Chief Warrant Officer of the Army

Chief Warrant Officer of the Army
Army Staff Identification Badge
Incumbent Aaron H. Anderson since 12 July 2024
Department of the Army
Reports to	Chief of Staff of the Army
Formation	March 2014
First holder	David Williams

The Chief Warrant Officer of the Army (CWA) is the most senior warrant officer position in the United States Department of the Army and serves as a key advisor within the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. The role involves providing expert counsel on matters related to warrant officer management, training, education, and policies, while also supporting broader Army strategic goals.

The post was announced by CSA GEN Raymond T. Odierno on March 14, 2014, wherein CW5 David Williams was established as the first ARSTAF SWO. ^[1] Since 2014, the Department of the Army has maintained a senior warrant officer position with various titles, such as Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer (ARSTAFF SWO) and Senior Warrant Officer Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army ^[2] (SWOA2CSA). On July 10, 2024, this role was officially named the Chief Warrant Officer of the Army (CWA), solidifying its importance as the highest-ranking warrant officer role in the Army and an integral member of the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army.

The Chief Warrant Officer of the Army's duties include advising principal officials on issues related to talent management, training, education, doctrine, policies, quality of life, and other Army matters, with a focus on the needs and development of warrant officers. Additionally, the CWA chairs the Army Warrant Officer Council ^[3] (ARWOC) and works collaboratively with Army staff, agencies, and personnel to support and advance the Army's strategic initiatives.

Unlike the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman and the various services' senior enlisted advisors, the CWA does not wear a unique rank insignia; instead, the CWA wears the "chief warrant officer 5" rank insignia – a single silver bar with a black line running lengthwise down the center.

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  CW5 and CWA insignia

Assistant Executive Officer and Warrant Officer Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Army

From 2002-2014 the precursor office to the Chief Warrant Officer of the Army was the Assistant Executive Officer and Warrant Officer Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Army. ^[4]

No.	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Time serving	Ref.
1		CW5 Daniel J. Logan, Jr.	2002	2003		[5]
2		CW5 Jerry L. Dillard	2003	2006		[6]
3		CW5 Carl Jenkins	2006	2011		[7]
4		CW5 Ronald Galloway	2011	2014		[8]

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time serving
Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer
1		CW5 David Williams (?–?)	March 2014	July 2016	2 years, 4 months	[9] [10]
2		CW5 Billy Frittz (?–?)	February 2017	April 2020	3 years, 2 months	[11]
Senior Warrant Officer Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army
3		CW5 Yolondria Dixon-Carter (?–?)	April 2020	July 2024	4 years, 3 months	[12]
Chief Warrant Officer of the Army
4		CW5 Aaron H. Anderson (?–?)	12 July 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 5 months	[13]

See also

• Sergeant Major of the Army
• Chief of Staff of the United States Army

References

1. "CSA SENDS - ARMY STAFF SENIOR WARRANT OFFICER (ARSTAF SWO) POSITION" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
2. "U.S. Army selects senior warrant officer advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army". www.army.mil. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
3. "New Senior Warrant Officer Adviser Named". AUSA. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
4. "History - Warrant Officer Historical Foundation". Warrant Officer Historical Foundation - Preserving Army Warrant Officer History. 2019-01-07. Archived from the original on 2025-09-27. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
5. "AG Corps Hall of Fame inducts eight". www.army.mil. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
6. "Eagle Rising Society inducts retired CW5 into ranks". www.army.mil. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
7. "CW5 Carl Jenkins" (PDF). Warrant Officer History. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
8. "Army warrant officers are dealing with changes, opportunities". AUSA. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
9. "First-ever senior warrant officer advisor to the Army staff visits U.S. Army South headquarters". U.S. Army South Public Affairs. December 10, 2015.
10. "Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer visits 10th AAMDC". www.army.mil. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
11. "Is the appointment of the 2nd Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer a progressive talent management move or a setback? - RallyPoint". www.rallypoint.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
12. U.S. Army Public Affairs (7 April 2020) U.S. Army selects senior warrant officer advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army Denoted the SWOAC. Chairs the Army Warrant Officer Council.
13. "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-09-18.