BRIGADIER GENERAL HERBERT L. NEWTON

Commander - 263rd Army Air & Missile Defense Command

Major General Herbert L. Newton assumed duties as Commander, 263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command on 30 September 2007. As Commander, 263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command, General Newton is responsible for the command, control, and coordination of subordinate Air Defense brigades, battalions, and other assigned units. He is also responsible for the development of the unit into a deployable, combat ready element. In addition to these duties, General Newton serves as the Deputy Area Air Defense Commander for the complex Integrated Air Defense System supporting United States Northern Command and United States Element North American Aerospace Defense Command missions, the Theater Area Air and Missile Defense Coordinator for the United States Northern Command Theater and Commander of one of the three United States Army North theater enablers.

General Newton was commissioned as an Armor Officer in March of 1973 graduating from the Palmetto Military Academy and the South Carolina Army National Guard Junior Officer School. During his service, he has served as the Platoon Leader, Executive Officer and Commander, Company A, 1-263 Armor Battalion as well as Operations Officer (S3), Executive Officer and Commander, 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor and as the Brigade Operations Officer (S3) of the 218th Enhance Separate Brigade. General Newton later served as Commander, 218th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Newberry, South Carolina, Commander, 59th Troop Command, Columbia, South Carolina, as well as the Assistant Adjutant General, South Carolina Army National Guard.

EDUCATION:

1994 Liberty University, Bachelor of Science, General Studies, Lynchburg, Virginia
2000 United States Army War College, Masters of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. March 1973 - January 1978, Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 263d Armor, Conway, South Carolina
2. January 1978 - January 1980,Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battalion, 263d Armor, Conway, South Carolina
3. January 1980 - August 1983, Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 263d Armor, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
4. August 1983 - October 1988, S-4, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 263d Armor, Mullins, South Carolina
5. November 1988 - December 1990, S-3, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 263d Armor, Mullins, South Carolina
6. December 1990 - June 1991, S-3, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 26d Armor, Fort Stewart, Georgia
7. June 1991 - June 1991, S-3, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 263d Armor, Mullins, South Carolina
8. June 1991 - December 1992, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 263d Armor, Mullins, South Carolina.
9. January 1993 - August 1996, Commander, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 263d Armor, Mullins, South Carolina
10. September 1996 - February 1999, S-3, Headquarters, 218th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Newberry, South Carolina
11. March 1999 - August 2001, Deputy Commander, Headquarters, 218th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Newberry, South Carolina.
12. September 2001 - September 2005, Commander, 218th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Newberry, South Carolina
13. October 2005 - August 2007, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, South Carolina, National Guard, Columbia, South Carolina
14 August 2007 - September 2007, Deputy Commander, South Carolina Army National Guard, Columbia, South Carolina
15. September 2007 - Present, Commander, 263rd Army Air & Missile Defense Command, Anderson, South Carolina

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, 'M' device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Governor's Unit Citation (4th Award)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 1 March 1973
First Lieutenant 29 February 1976
Captain 7 February 1980
Major 9 December1988
Lieutenant Colonel 15 February 1993
Colonel 21 April 1999
Brigadier General 4 October 2002
Major General 1 October 2007

(Current as of May 2010)