BRIGADIER GENERAL LAWRENCE E. DUDNEY, JR.

Commander, Land Component Command, Georgia Army National Guard

Brigadier General Lawrence E. Dudney, Jr. is Commander, Land Component Command, Georgia Army National Guard. He is responsible for the leadership, planning, and synchronization of Homeland Security Operations for the state of Georgia working closely with both military and civilian agencies.

Brigadier General Dudney enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard in June 1977 and was commissioned in September 1978. A graduate of Georgia Southern College, he received a commission in Field Artillery from The Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Brigadier General Dudney has served as a Strategic Planner for the Director of the Army National Guard and the Army Quadrennial Defense Review Office at the Pentagon as well as the Senior Army Guard Advisor for United States Forces Korea and Eighth United States Army. Additionally, he has served as the Commander for both the 78th Troop Command and the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Before assuming his current position, he served as Commander, Joint Task Force Phoenix and as Director, Afghan National Security Forces Development Assistance Bureau while deployed to Afghanistan.

EDUCATION:

1982 Georgia Southern College, Bachelor of Science, Education, Statesboro, Georgia
1993 Georgia College, Master of Education, Milledgeville, Georgia
2000 United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2000 Shippensburg University, Master of Public Administration, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
2007 Syracuse University, National Security Leadership Program, Syracuse, New York
2010 Contingency Dual Status Commander's Course, Petersen Air Force Base, Pertersen, Colorado

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. September 1978 - November 1978, Recon and Survey Officer, Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Statesboro, Georgia
2. November 1978 - December 1980, Fire Direction Officer, Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Springfield, Georgia
3. January 1981 - March 1985, Executive Officer, Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Springfield, Georgia
4. March 1985 - February 1988, Commander, Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Statesboro, Georgia
5. February 1988 - October 1989, Commander, Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Springfield, Georgia
6. October 1989 - November 1990, Liaison/Fire Control Officer, Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Statesboro, Georgia
7. November 1990 - April 1991, Communications Electronic Officer, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 230th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Waycross, Georgia
8. April 1991 - August 1992, Communications Electronics Officer, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 230th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Fort Stewart, Georgia
9. August 1992 - September 1993, Fire Support Officer, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 230th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Fort Stewart, Georgia
10. September 1993 - November 1995, Fire Support Officer, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Savannah, Georgia
11. November 1995 - July 1996, Fire Support Officer, Headquarters Company, 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Georgia Army National Guard, Macon, Georgia
12. July 1996 - September 1998, Commander, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Elberton, Georgia
13. September 1998 - June 1999, Commander, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery, Georgia Army National Guard, Savannah, Georgia
14. June 2000 - May 2001, Strategic Planner, Office of the Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
15. May 2001 - April 2002, Strategic Planner, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Army Quadrennial Defense Review Office, The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
16. April 2002 - November 2003, Senior Army National Guard Advisor, United States Forces Korea and Eighth United States Army, Yongsan, Korea
17. December 2003 - November 2004, Deputy Commander, 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Georgia Army National Guard, Macon, Georgia
18. November 2004 - May 2006, Deputy Commander, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Camp Stryker, Iraq
19. May 2006 - November 2006, Deputy Commander, 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Georgia Army National Guard, Macon, Georgia
20. November 2006 - September 2007, Commander, 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Georgia Army National Guard, Macon, Georgia
21. September 2007 - December 2007, Director, Joint Staff, Georgia Joint Force Headquarters, Georgia Army National Guard, Ellenwood, Georgia
22. January 2008 - June 2009, Commander, Land Component Command, Georgia Army National Guard, Ellenwood, Georgia
23. June 2009 - April 2010, Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix IX, Kabul, Afghanistan
24. May 2010 - Present, Commander, Land Component Command, Georgia Army National Guard, Ellenwood, Georgia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Soldier's Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device, and Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal (In Support of Afghanistan)
Kuwaiti Liberation Medal - Kuwait
Army Superior Unit Award
Parachutist Badge
Combat Action Badge
Canadian Jump Wings

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 25 September 1978
First Lieutenant ARNG 24 August 1981
Captain ARNG 05 June 1985
Major ARNG 03 September 1992
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 30 June 1997
Colonel ARNG 24 January 2002
Brigadier General ARNG 30 September 2007

(Current as of May 2011)