The Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Connecticut National Guard
Brigadier General Ireneusz J. Zembrzuski assumed duties as the Assistant Adjutant General for the Army National Guard, State of Connecticut, Hartford CT, on November 1, 2000. As the Assistant Adjutant General, he is responsible to the Adjutant General for administration, training, and operations of the State's 4,000 Army Guard members to support both the U.S. mobilization requirements and state emergency operations.
The General's active military career began in 1967. He was commissioned as an infantry officer following Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning GA, and was subsequently assigned as Operational A-Detachment Commander and later as the Group Training Officer, 8th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces. Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Zembrzuski served as the United States Property and Fiscal Officer for the CT National Guard. Additionally, his service in the CT Army National Guard included assignments as Chief of Staff, CT Army National Guard; Director of Plans, Operations, Training and Military Support; Commander, 43rd Infantry Brigade; Commander, 242d Engineer Battalion; and Deputy Commandant, CT Military Academy.
EDUCATION:
1973 University of Connecticut - BA Degree ' Mathematics
1993 United States Naval War College ' MA Degree ' National Security and Strategic Studies
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Mar 67 - Mar 68, Enlisted Service and OCS, US Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia 2. Apr 68 - Apr 68, Student Officer, 43d Co Airborne Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia
3. May 68 - Dec 68, Student Officer, Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, California
4. Dec 68 - Mar 69, Student Officer, Special Warfare School Fort Bragg, North Carolina
5. Mar 69 - Dec 69, Commander, Operational Detachment A, Company A, 8th Special Forces Group (Abn), Fort Gulick, Canal Zone
6. Jan 70 - Feb 70, S-3, Operational Detachment B, Company A, 8th Special Forces Group, (Abn), Fort Gulick, Canal Zone
7. Feb 70 - Mar 71, Training Officer, Headquarters, 8th Special Forces Group (Abn), Fort Gulick, Canal Zone
8. Apr 71 - Feb 72, Assistant S-2, 43d Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Connecticut
9. Mar 72 -Oct 73, Commander, Company B, lst Battalion l69th Infantry, West Hartford, Connecticut
10. Oct 73 -Jul 74, Student Officer, Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
11. Jul 74 - Nov 75, Armor Controller, Directorate of Combined Arms Tactical Training Simulator, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
12. Nov 75 - Nov 76, S-3 Air, lst Battalion l02d Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
13. Nov 76 - Jan 77, S-1, 43d Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Connecticut
14. Jan 77 - Sep 79, Assistant S-3 (Air) and later S-3, 43d Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Connecticut
15. Oct 79 - Mar 81, Executive Officer, lst Battalion, l69th Infantry, Manchester, Connecticut
16. Apr 81 - Jul 81, S-2, 43d Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Connecticut
17. Aug 81 - Dec 81, Student Officer, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
18. Dec 81 -Jan 82, S-2, 43d Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Connecticut
19. Feb 82 -Jan 84, Training Officer,later Director of Instruction, and Deputy Commandant, Connecticut Military Academy, Niantic, Connecticut
20. Feb 84 - Nov 84, Commander, 242d Engineer Battalion, Stratford, Connecticut
21. Nov 84 - Mar 85, Personnel Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut
22. Mar 85 - Jun 86, Executive Officer, 43d Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Connecticut
23. Jul 86 - Sep 87, Evaluation Readiness Officer, later Training Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut
24. Sep 87- Dec 87, Student Officer, Operations Research/Systems Analysis Course, United States Army Logistics Management College, Fort Lee, Virginia
25. Dec 87- Sep 88, Training Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut
26. Sep 88 - Sep 91, Commander, 43d Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Hartford, Connecticut
27. Sep 91 - Aug 92, Assistant Chief of Staff G3, Headquarters, State Area Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut
28. Aug 92 -Jun 93, Student Officer, United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
29. Jul 93 - Jan 96, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, State Area Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut
30. Jan 96 - Oct 00, United States Property and Fiscal Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut
31. Nov 00 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General/Commanding General, Headquarters, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Senior Parachutist Badge
Special Forces Tab
Expert Infantryman's Badge
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:
Deputy Commissioner (Assistant Adjutant General-Army), Military Department,
State of Connecticut
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:
2LT USAR 28 Mar 68
1LT USAR 28 Mar 69
CPT AUS 28 Mar 70
CPT USAR 28 Mar 71
CPT ARNG 12 Apr 71
MAJ ARNG 14 Jul 77
LTC ARNG 22 Jun 82
COL ARNG 01 Sep 88
BG(Line) ARNG 01 Nov 00
(Current as of February 2001)