Cadre & Staff

CPT Seth Hanapole
Assistant Professor of Military Science

E-mail: shanapole@missouriwestern.edu
Phone: (816)-271-4541

CPT Hanapole enlisted as an All-Source Intelligence Analyst (35F) in June 2012 and attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He completed AIT and served as a Strategic Intelligence Analyst with Army South in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He served in this capacity until he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant and Armor Officer through Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia.

CPT Hanapole has graduated from the Armor Basic Officer Leadership Course and the Military Intelligence Captains Career Course. He is a graduate of the Warrior Leader Course, the Army Reconnaissance Course, the Stryker Leader Course, and the NATO Combat Evaluator Course. In addition, he has completed several Military Intelligence related courses.

CPT Hanapole has served in the following assignments: Strategic Intelligence Analyst, Center and South America; 470th MI BDE (2012-2015), Battalion S4 and Scout Platoon Leader 8-1 CAV (2016-2018), Regimental Assistant Intelligence Officer, Squadron Intelligence Officer, Regimental Collection Manager 2nd Cavalry Regiment, NATO Battlegroup Poland Intelligence Officer (2019-2022). He has been with the Pony Express Battalion since July 2022.

CPT Hanapole is from Massachusetts and currently resides in Kansas City, MO with his wife Elizabeth and their daughter Aurelia.