MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD B. MOORHEAD

Commander, 38th Infantry Division

Major General Richard B. Moorhead assumed duties as the Commander, 38th Infantry Division in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 1, 2005. As Commanding General of the 38th Infantry Division, an Army National Guard division in-transformation, he has the responsibility for facilitating an orderly transformation for legacy wartrace formations while implementing emerging training and readiness oversight relationships with ten National Guard Bureau designated brigades, four brigade combat teams and six functional and multi-functional brigades in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Illinois.

General Moorhead began his career as a commissioned officer in the United States Army Reserve on July 18, 1975. He joined the Indiana Army National Guard as a First Lieutenant on October 12, 1979.

Prior to his current assignment he was the Commander, 76th Infantry Brigade (Separate) and served as the Commander, Coalition Joint Task Force - Phoenix (III).

EDUCATION:

1975 Indiana State University, Bachelor of Science, Printing Management, Bloomington, Indiana
1999 Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1975 - September 1977, Platoon Leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 70th Armor Brigade, Fort Carson, Colorado
2. September 1977 - January 1979, Executive Officer, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 68th Armor Brigade, Baumholder, Federal Republic of Germany
3. January 1979 - September 1979, S3 Air, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 68th Armor Brigade, Baumholder, Federal Republic of Germany
4. September 1979 - October 1979, United States Army Reserve, Control Group, Saint Louis, Missouri
5. October 1979 - November 1982, Replacement Support Section Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Command and Control, Indianapolis, Indiana
6. December 1982 - March 1985, S2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Command and Control, Indianapolis, Indiana
7. March 1985 - September 1986, Assistant S4, Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, State Area Command, Edinburgh, Indiana
8. September 1986 - December 1986, Medical Services Administrator, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, State Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
9. January 1987 - April 1987, Assistant Personnel Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, State Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
10. May 1987 - September 1987, Management Information Systems Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, State Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
11. October 1987 - October 1991, Troop Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st 238th Calvary, Marion, Indiana
12. November 1991 - October 1992, S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st 238th Calvary, Marion, Indiana
13. November 1992 - August 1994, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 293rd Infantry, Fort Wayne, Indiana
14. September 1994 - September 1997, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry, Fort Wayne, Indiana
15. October 1997 - August 1998, G-5, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 38th Infantry Division, Indianapolis, Indiana
16. September 1998 - April 1999, S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry Brigade, Indianapolis, Indiana
17. April 1999 - July 1999, Director, Human Resources, Headquarters State Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
18. July 1999 - October 1999, Commander, 81st Troop Command, Edinburgh, Indiana
19. November 1999 - August 2002, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, Kokomo, Indiana
20. September 2002 - November 2003, Commander, 81st Troop Command, Kokomo Indiana
21. November 2003 - March 2004, Deputy Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Indianapolis, Indiana
22. March 2004 - October 2005, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Indianapolis, Indiana
24. May 2004 - August 2005, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force - Phoenix (III), Afghanistan
25. October 2005 - Present, Commander, 38th Infantry Division, Indianapolis, Indiana

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with Silver Oak Leak Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leak Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Indiana Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Association of the United States Army
National Guard Association of the United States
Indiana National Guard Association

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant USAR 18 July 1975
First Lieutenant USAR 16 September 1977
Captain ARNG 30 July 1981
Major ARNG 27 July 1987
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 15 September 1994
Colonel ARNG 20 April 1999
Brigadier General ARNG 4 May 2004
Major General ARNG 18 November 2005

(Current as of March 2008)