Colonel Michael Firmin is the Director of the Education, Training, and Evaluation Department of the Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Centre of Excellence in Vyškov, Czech Republic, a position he has held since June 2022. 

COL Firmin entered the United States Army in 1994, enlisting after graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  Four years later he was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the United States Army Officer Candidate School (OCS), branched into the Chemical Corps. His first duty assignment as a commissioned officer was at Fort Campbell, KY where he was the Chemical Officer for 1^st Battalion, 327^th Infantry Regiment, followed by serving as a Platoon Leader and Executive Officer for the 63^d Chemical Company (Smoke/Decontamination). After his tenure at Fort Campbell, COL Firmin transitioned to Fort Liberty (formally Fort Bragg), NC where he served as the CBRN Training Officer for the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), prior to commanding the Headquarters Support Company (HSC), 3^d Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne)(Dissemination).

COL Firmin deployed twice with I Corps, serving in the Joint Fires and Effects Cell (JFEC) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and as a Current Operations Planner (CUOPS) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Following these deployments, he commanded HSC, 7^th Infantry Division before transitioning back to I Corps, where he served as the Executive Officer for the Corps’ supporting Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (HHB).