Acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau
LTG Jonathan Stubbs began his military career in 1993, enlisting in Company A, 4-117th Infantry Battalion, in Lexington, Tennessee, as a Private First Class (PFC). In 1995, he was commissioned as an Infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School as the Distinguished Graduate at the Tennessee Military Academy.
LTG Stubbs is a career Army National Guard officer. He held every leadership position within the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), from rifle platoon leader (2nd Lieutenant) to brigade commander (Colonel). LTG Stubbs led Company C, 3-153 Infantry, during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) II in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2004-2005 and served as the 39th IBCT operations officer in OIF VIII in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2008. LTG Stubbs also served as an Active-Guard Reserve (AGR) officer in the Arkansas Army National Guard from 1997 to 2021. During that time, he was placed in a myriad of training, operations, and administrative assignments at the battalion, regiment, brigade, and state levels. His culminating AGR staff assignment was as the Chief of Staff for the Arkansas Army National Guard.
In September 2021 he was selected for promotion to brigadier general and assigned as the Vice Director for Operations at the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia. In January 2022, LTG Stubbs was assigned as the Deputy Director for Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization at Headquarters, Department of the Army, the Pentagon. In January 2023, LTG Stubbs was appointed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders as the 54th Adjutant General of Arkansas. On 3 August 2024, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and assumed responsibility as the 23rd Director of the Army National Guard. Simultaneously, he was assigned as the acting Chief, National Guard Bureau.
LTG Stubbs is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Infantry Captain’s Career Course, the Combined Arms Services and Staff School, all phases of the Command and General Staff College, the resident U.S. Army War College (Class of 2013), the Brigade Pre-Command Course, the Brigade Tactical Leader Development Course, the Army Senior Leader Development Seminar for brigadier generals, and the Army Strategic Education Program-Advanced course for major generals.
LTG Stubbs’ civilian education includes a bachelor’s degree in history from Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. LTG Stubbs’ decorations include the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Valorous Unit Award, three awards of the Legion of Merit, two awards of the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, six awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, eight awards of the Army Commendation Medal, and various other individual and unit service awards. LTG Stubbs is married to the former Jane Berry of Dewitt, Arkansas. They have two children, Susannah and Samuel, and a German Shepherd named Major. The Stubbs family calls Searcy, Arkansas home.
EDUCATION
Lambuth University - BS - Political Science
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Infantry Captain’s Career Course
Combined Arms and Services Staff School
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army Command and General Staff College, Advanced Operations Course United States Army War College
Brigade Pre-Command Course
Brigade Commander Tactical Development Course
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)
Army Strategic Education Program - Advanced (ASEP-A) ASSIGNMENTS
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Aug 24 – Present, Acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau
2. Aug 24 – Aug 24, Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
3. Jan 23 - Aug 24, The Adjutant General, Arkansas, North Little Rock, AR
4. Jan 22 - Jan 23, Deputy Director of Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization, HQDA G-3/5/7, Washington, DC
5. Sep 21 - Jan 22, Vice Director, Operations Directorate, J-3/4/7, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, VA
6. Dec 19 - Aug 21, Brigade Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, North Little Rock, Arkansas
7. Feb 18 - Nov 19, Chief of Staff – Army, Arkansas Joint Forces Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
8. May 17 - Jan 18, Human Resources Officer/J1, Arkansas Joint Forces Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
9. Jul 15 - Apr 17, G3, Arkansas Joint Forces Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
10. Jul 13 - Jun 15, Brigade Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, North Little Rock, Arkansas
11. Jul 12 - Jun 13, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
12. May 12 - Jul 12, Training Officer, Arkansas Joint Forces Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
13. Sep 10 - Apr 12, Battalion Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Searcy, Arkansas
14. Apr 09 - Sep 10, Training Officer, Arkansas Joint Forces Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
15. Dec 08 - Apr 09, Brigade S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Little Rock, Arkansas
16. Jan 08 - Dec 08, Brigade S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baghdad, Iraq
17. Apr 07 - Jan 08, Brigade Assistant S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Little Rock, Arkansas
18. Jun 05 - Apr 07, Battalion S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Searcy, Arkansas
19. Oct 03 - May 05, Commander, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and Baghdad, Iraq
20. Aug 02 - Oct 03, Commander, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
21. Jul 01 - Aug 02, OCS Senior Instructor, 233rd Regional Training Institute, North Little Rock, Arkansas
22. Aug 00 - Jun 01, S3 Air, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Searcy, Arkansas
23. Aug 99 - Jul 00, Tactical Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Searcy, Arkansas
24. Apr 99 - Jul 99, Chemical Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Searcy, Arkansas
25. Aug 98 - Mar 99, Chemical Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Malvern, Arkansas
26. Aug 97 - Aug 98, Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Searcy, Arkansas
27. Oct 95 - Jul 97, Platoon Leader, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
28. Aug 95 - Oct 95, Fire Direction Officer, Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 115th Field Artillery Regiment, Bolivar, Tennessee
SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS
1. Sep 21 - Jan 22, Vice Director, Operations Directorate, J-3/4/7, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, VA as a Brigadier General
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
1. Jan 08 - Dec 08, Brigade S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baghdad, Iraq, as a Major
2. Apr 04 - Mar 05, Commander, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Baghdad, Iraq, as a Captain
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) Army Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Valorous Unit Award
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster) National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star) Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Staff Identification Badge
Arkansas Distinguished Service Medal
Arkansas Exceptional Service Medal (with 1 Diamond)
Arkansas Service Ribbon (with 3 Diamonds)
Arkansas Emergency Service Ribbon (with 3 Diamonds)
Arkansas Federal Service Ribbon (with 1 Diamond)
Combat Infantryman Badge
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of Arkansas
National Infantry Association
Recipient of the Order of Saint Maurice
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1995, OCS Distinguished Graduate, Erikson Trophy Recipient, Tennessee Military Academy
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 13 October 1995
First Lieutenant 8 August 1997
Captain 25 August 2000
Major 25 May 2005
Lieutenant Colonel 6 April 2011
Colonel 25 May 2017
Brigadier General 19 September 2021
Major General 1 August 2024
Lieutenant General 3 August 2024
(Current as of August 2024*)
*The date of publication indicated on this biography reflects the most recent update. It does not necessarily reflect the date of printing.