McCarthy Valley [SEP] continent
McCarthy Valley
McCarthy Valley () is an ice-filled valley, long, between Peters Butte and Todd Ridge in the northwest part of the Long Hills, Horlick Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1958–60, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James E. McCarthy, a meteorological electronics technician at Byrd Station in 1960.
21 Oct 2010 – 12 Apr 2012
Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Vandaveer 12 Apr 2012 – 26 Sep 2013
Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Zuber 26 Sep 2013 – 4 Jun 2015
Lieutenant Colonel M. C. McCarthy 4 June 2015 – 9 Jun 2017
Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Prokop – Current
SERGEANT’S MAJOR
3D Forward Area Air Defense Battery
Sergeant Major M. D. Zenzel 1986–1988
3D Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion
Sergeant Major R. Cortez 1988–1990
Sergeant Major A. C. Brooks 1990–1992
Sergeant Major M. G. Zacher 1992–1993