MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL H. SUMRALL

Acting Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau

Major General Michael H. Sumrall is the Acting Director, Joint Staff National Guard Bureau. He develops and coordinates all policies, programs and plans affecting more than a half a million Army and Air National Guard personnel. As the Director, he is responsible for the integration and coordination of National Guard capabilities in support of Homeland Defense and Defense Support to Civil Authorities. General Sumrall also provides communication and coordination channels with State and Federal agencies on behalf of the Chief, National Guard Bureau.

General Sumrall was commissioned in 1970 through the Army National Guard Officer Candidate School in Alabama. He began his military career in 1966 as an enlisted Soldier with the Alabama Army National Guard. He has served in various leadership assignments throughout his career. In 1985, General Sumrall transitioned to active duty and was assigned to the United States Army Logistics Center at Fort Lee Virginia. He was reassigned to Redstone Arsenal Alabama in 1986 and then Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland in 1988. After a command tour in Germany, he returned stateside and completed the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Following graduation, he returned to Germany. Upon completion of two additional assignments in Germany, he returned stateside in 1997. In 1998, General Sumrall was assigned as the United States Property and Fiscal Officer for Alabama. He was subsequently appointed as The Adjutant General, Alabama on 1 September 2001. General Sumrall returned to active duty on 15 April 2003 and was assigned to United States Central Command. General Sumrall's joint assignments include tours as Operations Officer and Senior National Guard Advisor, Headquarters, United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany; Deputy Director for Logistics and Engineering, United States Central Command, Tampa, Florida; Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters, The Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington District of Columbia; Special Assistant to the Chief National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia; and his current assignment as Acting Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau.

EDUCATION:

1970 University of South Alabama, Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Mobile, Alabama
1989 Florida Institute of Technology, Master of Science, Logistics Management, Melbourne, Florida
1990 Florida Institute of Technology, Master of Business Administration, Melbourne, Florida
1994 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Washington, District of Columbia
1994 Master of Science, National Resources Strategy, National Defense University, Washington, District of Columbia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1970 - January 1972, Message Center Officer, Company A, 711th Signal Battalion, Mobile, Alabama
2. February 1972 - December 1975, Medical Operations Assistant, 129th Medical Company, Mobile, Alabama
3. December 1975 - May 1976, United States Army Reserve Control Group (Standby Reserve), Saint Louis, Missouri
4. May 1976 - November 1976, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 226th Field Depot, Mobile, Alabama
5. November 1976 - December 1978, Maintenance Staff Officer, Headquarters, 226th Field Depot, Mobile, Alabama
6. December 1978 - November 1979, Physical Security Officer, Headquarters, 226th Field Depot, Mobile, Alabama
7. November 1979 - July 1981, Company Commander, Headquarters, 226th Field Depot, Mobile, Alabama
8. August 1981 - August 1981, Construction Materials Handling Equipment Parts Control Officer, Headquarters Detachment 1, 167th Material Management Center, Opelika, Alabama
9. September 1981 - September 1982, Company Commander, Headquarters, 111th Ordnance Group, Opelika, Alabama
10. October 1982 - August 1983, Assistant Logistics Officer, Headquarters, 111th Ordnance Group, Opelika, Alabama
11. August 1983 - January 1984, Air Defense Missile Maintenance Officer, Headquarters, 111th Ordnance Group, Opelika, Alabama
12. January 1984 - March 1984, Chief, Patient Administration Branch, Headquarters, 109th Evacuation Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama
13. March 1984 - September 1984, Materiel Officer, Headquarters, 440th Ordnance Battalion, Camden, Alabama
14. October 1984 - August 1985, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 440th Ordnance Battalion, Camden, Alabama
15. August 1985 - March 1986, Reserve Component Logistics Officer, Secretary of the Army Task Force, United States Army Logistics Center, Fort Lee Virginia
16. March 1988 - May 1988, Force Integration Officer, Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center and School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
17. May 1988 - May 1991, Army National Guard Advisor, Ordnance Center and School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
18. May 1991 - August 1993, Commander, Equipment Maintenance Center, Europe, Kaiserslautern, Germany
19. August 1993 - July 1994, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
20. July 1994 - November 1994, Logistics Staff Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
21. November 1994 - March 1996, Senior Army National Guard Advisor, Headquarters, United States Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany
22. March 1996 - December 1997, Operations Officer and Senior National Guard Advisor, Headquarters, United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
23. December 1997 - August 1998, Regional Liaison Officer, National Guard Bureau, Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
24. September 1998 - October 1998, Assistant United States Property and Fiscal Officer, Alabama National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
25. November 1998 - August 2001, United States Property and Fiscal Officer, Alabama National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
26. September 2001 - January 2003, The Adjutant General, Alabama National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
27. February 2003 - March 2003, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Alabama National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
28. April 2003 - July 2005, Deputy Director for Logistics and Engineering, United States Central Command, Tampa, Florida
29. July 2005 - September 2009, Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters, The Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington District of Columbia
30. October 2009 - November 2009, Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
31. November 2009 - Present, Acting Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Award
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of Alabama
Reserve Officers Association, Lifetime Member
National Guard Association of the United States, Lifetime Member
The Military Officer Association, Lifetime Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lifetime Member

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1993 National Guard Bureau, Minuteman Award
2007 Florida Institute of Technology, President's Gold Medal for Community Services
2008 University of South Alabama, Distinguished Alumni Award
Sumrall, Michael, and Konzelman, Karl. "Hurricane Katrina: A Perspective on Preparation." Logistics Spectrum, April - June 2007
Sumrall, Michael, and Randall, Erich. "Leadership Lessons from the Hero of Haifa." Logistics Spectrum, October - December 2008

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant ARNG, 20 June 1970
First Lieutenant ARNG, 19 June 1973
Captain ARNG, 21 September 1977
Major ARNG, 25 January 1984
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG, 15 June 1989
Colonel ARNG, 1 November 1994
Brigadier General ARNG, 1 October 2002
Major General ARNG, 28 April 2005

(Current as of April 2010)