BRIGADIER GENERAL WILBUR E. WOLF III
Director, Joint Staff - (PA) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Pennsylvania National Guard
Brigadier General Wilbur E. Wolf III is responsible for managing programs and operations for the Pennsylvania Joint Staff and overseeing issues that impact 19,000 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The joint programs include Deployment Cycle Services, Civil Support Team, Homeland Response Force, State Partnership Program, Counter Drug Task Force and Military Support to Civil Authorities. He also assists The Adjutant General in coordinating the Department of Veterans Affairs, Facilities and Engineering and the Office of Administration. General Wolf is dual-hatted as Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, Arizona. As DCG (ARNG) USAICoE supports the priorities of the Chief National Guard Bureau and Director of Army National Guard and represents the equities of the National Guard in the Army Intelligence Community and the greater DoD and Federal Intelligence Enterprise. Coordinate and facilitate between ARNG, NGB, USAICoE and other stakeholders to implement specific lines of effort focused on training, equipping, and missioning for individual National Guard Soldiers and National Guard Units.
General Wolf was commissioned in 1985 through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. He was a Distinguished Military Graduate and received a Regular Army Commission in the Aviation Branch. He served on active duty for over nine years as a Dual-Rated Army Aviator (Fixed and Rotary Wing) and Dual-Branch (Aviation and Military Intelligence) branch qualified officer. General Wolf has since served in the Rhode Island and Pennsylvania National Guard in key command and staff assignments as an Aviation, Military Intelligence, and Infantry Officer including Military Intelligence Battalion Command, Heavy Brigade Combat Team Command and as both Division G2 and G3. His most recent assignment was Assistant Division Commander - Maneuver, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard. General Wolf is certified as a Dual Status Commander.
EDUCATION:
1985 West Virginia University, Bachelor of Science, Forestry, Morgantown, West Virginia
1990 University of Southern California, Master of Science, Systems Management, Los Angeles, California
2006 United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. May 1985 - August 1986, Student, Rotary Wing Aviator Course, Officer Basic Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
2. August 1986 - December 1986, Student, Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Aviator Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
3. December 1986 - June 1988, Operations Officer, Headquarters, Berlin Brigade, Aviation Detachment, Berlin, Germany
4. June 1988 - June 1989, Executive Officer, Headquarters, Berlin Brigade, Aviation Detachment, Berlin, Germany
5. June 1989 - May 1990, Operations Officer, Headquarters, Berlin Brigade, Aviation Detachment, Berlin, Germany
6. May 1990 - November 1990, Student, Military Intelligence Transition Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
7. November 1990 - April 1991, Student, Military Intelligence Advanced Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
8. April 1991 - April 1992, Intelligence Officer, Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 24th Aviation Brigade, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
9. April 1992 - June 1993, Commander, Headquarters, 224th Military Intelligence Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
10. June 1993 - August 1994, Adjutant, Headquarters, 224th Military Intelligence Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
11. August 1994 - July 1995, United States Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement), Saint Louis, Missouri
12. July 1995 - October 1996, Operations Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Cranston, Rhode Island
13. November 1996 - August 1997, S-2, Headquarters, 1st Squadron, 126th Aviation, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
14. September 1997 - January 1999, S-3, Headquarters, 1st Squadron, 126th Aviation, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
15. January 1999 - July 1999, G-3 Air, Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
16. July 1999 - August 2000, Operations Officer, Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
17. September 2000 - July 2002, Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18. July 2002 - May 2003, Task Force Commander and Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, Bosnia
19. May 2003 - July 2005, Commander, 628th Military Intelligence Battalion, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
20. August 2005 - June 2006, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
21. June 2006 - April 2007, Strategic Planner, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
22. April 2007 - August 2010, Commander, Headquarters, 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Scranton, Pennsylvania
23. August 2010 - January 2011, Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
24. February 2011 - September 2011, G3, Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
25. September 2011 - July 2012, J2, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
26. July 2012 - May 2014, Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), Headquarters and Support Company, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
27. May 2014 - Present, Director, Joint Staff - (PA) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Pennsylvania National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania; dual-hatted July 2015 - Present, Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Senior Army Aviator
Flight Hours: More than 1,200
Aircraft flown: UH-1, T-42, C-12/RC-12, U-21/RU-21, A-90, UV-20
Pilot wings from: Fort Rucker, Alabama
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army of Occupation Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 7)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal
Pennsylvania Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Pennsylvania Major General Thomas R. White Jr. Medal
Pennsylvania General Thomas J. Stewart Medal
Rhode Island Defense Service Medal
Parachutist Badge
Senior Army Aviator Badge
Air Assault Badge
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:
Senior Partner and Co-Owner, Aquila Strategy and Operations Group LLC
Owner, Wolf Creek Associates Consulting
Director of Marketing, Acclaim Systems Inc
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
Association of the United States Army
National Guard Association of the United States
Pennsylvania National Guard Association
28th Division Association
109th Regiment Association
Infantry Association
Armor Association
Army War College Alumni Association
Philadelphia University, Board of Advisors
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:
Second Lieutenant 19 May 1985
First Lieutenant 22 November 1986
Captain 1 September 1989
Major 29 January 1998
Lieutenant Colonel 26 April 2002
Colonel 2 August 2006
Brigadier General 12 December 2012
(Current as of October 2015)