MAJOR GENERAL GRANT L. HAYDEN

Commander, 29th Infantry Division

Major General Grant L. Hayden is the Commander of the 29th Infantry Division. He assumed command of the division on 9 September 2007. General Hayden is also serving as the Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard.

General Hayden received his commission in June 1977 as a Second Lieutenant, with a basic branch of Infantry. He has held operational assignments at virtually every level of the Maryland Army National Guard, to include many key staff positions, brigade and battalion command. General Hayden is branch qualified as an Infantry Officer and has completed both Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Course. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff Course, Pre-Command Course, and the United States Army War College.

EDUCATION:

1998 Liberty University, Bachelor of Science Degree, Lynchburg, Virginia
2002 Army War College, Masters - Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1977 - May 1984, Operations Officer (S3), 2-175th Infantry Battalion, Maryland Army National Guard, Dundalk, Maryland
2. May 1984 - December 1984, Executive Officer, 1 - 115th Infantry Battalion, Maryland Army National Guard, White Oak, Maryland
3. December 1984 - July 1989, S1, Administrative Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard, Pikesville, Maryland
4. August 1989 - July 1992, Executive Officer, 297th Maintenance Battalion, Maryland Army National Guard, Havre De Grace, Maryland
5. August 1992 - February 1996, Training Officer (Assistant G3), State Area Regional Command, Director of Plans, Operations and Training, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland
6. February 1996 - August 1997, Director Plans Operations and Training (G3), State Area Regional Command, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland
7. August 1997 - April 1998, Commander, 1297th Corps Support Battalion, Maryland Army National Guard, Havre De Grace, Maryland
8. April 1998 - June 1998, Director of Plans, Operations and Training (G3), State Area Regional Command, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland
9. June 1998 - June 1999, Chief Military Liaison Team, Joint Contact Team, Tallinn, Estonia
10. June 1999 - September 2004, Director of Plans Operations and Training (G3/J3), State Area Regional Command, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland
11. September 2002 - May 2004, Commander, 58th Troop Command, Maryland Army National Guard, Reisterstown, Maryland
12. November 2004 - July 2005, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Joint Force Headquarters, Baltimore, Maryland
13. July 2005 - December 2005, Chief, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Baltimore, Maryland
14. December 2005 - September 2007, Deputy Commander, 29th Infantry Division, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland
15. September 2007 - Present, Commanding General, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass)
Army Service Medal
Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Estonian Meritorious Service Medal
Estonian Commendation Medal
Estonian 10 Year Memorial Medal
Maryland Distinguished Service Cross
Maryland Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Maryland Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Maryland State Active Duty Medal (with Numeral 2)
Maryland State Service Medal 4th Award
Joint Meritorious Unit Award

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Deputy, Chief Operations Division, Army Operations (ARO), Army National Guard

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of the United States
Virginia Officers' Association
National Guard Association of Maryland
29th Infantry Division Officers' Association
29th Division Association

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 26 June 1977
First Lieutenant ARNG 26 October 1978
Captain ARNG 16 January 1981
Major ARNG 10 July 1985
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 01 October 1994
Colonel ARNG 29 April 1998
Brigadier General (Line) ARNG 24 March 2007
Major General (Line) ARNG 28 January 2009

(Current as of July 2009)