National Guard
Brigadier General PIA ROMERO
  
Director, Joint Staff
Joint Force Headquarters
Santa Fe, NM
Since: September 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
College of Santa Fe - BA - Public Administration
University of New Mexico - MPA - Public Administration

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Ordnance Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College, Fellowship, Texas A&M University

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 17 Aug 96
1LT 18 Nov 98
CPT 20 Oct 01
MAJ 25 Jul 07
LTC 1 Mar 14
COL 20 Mar 20
BG 20 Sep 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Sep 24 Present Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sep 19 Sep 24 Commander, 111th Sustainment Brigade, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Jul 19 Sep 19 Executive Officer/Deputy Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters, 111th Sustainment Brigade, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Jun 17 Jul 19 Commander, 615th Transportation Battalion, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jan 16 Jun 17 Joint Interagency Plans Officer, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Oct 13 Jan 16 Training Division Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mar 13 Oct 13 Senior Strategic Planner, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Sep 11 Mar 13 Executive Officer, Headquarters Company, 717th Brigade Support Battalion, Roswell, New Mexico
Oct 10 Sep 11 Selective Service Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nov 08 Oct 10 Logistics Staff Officer, 93rd Troop Command, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mar 07 Nov 08 Maintenance Officer, Joint Forces Headquarters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nov 02 Mar 07 Commander, 1115th Transportation Company, Taos, New Mexico and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Taji, Iraq
Apr 02 Nov 02 Petroleum Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 804th Petroleum, Oils, Lubricants Supply Battalion, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jun 00 Apr 02 Supply and Services Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 515th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Springer, New Mexico
Jun 99 Jun 00 Maintenance Control Officer, Detachment 1, 3631st Maintenance Company, Espanola, New Mexico
Aug 96 Jun 99 Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 3631st Maintenance Company, Espanola, New Mexico

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 1115th Transportation Company, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Taji, Iraq Jan 04 - Jul 05 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device)
NCO Professional Development Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Combat Action Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Director of the Joint Staff for the New Mexico National Guard. Manage the New Mexico National Guard’s military functions of the Joint Staff and joint military program operations throughout the state. I serve as the principal executive assistant and advisor to the Adjutant General or his designated representative. I oversee and manage a variety of joint staff programs, which include the development, execution, and evaluation of programs and policies pertaining to the command, control, operation and management of the joint functions at state headquarters level.

 

 

As of: 8 Sep 25

 

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