Retired October 2003
Assistant Adjutant General, Oregon Army National GuardBrigadier General Barker assumed duties as the Assistant Adjutant General, Army, State of Oregon, on 1 October 2000. In addition to this position, he served as the commander for the State Area Command and the G2 (wartime) Eighth United States Army, United States Forces Korea. As the Assistant Adjutant General, Army, he is responsible for assisting the adjutant general in deployment and coordination of programs, policies, and plans affecting over 6,500 members of the Oregon Army National Guard.
The General's military service began in September of 1965 where he served as an enlisted soldier for six years in Field Artillery and two years in Military Police. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant form the State of Oregon Officer Candidate School in June of 1974. Prior to this assignment, Brigadier General Barker served as Chief of Staff, United Nations Preventative Deployment Force (Macedonia) and Commander 82 Rear Operation Center / I Corps G3 (Rear).
1992 Concordia College, BS ' Business Communications & Management
1997 United States Army War College
2001 CAPSTONE
2002 Level IV Force protection Course
1. Jun 74 - Dec 74, Air Observer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2 Battalion 218 Field Artillery, Portland, Oregon
2. Jan 75 - Nov 75, Forward Observer, Battery B, 2 Battalion 218 Field Artillery, Portland, Oregon
3. Dec 75 - July 76, Forward Observer, Battery A, 2 Battalion 218 Field Artillery, Portland, Oregon
4. Aug 76 - Nov 76, Assistant Executive Officer, Battery A, 2 Battalion 218 Field Artillery, Portland, Oregon
5. Dec 76 - Apr 78, Battery Executive Officer, Battery A, 2 Battalion, 218 Field Artillery, Portland, Oregon
6. Apr 78 - Oct 79, Battery Commander, Battery B, 2 Battalion 218 Field Artillery, Portland, Oregon
7. Oct 79 - Nov 79, S-1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2 Battalion, 218 Field Artillery, Portland, Oregon
8. Nov 79 - Jan 80, Assistant Provost Marshal, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 141 Support Battalion, Portland, Oregon
9. Jan 80 - Jun 81, Helicopter Pilot, Detachment 1 Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 141 Support Battalion, Salem, Oregon
10. Jun 81 - Dec 86, Intelligence Security Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 82 Support Center (Rear Area Operations), Portland, Oregon
11. Dec 86 - Jan 88, Task Force Commander. Headquarters And Headquarters Detachment, 82 Support Center (Rear Area Operations), Lake Oswego, Oregon
12. Jan 88 - May 89, S-2, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 82 Support Center (Rear Area Operations), Lake Oswego, Oregon
13. Jun 89 - Sep 90, Executive Officer, Headquarters State Area Command (-), Salem, Oregon
14. Oct 90 - Oct 90, Fire Support Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2 Battalion 218 Field Artillery Battalion, Portland, Oregon
15. Nov 90 - Sep 92, Executive Officer, Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery 2 Battalion 218 Field Artillery, Portland, Oregon
16. Sep 92 - Jun 94, Facilities Engineer Branch Chief, Detachment 3 State Area Command, Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon
17. Jun 94 - Jun 96, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1 Battalion, 162d Infantry, Forest Grove, Oregon
18. June 96 - Jun 97, Additional TDA Position (Student Army War College) Headquarters State Area Command, Salem, Oregon
19. Jun 97 - Dec 98, Engineer Plans Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, Salem, Oregon
20. Jan 98 - Oct 00, Operations Officer, 82 Support Detachment, Lake Oswego, Oregon
21. Jun 98 - Apr 99, Chief of Staff, United Nations Preventive Deployment Force, Skopje, Macedonia
22. Mar 01 ' Mar, 01 G2 (Wartime) Eighth United States Army, Seoul, South Korea
23. Oct 00 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General (Army) Oregon Military Department, Salem, Oregon
The Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Oak Leak Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hour Glass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numerical 2)
Army Aviation Badge
United Nations Medal
Oregon Army National Guard Exceptional Service Medal (with Oak Leaf)
Oregon Army National Guard Faithful Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters)
Oregon National Guard Emergency Services Ribbon
2LT ARNG 29 Jun 74
1LT ARNG 29 Jun 77
CPT ARNG 23 Aug 79
MAJ ARNG 22 Dec 86
LTC ARNG 24 Sep 92
COL ARNG 5 May 97
BG ARNG 6 Oct 00
(Current as of April 2007)
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