National Guard
Brigadier General EDWARD W. LEWIS
  
Director, Joint Staff
Joint Force Headquarters
Cheyenne, WY
Since: December 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Virginia Military Institute - BA - Civil Engineering
American Military University - MBA - Business Administration
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 24 Aug 02
1LT 24 Aug 04
CPT 17 Jan 07
MAJ 16 Jun 11
LTC 14 Nov 16
COL 29 Apr 21
BG 1 Dec 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 24 Present Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Oct 21 Nov 24 Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Sep 20 Oct 21 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Jun 19 Sep 20 State Training Officer/Deputy G3, Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Jun 17 Jun 19 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 29th Infantry Division, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Jul 16 Jun 17 Budget/Plans Branch Chief, G3 Capabilities Integration Division/Army National Guard Directorate Staff, Arlington, Virginia
May 15 Jun 16 Operations Officer, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army National Guard Training, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Dec 14 May 15 Counter IED/Asymmetric Warfare Program Manager, Army National Guard Training Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Jun 13 Dec 14 Operations Officer, 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Jul 12 Jun 13 Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
May 11 Jul 12 Executive Officer, Army National Guard Force Management Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Nov 09 May 11 Army National Guard Engineer Organizational Integrator, Army National Guard Force Management Division/Army National Guard Directorate Staff, Arlington, Virginia
Feb 07 Nov 09 Commander, 180th Engineer Company, Powhatan, Virginia and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Aug 06 Feb 07 Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, Richmond, Virginia
Mar 05 Aug 06 Executive Officer, C Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, West Point, Virginia
Aug 02 Mar 05 Platoon Leader, C Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, West Point, Virginia and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Mosul, Iraq

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 180th Engineer Company, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq Oct 08 - Nov 09 Captain
Platoon Leader, C Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Mosul, Iraq Dec 03 - Jan 05 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Combat Action Badge
Parachutist Badge
Driver and Mechanic Badge
The Army Staff ID Badge

 

 

As of: 11 Sep 25

 

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