Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component) United Forces Command

Brigadier General Rodney J. Barham currently serves as Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component) United Forces Command.

General Barham served at National Guard Bureau, Washington District of Columbia as the National Guard Bureau Information Management Agency's liaison officer to the Program Executive Officer for Standard Army Management Information Systems. He later served as the Chief of the Budget Section, Resource Management Branch, National Guard Bureau Information Management Agency. General Barham also served as the Chief, Requirement and Architecture Branch, Information Systems Directorate, National Guard Bureau. General Barham also served as Commander, 49th Military Police Brigade while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

EDUCATION:

1979 Columbus State University, Associate of Arts, Accounting, Columbus, Georgia
1979 Columbus State University, Bachelor of Arts, Business Management, Columbus, Georgia
1983 National University , Master of Business Administration, Business, San Diego, California
2000 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2000 United States Army War College, by correspondence
2007 Enabling Battle Command Workshop, McLean Virginia
2010 National Defense University, CAPSTONE, Fort McNair, Virginia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1979 - June 1983, Platoon Leader, Company B, 40th Supply & Transportation Battalion, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Torrance, California
2. June 1983 - October 1983, Supply Control Officer, 40th Supply & Transportation Battalion, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Bell, California
3. October 1983 - August 1985, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Supply & Transportation Battalion, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Bell, California
4. August 1985 - August 1987, Commander, Company B, 40th Forward Support Battalion, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Inglewood, California
5. August 1987 - June 1990, Liaison Officer, National Guard Bureau Information Management Agency, to the Program Executive Officer for Standard Army Management Information Systems, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
6. June 1990 - June 1992, Chief, Budget Section, Resource Management Branch, National Guard Bureau Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Virginia
7. June 1992 - August 1995, Chief, Requirements and Architecture Branch, National Guard Bureau Army Information Systems Directorate, Arlington, Virginia
8. August 1995 - April 1996, Transportation Officer, Headquarters, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Los Alamitos, California
9. April 1996 - September 1996, S2/S3, Division Support Command, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Long Beach, California
10. September 1996 - June 1998, Commander, 240th Signal Battalion, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Compton, California
11. June 1998 - November 2000, Executive Officer, Division Support Command, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Long Beach, California
12. November 2000 - January 2001, Chief, Force Development Branch, Headquarters, State Area Readiness Command, Sacramento, California
12. January 2001 - January 2004, Commander, Division Support Command, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Long Beach, California
13. January 2004 - December 2004, Deputy Director J-8 and the Deputy State Comptroller, Resource Services Division, Joint Forces Headquarters, Sacramento, California
14. December 2004 - August 2005, Commander, 49th Military Police Brigade, Sacramento, California
15. September 2005 - September 2006, Commander, 49th Military Police Brigade, Baghdad, Iraq
16. October 2006 - January 2008, Commander, 49th Military Police Brigade, Fairfield, California
17. October 2007 - January 2011, Director, Mobilization Forces, United States Army Forces Command
18. January 2010 - Present, Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component) United Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device and Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Army meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Superior Unit Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant USAR 17 August 1979
First Lieutenant ARNG 16 August 1982
Captain ARNG 26 February 1985
Major ARNG 18 June 1990
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 22 June 1995
Colonel ARNG 6 December 2000
Brigadier General ARNG 21 November 2006

(Current as of January 2011)