CW3 Colburn was born in Houston, Texas on 07 September 1971. He entered the Army on 11 September 1996.
CW3 Colburn attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, followed by Advanced Individual Training as a Stinger/Avenger Crewmember at Fort Bliss, Texas. His military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Warrant Officer Candidate School, Warrant Officer Basic Course, Warrant Officer Advanced Course Phase I (Honor Graduate), and Captains Career Course Advanced Phase II.
CW3 Colburn’s previous assignments include: Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Bamberg, Germany, as a Stinger/Avenger Crewmember; Charlie Battery, 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Ansbach, Germany, as a Stinger/Avenger Team Chief; 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas, as a Stinger/Avenger Section Sergeant and Platoon Sergeant; Houston Recruiting Battalion, Sherman, Texas, as a Recruiter; Brigade C2, JRTC, Fort Polk, Louisiana, as an Observer/Controller; 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the Air Defense Airspace Management / Command & Control Systems Technician / Integrator; 173RD Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, Vicenza, Italy, as the Air Defense Airspace Management / Command & Control Systems Technician / Integrator ; United States Army Africa Command / Southeastern Taskforce, Vicenza, Italy, as the Regional Interface Control Officer & Air Defense Airspace Management / Command & Control Systems Technician / Integrator.