Chief Warrant Officer Five Isom E. Folsom is a native of Stover, Missouri.
Chief Warrant Officer Five Folsom enlisted in the Missouri Army National Guard in 1986 as a Cannon Crewmember and climb up the ranks to Sergeant First Class (E7) as a Human Resources Non-Commissioned Officer.  In 2003, he attended and graduated from the Army Warrant Officer School (WOCS) at Fort Rucker, Alabama and received his Warrant Officer appointment 2003. 
He attended the U.S. Adjutant General Human Resources Technician Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 2004. 
 
Chief Warrant Officer Five Folsom's recent assignments include G1 Human Resources Chief, Joint Forces headquarters; Human Resources Technician, 35th Combat Aviation Brigade; and AGR Manager, Joint Forces Headquarters. 
During these assignments he served as a Brigade Victims advocate, Casualty Assistance and Notification Officer.  His prior enlisted service assignments included Personnel Sergeant with the 35^th Combat Aviation Brigade, 1-135^th Aviation Battalion, 35^th Engineer Brigade and the 135th Field Artillery Brigade.
 
Chief Warrant Five Folsom’s deployments include Operation Enduring Freedom, Kuwait (2012-2013), Operation Enduring Freedom/Spartan Shield with duty in Kuwait/Iraq (2018-2019). Chief Warrant Officer Five Folsom has received several military awards including the Meritorious Service Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Good Conduct Medal with 1 Bar, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal with One Bronze Service Star, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hour Glass, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device and numeral #2, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Medal with numeral 2 Device, Army Service Ribbon,  Non-Commissioned Officer Development Ribbon with numeral 3, Missouri Long Service Ribbon 6 Award (35 Years), Missouri Expeditionary Ribbon, Missouri
State Emergency Ribbon 2^nd Award, Missouri Recruiting and Retention Ribbon, Missouri Commendation Ribbon and the Missouri Basic Training Ribbon Chief Warrant Officer Five Folsom is currently serving as the State Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO) since 5 July 2021.