National Guard
Brigadier General FRANCIS R. MONTGOMERY
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Joint Force Headquarters
Annville, PA
Since: January 2025
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Widener University - BS - Engineering
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Ordnance 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 17 May 96
1LT 13 Jan 99
CPT 1 Oct 02
MAJ 28 Aug 07
LTC 1 Nov 14
COL 28 Feb 19
BG 26 Jan 25

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jan 25 Present Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Aug 24 Jan 25 Construction and Facilities Management Officer (CFMO), Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Sep 22 Aug 24 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Aug 18 Aug 22 Director, Joint Domestic Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Nov 17 Jul 18 Civil Affairs Officer, Operations Company, 28th Infantry Division (REAR), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 17 Oct 17 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Nov 14 Jul 17 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 328th Support Battalion, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Feb 14 Oct 14 Executive Officer, 228th Support Battalion, Sellersville, Pennsylvania
Jun 11 Jan 14 Logistics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Jul 10 May 11 Support Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 228th Support Battalion, Sellersville, Pennsylvania
Jul 08 Jun 11 Maintenance Management Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Apr 07 Jun 08 Maintenance Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad Airbase, Iraq
Nov 04 Mar 07 Commander, 3622nd Maintenance Company, Annville, Pennsylvania
Apr 03 Oct 04 Subsistence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan
Jun 02 Mar 03 Personnel Officer, 154th Quartermaster Battalion, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Aug 01 May 02 Maintenance Control Officer, 3622nd Maintenance Company, Annville, Pennsylvania
Sep 99 Jul 01 Platoon Leader, 3622nd Maintenance Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
May 96 Aug 99 Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 3622nd Maintenance Company, Annville, Pennsylvania

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Director, Joint Domestic Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania Aug 18 - Aug 22 Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Maintenance Officer​, ​Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Area Support Group​, ​Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad Airbase, Iraq Jun 07 - Apr 08 Major
Subsistence Officer​, ​Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Area Support Group​, ​Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan Mar 03 - May 04 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
​​Legion of Merit​
​​Bronze Star Medal​
​​Meritorious Service Medal​
​​Army Commendation Medal​ (with ​4​ ​Bronze​ Oak Leaf Clusters)
​​Army Achievement Medal​
​​Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal​ (with ​1​ ​Silver​ and ​3​ ​Bronze​ Oak Leaf Clusters)
​​National Defense Service Medal​
​​Iraq Campaign Medal​ (with ​1​ Campaign Star)
​​Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal​
​​Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal​
​​Armed Forces Reserve Medal​ (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
​​Army Service Ribbon​
​​Overseas Service Ribbon​ (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
District of Columbia (DC) Community Service Ribbon
Pennsylvania Twenty Year Service Medal
Pennsylvania Major General Thomas R. White Jr. Ribbon
Pennsylvania General Thomas J. Stewart Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
Pennsylvania The Adjutant Generals Staff Identification Badge
Pennsylvania Governor’s Unit Citation (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
​​Combat Service ID Badge​

 

 

As of: 9 Sep 25

 

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