National Guard
Brigadier General THADDEUS D. FINERAN
  
Deputy Director, J-3, United States Northern Command
Peterson AFB, CO
Since: October 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - BA - Chemical Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln - MBA - Business Administration
Air University, Air War College - MA - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
AMEDD Officer Basic Course
Initial Entry Rotary Wing Course
Aviation Captains' Career Course
Combined Arms and Services Staff School
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Aviation Pre-Command Course
Battalion Pre-Command Course
Air War College
Brigade Pre-Command Course
Senior Officer Legal Orientation Solo Course
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard Kennedy School
Training Institute Pre-Command Course
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 26 May 95
1LT 3 Jun 97
CPT 1 Nov 99
MAJ 6 May 05
LTC 5 Nov 12
COL 11 Oct 18
BG 15 Jul 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 24 Present Deputy Director, J-3, United States Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado
Jul 24 Aug 24 Director, Joint Staff - (NE) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Lincoln, NE
Jun 22 Present Chief of Staff-Army, Joint Force Headquarters-Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Jun 21 Jun 22 Commander, 209th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Ashland, Nebraska
Aug 20 Jun 21 Chief of Staff-Army, Joint Force Headquarters-Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
May 19 Aug 20 State Aviation Officer, Joint Force Headquarters-Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Jul 18 May 19 U.S. War College Student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Jun 16 Jul 18 Commander, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, Grand Island, Nebraska
Jun 13 Jun 16 Logistics Planner, National Airborne Operations Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Oct 12 Jun 13 Branch Chief, Aviation Operations, Training and Standardizations, Joint Force Headquarters-Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Jun 09 Sep 12 Commander, A Company, 1-376th Aviation Battalion, Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 05 Jun 09 Executive Officer, 110th Medical Battalion (Evac), Lincoln, Nebraska and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Baghdad and Umm Qasr, Iraq – December 2007-November 2008
Apr 05 Nov 05 S2/S3, 110th Medical Battalion (Evac), Lincoln, Nebraska
Jul 04 Apr 05 Operations Officer, 110th Medical Battalion (Evac), Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 03 Mar 04 Deputy Director, DES, 1-210th Aviation Regiment, USAAVNC, Fort Rucker, Alabama
May 02 Mar 03 Aeromedical Operations Officer, US Army School of Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker, Alabama
May 01 May 02 Chief, Atmospherics/Physiological Factors, US Army School of Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Jul 00 May 01 Distance Education Officer, US Army School of Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Dec 99 Jul 00 Aviation Captains Career Course Student, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Jun 99 Dec 99 Section Leader, 236th Medical Company (AA), 421st Medical Evacuation Battalion, Landstuhl, Germany
Feb 99 Jun 99 Flight Platoon Leader, 236th Medical Company (AA), 421st Medical Evacuation Battalion, Landstuhl, Germany
Nov 98 Feb 99 Forward Support Team Leader, 236th Medical Company (AA), 421st Medical Evacuation Battalion, Landstuhl, Germany
Oct 97 Oct 98 Section Leader/Detachment Commander, 236th Medical Company (AA), 30th Medical Brigade, Landstuhl, Germany
Oct 96 Sep 97 Forward Support Team/Section Leader, 236th Medical Company (AA), 30th Medical Brigade, Landstuhl, Germany
Jul 96 Oct 96 Health Service Systems Manager, US Army School of Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Nov 95 Jul 96 Initial Entry Rotary Wing (UH-1) Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Jun 95 Aug 95 AMEDD Officer Basic Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Director, J-3, United States Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado Oct 24 - Present Brigadier General
Logistics Planner, National Airborne Operations Center, Omaha, Nebraska Jun 13 - Jun 16 Lieutenant Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Executive Officer, 110th Medical Battalion (Evacuation), Operation Iraqi Freedom, Baghdad and Umm Qasr, Iraq Dec 07 - Dec 08 Major
Operations Officer, 110th Medical Battalion (Evacuation), San Vicente, El Salvador Mar 05 - Apr 05 Captain
Detachment Commander, 236th Medical Company, Task Force Eagle, Bosnia Jul 98 - Oct 98 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral “2” Device)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral “2” Device)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Nebraska National Guard Homeland Defense Service Medal (with “M” Device)
Nebraska National Guard Emergency Service Medal (with 1 Silver Star and 3 Bronze Stars)
Nebraska National Guard Service Medal (with XV Device)
Kentucky National Guard Commendation Ribbon
Louisiana National Guard Emergency Service Medal
Master Army Aviator
U.S. Army Excellence in Competition – Rifleman Badge
U.S. Army Excellence Competition – Pistol Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Army Aviator
Flight hours: 2437.2
Aircraft flown: UH-60L, UH-60A, UH-1, TH-67, OH-58C, OH-58A, UH-72
Pilot wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Life Member and Membership Director, Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA)
Life Member, Secretary, and Past President, National Guard Association of Nebraska (NGAUS)
Member, Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
Member, Military Officer Association of America (MOAA)
Mayor’s Advisory Council member, Lincoln Veterans’ Memorial Garden
Leadership Enrichment and Development (LEAD) Course Developer and Instructor

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2012 Inductee, Order of Saint Michael (Army Aviation Association of America)
2007 Fellow and Curriculum Committee Member, Leadership Lincoln

 

 

As of: 8 Apr 25

 

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