Funk holds a bachelor's degree in speech communications from Montana State University and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. He is also a graduate of the Armor Basic Officer Leaders and Advanced Courses, and the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. He completed his Senior Service College as a fellow at the Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Texas at Austin.[8]
Assignments
A Company, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Armored Division in Kirchgöns, Germany
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Armored Division in Friedberg, Germany
1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment (GARRYOWEN), 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas
Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), Combined Joint Task Force-1 in Afghanistan
Commander, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq
Operational assignments
Observer Controller with the Live Fire Team (Dragons) at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California
Squadron Operations Officer of 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado
Regimental Operations Officer, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado
Division Operations Officer, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas
Chief of Staff, III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas
Deputy Commanding General at the Combined Arms Center for Training at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army in Washington, D.C.
Funk has deployed five times and has led soldiers in combat during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, twice in Operation Iraqi Freedom, in Operation Enduring Freedom, and in Operation Inherent Resolve. Funk was Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve from 2017 to 2018.[9][10]
Funk holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from Montana State University and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. He is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College, and completed his Senior Service College as a fellow attending the Institute of Advanced Technology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
^Affairs, Madison Bonzo, TRADOC Public (9 July 2020). "General Funk's Army legacy". Fort Cavazos Sentinel. Retrieved 16 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)