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Major General William D Wofford (Retired)

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MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM D. WOFFORD
 

The Adjutant General, Arkansas

Major General William D. Wofford assumed the duties of The Adjutant General, Arkansas National Guard on 16 February 2007. He is a member of the Governor's Cabinet and is responsible for the command of the Arkansas Army and Air National Guard, approximately 10,000 Soldiers and Airmen. As The Adjutant General, General Wofford is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the readiness, fiscal, personnel, equipment, and real property resources of the agency, and ensures the training readiness of personnel to accomplish both state and federal missions.

General Wofford was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery, upon graduation from the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas, on 15 May 1971. After completion of the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, General Wofford served on active duty with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 1st Armored Division until he returned to Arkansas where he joined the Arkansas Army National Guard in December 1975.

General Wofford served in a variety of command and staff positions, including Commander, 5th Battalion 206th Field Artillery and brigade-level command of 87th Troop Command. During Operation Desert Storm he served as Commander, 2nd Battalion 142nd Field Artillery, an eight-inch self-propelled artillery battalion. He served on The Adjutant General's staff as the Plans, Operations and Training Officer (G-3/5/7), Chief of Staff for the Arkansas Army National Guard, and as Deputy Commander, State Area Command, Arkansas Army National Guard. General Wofford served as the Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component), United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia. On 28 April 2005, he received federal recognition as Major General (Line).

 

EDUCATION:

1971 Arkansas Tech University, Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, Russellville, Arkansas
1994 United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2002 Kennedy School of Government, Black Sea Region Security Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2006 Maxwell School of Citizenship, National Security Leadership Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. February 1972 - June 1973, Forward Observer, later Fire Direction Officer, Battery B, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 321st Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
2. June 1973 - March 1974, Executive Officer, Battery C, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 321st Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
3. March 1974 - August 1974, Liaison Officer, Headquarters and Service Battery, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 321st Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
4. August 1974 - June 1975, Battery Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, Europe
5. June 1975 - December 1975, United States Army Control Group
6. December 1975 - April 1976, Operations and Training Staff Officer, then Tactical Officer, Arkansas Military Academy, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
7. April 1976 - March 1978, Reconnaissance and Survey Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery, Harrison, Arkansas
8. March 1978 - August 1979, Battalion Intelligence Officer (S-2), 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery, Harrison, Arkansas
9. August 1979 - August 1981, Battery Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery, Harrison, Arkansas
10. August 1981 - October 1983, Battalion Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery, Harrison, Arkansas
11. October 1983 - July 1987, Battalion Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery, Fort Smith, Arkansas
12. July 1987 - November 1987, Military Support Plans Officer, State Area Command, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
13. November 1987 - January 1988, Plans and Operations Officer, State Area Command, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
14. January 1988 - June 1989, Chief, Plans and Operations Division, State Area Command, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
15. June 1989 - August 1989, Chief, Training Division, State Area Command, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
16. August 1989 - November 1990, Battalion Commander, 5th Battalion, 206th Field Artillery, 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate), West Memphis, Arkansas
17. November 1990 - June 1991, Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery, VII Corps Artillery (Operation Desert Storm - Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait)
18. June 1991 - July 1991, Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 142d Field Artillery, Fort Smith, Arkansas
19. July 1991 - May 1992, Executive Officer, 87th Troop Command (Brigade), Camp Robinson, Arkansas
20. May 92 - August 1992, Chief, Training Division, State Area Command, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
21. August 1992 - April 1994, Commander, 87th Troop Command (Brigade), Camp Robinson, Arkansas
22. April 1994 - October 1997, Director, Plans, Operations, Training, and Military Support (G-3/5/7), State Area Command, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
23. October 1997 - January 2001, Chief of Staff, State Area Command, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
24. January 2001 - October 2002, Deputy Commander, State Area Command, Arkansas Army National Guard, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
25. October 2002 - April 2003, Director of Mobilization Forces, United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia
26. April 2003 - September 2003, Deputy Commander, State Area Command, Arkansas Army National Guard, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
27. October 2003 - January 2004, Commander, Arkansas Army National Guard/Joint Force Land Component Commander, Joint Force Headquarters - Arkansas, Camp Robinson, Arkansas
28. February 2004 - July 2004, Deputy Director, Operations, Readiness and Mobilization (G-3), Headquarters, Department of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
29. August 2004 - February 2007, Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component), United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia
30. February 2007 - Present, The Adjutant General, Arkansas, Camp Robinson, Arkansas

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2 Device)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Arkansas Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Diamond)
Arkansas Exceptional Service Medal
Arkansas Federal Service Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Diamond)
Arkansas Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Diamond)
Arkansas Emergency Service Ribbon (1 Bronze Diamond)
Ranger Tab
Senior Parachutist Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant USAR 15 May 1971
Second Lieutenant RA 19 June 1971
First Lieutenant AUS 9 October 1972
First Lieutenant USAR 12 June 1975
Captain ARNG 8 March 1978
Major ARNG 1 October 1983
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 1 November 1987
Colonel ARNG 8 May 1992
Brigadier General (LINE) ARNG 21 February 2001
Major General (LINE) ARNG 28 April 2005

(Current as of April 2013