National Guard
Brigadier General KEVIN P. O'BRIEN
  
Assistant Adjutant General
St. Paul, MN
Since: December 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Saint Thomas - BA - Economics and Business Administration
University of Maryland University College - MS - Management
United States Army War College - MS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Armor Officer Basic Course
Aviation Captains' Career Course
Combined Arms Exercise
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army Command and General Staff College, Advanced Operations Course
United States Army War College
United States Army Judge Advocate General School (Senior Officer Legal Orientation Course)
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 21 Jun 97
1LT 1 Oct 00
CPT 16 Apr 03
MAJ 2 Mar 09
LTC 28 Oct 13
COL 27 Feb 20
BG 20 Dec 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 24 Present Assistant Adjutant General, St. Paul, Minnesota
Jun 24 Dec 24 Policy Officer, Minnesota Joint Force Headquarters, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jun 21 May 24 Commander, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Jun 19 Jun 21 State Army Aviation Officer, Minnesota Joint Forces Headquarters, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dec 18 Jun 19 Army Aviation Officer, Minnesota Joint Forces Headquarters, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jul 15 Dec 18 Commander, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jul 13 Jul 15 Operations Officer/S3, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, Saint Paul, Minnesota and OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD / OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE, Camp Buehring, Kuwait
May 12 Jun 13 Aviation Plans Officer, 34th Infantry Division, Rosemount, Minnesota
Oct 10 Apr 12 Executive Officer, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dec 08 Sep 10 Operations Officer (S3), 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Sep 06 Dec 08 Commander, Company A, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Joint Base Balad, Iraq
Oct 05 Aug 06 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Sep 04 Sep 05 S2, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Sep 03 Sep 04 Assistant to the Deputy Commander – Maneuver, 34th Infantry Division Forward, Rosemount, Minnesota and OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
May 03 Sep 03 S2, 2-147th General Support Aviation Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Nov 02 Apr 03 S4, 2-147th General Support Aviation Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Nov 01 Nov 02 Student Officer, Initial Entry Rotary Wing Flight Training and Aviation Officer Basic Course, U.S. Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama
May 01 Nov 01 Commander, Company A, 3-147th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Sep 00 May 01 Platoon Leader, Company A, 3-147th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
May 00 Sep 00 Student Officer, Armor Officer Basic Course, U.S. Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Jun 97 May 00 Platoon Leader, Company A, 3-147th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
S3, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD / OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE, Camp Buehring, Kuwait Jun 14 - Jun 15 Lieutenant Colonel
Commander, Company A, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Joint Base Balad, Iraq Apr 07 - Sep 08 Captain
Assistant to the Deputy Commander – Maneuver, 34th Infantry Division Forward, OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo Oct 03 - Sep 04 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Kosovo Campaign Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device and 2 “M” Devices)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Army Master Aviator Badge
Minnesota Service Ribbon (25 Year Device)
Minnesota State Active Duty Ribbon
German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Silver)

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Army Aviator
Flight hours: More than 2,000
Aircraft flown: TH-67, OH-58, UH-60
Pilot wings: Fort Novosel (fna Fort Rucker), Alabama

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Sit Fixed Income, an operating subsidiary of Sit Investment Associates, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sit Investment provides investment management expertise in domestic and international growth equities and fixed income. Investment management services are offered across four channels: Separate Accounts, Private Investment Funds, Collective Investment Funds, and Mutual Funds.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Army Aviation Association of America, Life Member
Army War College Foundation, Life Member
Association of the United States Army
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute
CFA Society of Minnesota
Minnesota Society of Municipal Analysts
National Federation of Municipal Analysts
National Guard Association of the United States, Life Member
National Guard Association of Minnesota, Life Member
Phi Kappa Phi, Life Member
Reserve Officers Association, Life Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Life Member

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2018 The Order of Saint Michael (Bronze Medal), Army Aviation Association of America
2015, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, University of Maryland Global Campus (fna University of Maryland University College)
2001, Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter Holder, Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute (fna Association for Investment Management and Research)

 

 

As of: 20 Mar 25

 

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