BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH M. RICHIE

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Kentucky National Guard

Brigadier General Joseph M. Richie is Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Kentucky National Guard, Frankfort, Kentucky.

General Richie was commissioned in 1981 through the officer candidate program. Prior to receiving his commission, General Richie served as an enlisted member of the 2/138th Field Artillery in the Kentucky Army National Guard. He has commanded at the battery, battalion and brigade levels and served in senior staff officer positions within the 138th Field Artillery Brigade and at the state headquarters level. General Richie's senior command-level leadership assignments include service as Commander of the 2/138th Field Artillery Battalion, Commander of the 138th Field Artillery Brigade and Commander of the 75th Brigade Troop Command, all in Lexington, Kentucky. He was mobilized in response to Hurricane Katrina and served from September through November 2005 as Commander of Task Force New Orleans. He has also served as Director of the Joint Force Headquarters Kentucky Joint Planning Group. General Richie has served at the national level on the Field Artillery Advisory Council and the National Guard Bureau Fire Support Task Force.

EDUCATION:

1986 University of Louisville, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Louisville, Kentucky
1996 Ball State University, Master of Arts, Executive Development for Public Service, Muncie, Indiana
2003 U.S. Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1981 - October 1981, Fire Direction Officer, Battery B, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
2. October 1981 - March 1982, Student, Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
3. March 1982 - September 1983, Fire Direction Officer, Battery B, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
4. September 1983 - September 1985, Executive Officer, Battery B, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
5. September 1985 - October 1989, Commander, Battery B, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
6. October 1989 - October 1991, Plans and Operations Officer, Headquarters, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Lexington, Kentucky
7. October 1991 - August 1992, Assistant S-3, Headquarters, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Lexington, Kentucky
8. August 1992 - November 1993, S-3, Headquarters, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Lexington, Kentucky
9. November 1993 - Oct 1994, Brigade Fire Support Officer, Headquarters, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Lexington, Kentucky
10. October 1994 - September 1997, Operations Officer, Headquarters, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
11. September 1997 - Jun 1998, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Lexington, Kentucky
12. June 1998 - August 1998, Chief of Intelligence and Security, Headquarters, Kentucky State Area Readiness Command, Frankfort, Kentucky
13. August 1998 - Jul 2000, S-3, Headquarters, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
14. July 2000 - August 2002, Commander, Headquarters, 2nd Battalion 138th Field Artillery, Lexington, Kentucky
15. August 2002 - June 2003, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
16. June 2003 - January 2005, Commander, 75th Troop Command, Lexington, Kentucky
17. January 2005 - September 2006, Commander, Headquarters, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
18. October 2006 - September 2008, Director, Logistics (J-4), Kentucky National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky
19. September 2008 - May 2012, Commander, Land Component Command, Kentucky National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky
20. May 2012 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Kentucky National Guard, Frankfort, Kentucky

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Kentucky Distinguished Service Medal
Kentucky Merit Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Kentucky Commendation Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Kentucky Faithful Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Kentucky Joint Service Badge
Louisiana Commendation Medal
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 21 June 1981
First Lieutenant 20 June 1984
Captain 16 December 1986
Major 16 August 1992
Lieutenant Colonel 15 July 1999
Colonel 3 July 2003
Brigadier General 6 January 2009

(Current as of October 2012)