MAJOR GENERAL JOE L. HARKEY

Retired, September 12, 2011

Commander, 167th Theater Sustainment Command

Major General Joe L. Harkey assumed Command of the 167th Theater Sustainment Command, headquartered at Fort McClellan, Alabama in August 2007. The 167th Theater Sustainment Command is the senior logistics organization dedicated to United States Northern Command and assigned to the Army Service Component Command, United States Army North. The 167th Theater Sustainment Command is a National Guard Multi-component unit, consisting of 67 Active Component soldiers, 91 Active Guard & Reserve soldiers and 283 traditional National Guard soldiers, to provide operational logistics command and control within the United States Northern Command's area of responsibility.

General Harkey was commissioned in May 1978 after completing Reserve Officer Training Course at Wofford College. He served on active duty in various command and staff assignments from 1978 to 1992. General Harkey joined the Alabama Army National Guard in 1992. He served in key positions such as Commander, 1-203rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion (PATRIOT); Commander, 111th Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal); Director of Joint Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters Alabama; and Deputy Commander, 167th Theater Sustainment Command.

EDUCATION:

1978 Wofford College, Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Spartanburg, South Carolina
1992 University of Alabama at Huntsville, Master of Science, Program Management, Huntsville, Alabama
2000 United States Army War College, Senior Service College Fellowship, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. September 1978 - December 1978, Student, Air Defense Artillery School, Fort Bliss, Texas
2. December 1978 - October 1979, Platoon Leader, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
3. November 1979 - March 1981, Redeye Section Leader, 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
4. March 1981 - October 1981, Assistant S-3, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
5. October 1981 - August 1982, Student, Air Defense Artillery Officer Advanced Course, Air Defense Artillery School, Fort Bliss, Texas
6. August 1982 - April 1984, Assistant Division Operations Officer/G-3 Air, 4th Mechanized Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado
7. April 1984 - August 1984, Assistant Division Air Management Officer, 4th Mechanized Infantry Division Fort Carson, Colorado
8. August 1984 - April 1986, Commander, Delta Battery, 4th Battalion, 61st Air Defense Artillery, Fort Carson, Colorado
9. April 1986 - August 1986, Student, Materiel Acquisition Management, US Army Logistics Management Center, Fort Lee, Virginia
10. August 1986 - July 1989, Procurement Officer, Headquarters, US Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
11. July 1989 - August 1990, Logistics Officer, Non-Line-of-Sight Project Office, US Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
12. August 1990 - June 1992, Student, US Army Acquisition Corps, Master's Program, University of Alabama-Huntsville, Alabama
13. June 1992 - December 1992, US Army Reserve Control Group, St. Louis, Missouri
14. December 1992 - June 1997, Commander, 1st Battalion, 203rd Air Defense Artillery (PATRIOT), Athens, Alabama
15. June 1997 - June 1999, Air Defense Officer, Air Defense Director, 62nd Troop Command, Montgomery, Alabama
16. June 1999 - July 2000, Student, US Army War College, Senior Service College Fellowship, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
17. July 2000 - June 2001, Assistant Chief of Staff G-4, 167th Theater Support Command, Birmingham, Alabama
18. June 2001 - June 2004, Commander, 111th Ordnance Group, (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Opelika, Alabama
19. June 2004 - February 2005, Director, Supply and Maintenance Directorate, 167th Theater Command, Birmingham, Alabama
20. February 2005 - March 2007, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Joint Force Headquarters Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama
21. March 2007 - September 2007, Deputy Commander, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Birmingham, Alabama
22. September 2007 - August 2011, Commander, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, Alabama

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and 'M' Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Distinguished Service Medal of Alabama
National Emergency Service Medal of Alabama (with 9-11Device)
Special Service Medal of Alabama
Faithful Service Medal of Alabama (with 2 Bronze Saint Andrews Crosses)
Combat Action Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Manager, Defense Group, Computer Sciences Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of Alabama
National Guard Association of the United States
Air Defense Artillery Association (Life Member)
Army Aviation Association of America

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant USAR 21 May 1978
First Lieutenant USAR 15 Sep 1980
Captain USAR 1 Jul 1982
Major USAR 1 Aug 1990
Major ARNG 1 Dec 1992
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 1 Apr 1995
Colonel ARNG 20 Oct 2000
Brigadier General (Line) ARNG 28 Apr 2005
Major General (Line) ARNG 24 Aug 2007

(Current as of September 2011)