 He has been involved in various contingency operations, serving as Command Sergeant Major of the USEUCOM Forward/Joint Task Force North during Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as participating in Operations Blazing Skies, Southern Watch, Bright Star, and Provide Hope.His stateside duty assignments include Battery Communication Chief of the 1st Battalion 65th Air Defense Artillery at Fort Bliss, Texas; Small Group Leader for the Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course at Fort Gordon, Georgia; First Sergeant of the 11th Signal Brigade at Fort Huachuca, Arizona; and Operations Sergeant Major of the 29th Signal Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington.As the Senior NCO at Allied Command Operations, CSM Bartelle was responsible for mentoring the Alliance's enlisted force and representing their needs to the senior leadership.