Deputy
Director of Force Protection and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, J8
Brigadier General Michael E. Bobeck is the Deputy Director of Force Protection and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (DDFPCWMD), J8. As the Deputy Director, General Bobeck is responsible for identifying, assessing, and prioritizing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense, Air and Missile Defense, Force Protection, and Critical Infrastructure Protection Joint capability needs. Additionally, he serves as the Director of the Joint Requirements Office for CBRN Defense, a Chairman's Controlled Activity, and the Chair of the Protection FCB. He also serves as a senior advisor for matters relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction for the J-8, Joint Staff, and advises the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as needed.
General Bobeck enlisted as an infantryman in 1979 and was commissioned in May 1983 through Canisius College Reserve Officers Training Corps. After completing flight school, he served in operational and aviation maintenance assignments on active duty from 1984-1997. He returned to the New York Army National Guard where he served as a full-time military technician as an Army Aviation Support Facility Commander and in 2001 as the State Aviation Officer. He has held numerous command positions to include Commander, D Troop 3/17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Commander, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Commander, 1st Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment during major combat operations in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Commander, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade; and Commander, Operational Support Airlift Agency (OSAA) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In March 2015, General Bobeck assumed the duties and responsibilities as the Deputy Director of Force Protection and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, J8.
1984 University of New York at Buffalo, Bachelors of Science, Criminal
Justice, Buffalo New York
2008 United States Army War College, Masters in Strategic Studies (by
correspondence)
2012 Syracuse University, National Security Studies Program, Syracuse, New York
2012 National Defense University, Advanced Joint Professional Military Education
(in residence), Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
2014 Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology (LOGTECH), Fort Belvoir,
Virginia
2014 Army Strategic Leadership Development Program - Basic, Washington, District
of Columbia
2015 United States Army War College, Joint Senior Reserve Component Officer
Course, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
1. May 1983 - October 1985, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion,
174th Infantry, New York Army National Guard, Buffalo, New York
2. November
1985 - November 1986, Aeroscout Platoon Leader, Troop C, 3rd Combat Aviation
Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
3. November 1986 - May 1987, Aeroweapons
Platoon Leader, Troop P, 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss,
Texas
4. June 1987 - October 1987, Executive Officer, Troop P, 4th Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
5. November 1987 - August
1989, Support Platoon Leader, 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Bliss, Texas
6. September 1989 - March 1990, Armament Platoon Leader, Company
E (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance), 25th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, New York
7. April 1990 - September 1991, Commander,
Troop D, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, Fort Drum, New York
8.
September 1991 - November 1992, Production Control Officer, Company E (Aviation
Intermediate Maintenance), 25th Aviation Regiment, Fort Drum, New York
9.
November 1992 - January 1995, Production Control Officer, Company C, 3rd
Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield,
Georgia
10. January 1995 - February 1996, Battalion S4, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment,
Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
11. February 1996 - February 1997, Commander,
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Hunter
Army Airfield, Georgia
12. February 1997 - March 1999, Airspace Coordinator,
Joint Force Headquarters, New York Army National Guard, Latham, New York
13. March 1999 - December 2000, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 142nd Aviation
Regiment, Rochester, New York
14. January 2001 - October 2003,
Director, Aviation and Safety, Joint Force Headquarters, New York Army National
Guard, Latham, New York
15. October 2003 - March 2005, Commander, 1st
Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment (Attack), Rochester, New York
16. March
2005 - September 2008, Director, Aviation and Safety, Headquarters and
Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters, New York Army National Guard,
Latham, New York
17. September 2008 - November 2009, Commander, 42nd Combat
Aviation Brigade, Latham, New York
18. November 2009 - December 2010,
Commander, Army National Guard Operational Support Airlift Agency, Fort Belvoir,
Virginia
19. December 2010 - March 2013, Chief, Army National Guard Aviation, National
Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
20. March 2013 - March
2014, Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard, National Guard
Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
21. March 2014 - March 2015, Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard
Liaison for Aviation Transformation, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
22. March 2015 - Present, Deputy Director for Force Protection and Counter
Weapons of Mass Destruction, The Joint Staff, J8, Washington, District of
Columbia
Rating: Master Army Aviator
Aircraft Hours: More than 3,200
Aircraft
flown: OH58A/C, UH-1, AH-1F/P/S, CH47D, MH47D, UH60 A/L, C-12, UC35
Pilots
wings from: Fort Rucker, Alabama
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3
Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze
Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component
Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service
Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze
Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service
Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Army Service Ribbon
Reserve Components
Overseas Training Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Meritorious
Unit Award
Army Superior Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air
Assault Badge
Master Aviator Badge
Joint Chief of Staff Identification Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge
Army Aviation Association of America, Lifetime Member
Night Stalker
Association, Lifetime Member
National Guard Association of the United States
Association of the United States Army
42nd Rainbow Veterans Foundation, Lifetime Member
Second Lieutenant 20 May 1983
First Lieutenant 27 December 1985
Captain
1 November 1988
Major 1 December 1995
Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 2001
Colonel 30 March 2005
Brigadier General 15 March 2013
(Current as of May 2015)