Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel W. Farmer, a native of Kentucky, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, United States Army Chemical Corps Officer upon graduation from Western Kentucky University (WKU) in 1989. LTC Farmer holds a Bachelors of Science in Secondary education from WKU and a Master of Science Administration in Human Resource Management from Central Michigan University. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate from WKU Army Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC).

LTC Farmer has served in all levels of command from platoon leader to Battalion Commander. He also has served at all levels of staff from Battalion to Army level. Most of LTC Farmer