National Guard
Brigadier General RYAN S. PRICE
  
Deputy Commanding General, 263d Army Air Missile Defense Command (AAMDC)
Anderson, SC
Since: January 2025
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
The Citadel - BS - Electrical Engineering
University of South Carolina - Columbia - M.Eng. - Electrical Engineering
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Signal Officer Basic Course
Signal Officer Advanced Course
Combined Arms Exercise
United States Army Command and General Staff College
ARNG Regional Training Institute Pre-Command Course
Battalion Pre-Command Course
United States Army War College
Brigade Pre-Command Course
Executive Joint Domestic Operations Course
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Harvard University, Senior Executive Fellows
Air Defense Artillery Officer Reclassification Course

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 12 Aug 98
1LT 28 Feb 01
CPT 16 Apr 03
MAJ 12 Jan 09
LTC 3 May 14
COL 28 Feb 19
BG 1 Jan 25

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jan 25 Present Deputy Commanding General, 263d Army Air Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina; dual-hatted, Feb 25 - Present, Deputy Commanding General (DCG), ARNG for Air Defense Artillery (ADA) to the Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE), Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Apr 23 Dec 24 Commander Integrated Air Defense System Task Force, 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Eastover, South Carolina and OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE, Washington, District of Columbia
Oct 21 Mar 23 Assistant Chief of Staff - G6, South Carolina National Guard, Joint Forces Headquarters, Columbia, South Carolina
Sep 18 Oct 21 Commander, 228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
May 15 Sep 18 Deputy Commander, 228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Dec 12 May 15 Battalion Commander, 5th BN Signal, 218th Regimental Training Institute, Eastover, South Carolina
May 09 Dec 12 S2/S3, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Greenville, South Carolina and OPERATION NEW DAWN, Baghdad, Iraq
Jul 08 May 09 Systems Control Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 228th Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Oct 05 Jul 08 Telecommunications Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 228th Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jul 05 Sep 05 S4, 417th Signal Battalion, 83rd Troop Command, Tallahassee, Florida
Jul 02 Jul 05 Commander, 653rd Signal Company, 417th Signal Battalion, 83rd Troop Command, Crestview, Florida and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Al Kut, Iraq
Aug 98 Jun 02 Platoon Leader, 653rd Signal Company, 417th Signal Battalion, 83rd Troop Command, Crestview, Florida

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Task Force Bulldog, OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE, Washington, District of Columbia Nov 23 - Nov 24 Colonel
S3, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, OPERATION NEW DAWN, Baghdad, Iraq Jul 10 - Aug 11 Major
Commander, 653rd Signal Company, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Al Kut, Iraq Dec 03 - Mar 05 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Star Device)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 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 Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Combat Action Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Senior Systems Engineer, Advanced C3 Capabilities, for the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic in Charleston, SC. Responsible for cultivating advanced technologies into system of systems solutions to address future and emerging mission needs. NIWC Atlantic is a Department of the Navy, Echelon III Activity under the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command and Chief of Naval Operations. NIWC Atlantic is part of the Naval Research & Development Establishment (NR&DE).


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of the United States (Life Member)
National Guard Association of South Carolina
Association of the United States Army (Life Member)
Army War College Foundation (Life Member)
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
Signal Corps Regimental Association (Life Member)
Air Defense Artillery Association (Life Member)
Veterans of Foreign Wars (Life Member)
Citadel Alumni Association (Life Member)
Project Management Institute PMP
International Council of Systems Engineers CSEP

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2024, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Silver)
2019-2023, South Carolina National Guard Marathon Endurance Team
2018, Distinguished Graduate — US Army War College
2015, Bronze Order of Mercury – Signal Corps Regimental Association

 

 

As of: 2 Apr 25

 

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