National War College
• Meritorious Civilian Service Medal
• Superior Civilian Service Award (2X), Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (5X), and Army Achievement Medal (3X)
• NATO Rapid Reaction Force, French CG Award for Excellence
• USAG Italy Volunteer Family of the Year
• IMCOM-E Phenomenal Woman of the Year-USAG Italy