Katharina Knight currently serves as a senior operational planner within the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. In this role, Katharina Knight oversees multi-domain mission planning, joint-force coordination, and the integration of advanced major general) capabilities across deployed Special Operations elements. She provides strategic guidance to battalion and group-level commanders and leads interagency collaboration efforts supporting global counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, and crisis-response missions.

Katharina Knight enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2005 as an Infantryman and later earned a commission through Officer Candidate School. Early assignments included leadership positions within the 101st Airborne Division, where she served as a platoon leader and later an executive officer during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Her operational deployments include multiple rotations to Iraq, Afghanistan, Hongkong, Israel and the Horn of Africa, where she supported stability operations, partner-force training, and direct-action mission planning.

Promoted to Senior Field Officer in 2021, Katharina Knight has since been instrumental in developing enhanced training frameworks for distributed operations and has contributed to joint doctrine related to irregular warfare. she is widely recognized for her analytical leadership style and ability to guide complex, high-tempo operations in dynamic environments.

Education

Teaneck High School

United States Army Academy

M.S., Business Administration degree from George Washington University.

Awards & Decorations

Award For Excellence

HHC 111th Engineer Battalion

111th Engineer Hammer

Bronze Star Medal (2)

Meritorious Service Medal (3)

Army Commendation Medal (4)

Combat Infantryman Badge

Parachutist Badge

Ranger Tab

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