MAJOR GENERAL JAMES H. TROGDON III

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, North Carolina National Guard

Major General James H. Trogdon III assumed duties as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army, North Carolina National Guard, on 15 January 2009. In this capacity, he is the principal advisor to The Adjutant General of North Carolina for plans and policies as well as other areas affecting the North Carolina Army National Guard.

General Trogdon was commissioned in 1983 as a Distinguished Military Graduate through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at North Carolina State University. His previous military assignments include Engineer Company and Battalion Command, as well as various staff positions at all levels. General Trogdon's most recent assignments include mobilization in support of both Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Iraqi Freedom as Commander, 105th Engineer Group and Director, Joint Staff, North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters.

EDUCATION:

1984 North Carolina State University, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Raleigh, North Carolina
1990 North Carolina State University, Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Raleigh, North Carolina
2003 United States Army War College, by Correspondence
2003 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1983 - July 1983, United States Army Reserve Control Group
2. July 1983 - February 1985, Civil Engineer, Facilities Engineer Area Support Center, 416th Engineer Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
3. February 1985 - May 1985, Student, Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
4. May 1985 - February 1986, Civil Engineer, Facilities Engineer Area Support Center, 416th Engineer Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
5. February 1986 - December 1987, Platoon Leader, Company C (-), 505th Engineer Battalion, Warrenton, North Carolina
6. December 1987 - April 1988, Construction Officer, Company C (-), 505th Engineer Battalion, Warrenton, North Carolina
7. April 1988 - October 1990, Commander, Company C (-), 505th Engineer Battalion, Warrenton, North Carolina
8. October 1990 - April 1993, Engineer Plans Officer, 105th Engineer Group, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
9. April 1993 - November 1994, Plans Officer, 505th Engineer Battalion, Gastonia, North Carolina
10. November 1994 - September 1997, S-3, 505th Engineer Battalion, Gastonia, North Carolina
11. September 1997 - February 1999, Civil Engineer, 30th Engineer Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
12. February 1999 - December 2001, Commander, 105th Engineer Battalion, Raeford, North Carolina
13. December 2001 - November 2002, S-3, 30th Engineer Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
14. November 2002 - April 2003, Commander, 105th Engineer Group, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
15. May 2003 - April 2004, Commander, 105th Engineer Group Forward 1, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
16. April 2004 - July 2006, Commander, 105th Engineer Group, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
17. July 2006 - October 2007, Commander, 105th Engineer Group, Multi-National Division - North, Iraq
18. November 2007 - November 2008, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, North Carolina National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina
19. November 2008 - January 2009, Director, Joint Staff, North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
20 January 2009 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, North Carolina National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (Gold Hourglass, M Device, and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
North Carolina Service Ribbon (with State Device)
North Carolina Governor's Unit Citation
North Carolina Meritorious Unit Citation
Combat Action Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

General Trogdon serves as Chief Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

General Trogdon is a Registered Professional Engineer

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant USAR 14 May 1983
Second Lieutenant ARNG 14 February 1986
First Lieutenant ARNG 24 May 1986
Captain ARNG 14 July 1988
Major ARNG 3 December 1994
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 16 June 1999
Colonel ARNG 1 April 2003
Brigadier General ARNG 15 November 2007
Major General ARNG 1 April 2012

(Current as of May 2012)