National Guard
Brigadier General ROBERT H. WALTER, JR
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Joint Force Headquarters
Oklahoma City, OK
Since: May 2023
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Central Oklahoma - BA - General Studies
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 7 May 93
1LT 28 May 96
CPT 16 Oct 98
MAJ 30 Aug 05
LTC 9 Aug 10
COL 26 May 16
BG 31 Jul 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 23 Present Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 22 Apr 23 Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 18 Dec 21 Joint Task Force Commander, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Dual Status Commander, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 16 Feb 18 Deputy Commander, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Norman, Oklahoma
Jul 13 Feb 16 Commander, 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, Durant, Oklahoma
Aug 12 Jun 13 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Mar 10 Jul 12 Operations Officer, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Norman, Oklahoma and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, FOB Gamberi, Afghanistan
Jun 09 Mar 10 Assistant Professor of Military Science, Headquarters, 5th Brigade, United States Army Cadet Command, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Oct 08 Jun 09 Battalion Executive Officer, Headquarters, 5th Brigade, United States Army Cadet Command, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 08 Oct 08 Operations Officer, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry Regiment, Stillwater, Oklahoma and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Bucca, Iraq
Aug 04 Jun 05 Assistant Intelligence/Operations Officer (Air), 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 03 Aug 04 Embedded Trainer, 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and 1st Embedded Training Team, Coalition Joint Task Force Phoenix, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, FOB Phoenix, Afghanistan
Jul 02 Nov 03 Assistant Operations Officer (Air), 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 99 Jun 02 Commander, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Jun 99 Oct 99 Operations Officer (Air), 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jun 98 May 99 Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 97 May 98 Rifle Platoon Leader, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jul 97 Dec 97 Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
Oct 96 Jul 97 Rifle Platoon Leader, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 93 Sep 96 Rifle Platoon Leader, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jun 93 Sep 93 Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
May 93 Sep 93 United States Army Reserve Control Group (Annual Training), St. Louis, Missouri

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Joint Task Force Commander/Dual Status Commander, Tulsa, Oklahoma Apr 21 - Jun 21 Colonel
Operations Officer, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, FOB Gamberi, Afghanistan Jun 11 - Mar 12 Lieutenant Colonel
Operations Officer, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry Regiment, Stillwater, Oklahoma and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Bucca, Iraq Jan 08 - Oct 08 Major
Embedded Trainer, 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and 1st Embedded Training Team, Coalition Joint Task Force Phoenix, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, FOB Phoenix, Afghanistan Nov 03 - Aug 04 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with V Device and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Campaign Stars)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass Device and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Oklahoma Good Conduct Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Parachutist Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Assistant Adjutant General, Oklahoma Military Department, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 

 

As of: 9 Sep 25

 

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