National Guard
Brigadier General BRIAN L. MEDCALF
  
Commander, Land Component Command
Lincoln, NE
Since: August 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Nebraska - BA - Civil Engineering
The University of Texas at Arlington - MA - Structural Engineering
Tarleton State University - MBA - Business Administration
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
CBRN Captains Career Course
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 30 May 98
1LT 30 Nov 99
CPT 15 Jan 03
MAJ 6 Mar 08
LTC 18 Oct 13
COL 1 Oct 20
BG 18 Aug 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Aug 24 Present Commander, Land Component Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 23 Aug 24 Construction and Facilities Management Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
Oct 20 Mar 23 Commander, 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Lincoln, Nebraska and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM/HORN OF AFRICA, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa
Jan 19 Oct 20 Operations Officer, 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Lincoln, Nebraska
Jun 16 Jan 19 Commander, 126th Chemical Battalion, Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 15 Jun 16 Executive Officer, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 15 Dec 15 Operations Plans Branch Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
Oct 13 Jan 15 Deputy Director, Joint Force Development, Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
Apr 10 Oct 13 Executive Officer, 126th Chemical Battalion, Omaha, Nebraska
Oct 09 Apr 10 Operations Officer, 126th Chemical Battalion, Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 08 Oct 09 Engineer Officer, 41st Rear Operations Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 07 Apr 08 Assistant Operations Officer, 61st Engineer Brigade, Dallas, Texas
May 07 Nov 07 Assistant Operations Officer, 111th Engineer Battalion, Brownwood, Texas
Jul 04 May 07 Commander, Alpha Company, 111th Engineer Battalion, Abilene, Texas and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Oct 02 Jul 04 Personnel Officer, Headquarters Support Company, 111th Engineer Battalion, Brownwood, Texas
Jun 01 Oct 02 Platoon Leader, Charlie Company, 111th Engineer Battalion, Irving, Texas
Aug 00 Jun 01 Executive Officer, Bravo Company, 588th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas
Mar 99 Aug 00 Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 588th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas
Oct 98 Mar 99 Student, Engineer Officer Basic Course, United States Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Jun 98 Oct 98 Officer Recruiter, Headquarters, United States Fourth Region, Lincoln, Nebraska

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander and Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM/HORN OF AFRICA, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa May 21 - Mar 22 Colonel
Deputy Chief, Multinational Force-Iraq Joint Visitors Bureau and Commander, Alpha Company, 111th Engineer Battalion, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Bagdhad, Iraq Jan 05 - Dec 05 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (with Bronze Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Parachutist Badge
Excellence in Competition Rifleman Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Sr. Design Engineering Manager for Kiewit Engineering Group, currently serving Design Director for a $2B highway infrastructure project and as the U.S. Operations Director for Civil, Drainage, and Structures Design Engineering departments.

 

 

As of: 8 Sep 25

 

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