BRIGADIER GENERAL MICHAEL R. NEVIN

Commander, 177th Military Police Brigade

Brigadier General Michael R. Nevin is the Commanding General, 177th Military Police Brigade, Michigan Army National Guard, located in Taylor, Michigan.

General Nevin was commissioned in 1982 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps Training program at Michigan State University. Prior to his commissioning, he began his career by enlisting in the 180th Transportation Company, United States Army Reserve.

EDUCATION:

1982 Michigan State University, Bachelor of Science, Organizational Psychology, East Lansing, Michigan
2004 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2004 United States Army War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1982 - January 1983, Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Cadillac, Michigan.
2. January 1983 - April 1983, Student, Armor Officer Basic Course, Fort Knox, Kentucky
3. April 1983 - June 1984, Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Cadillac, Michigan
4. June 1984 - January 1985, Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Cadillac, Michigan
5. January 1985 - March 1985, Assistant S2, Winter REFORGER 85, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, West Germany
6. March 1985 - September 1985, Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Cadillac, Michigan.
7. September 1985 - January 1986, Battalion S3/Chemical Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Dowagiac, Michigan
8. January 1986 - June 1986, Student, Armor Officer Advanced Course, Fort Knox, Kentucky
9. June 1986 - August 1987, S3/Chemical Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Dowagiac, Michigan
10. August 1987 - October 1991, Commander, Company D, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Kalkaska, Michigan
11. October 1991 - April 1994, S2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Dowagiac, Michigan
12. April 1994 - September 1997, S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Dowagiac, Michigan
13. September 1997 - November 1997, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Michigan Army National Guard, Flint, Michigan
14. November 1997 - June 1998, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry, Michigan Army National Guard, Wyoming, Michigan
15. June 1998 - September 1999, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 246th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Dowagiac, Michigan
16. September 1999 - January 2002, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Armor, Michigan Army National Guard, Wyoming, Michigan
17. January 2002 - August 2003, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 46th Brigade, 38th Infantry Division, Michigan Army National Guard, Wyoming, Michigan
18. August 2003 - September 2003, Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, State Area Regional Command, Michigan Army National Guard, Lansing, Michigan
19. September 2003 - January 2005, Chief of Staff, Multinational Task Force (North), Headquarters 38th Infantry Division (Mech) (Forward), Bosnia-Herzegovina
20. January 2005 - July 2006, Commander, Headquarters 177th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Michigan Army National Guard, Augusta, Michigan
21. July 2006 - April 2007, Commander, Headquarters, 177th Military Police Brigade, Michigan Army National Guard, Taylor, Michigan
22. April 2007 - June 2008, Commander, Headquarters 177th Military Police Brigade / Task Force Military Police North, Baghdad, Iraq
23. June 2008 - Present, Commander, Headquarters, 177th Military Police Brigade, Michigan Army National Guard, Taylor, Michigan

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
NATO Non Article V Medal
Michigan Broadsword Medal
Michigan Overseas Deployment Ribbon
Michigan Partnership for Peace Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award

OTHER DECORATIONS

NATO Non-Article V Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 18 June 1982
First Lieutenant ARNG 16 June 1985
Captain ARNG 15 October 1987
Major ARNG 15 April 1994
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 16 October 1998
Colonel ARNG 23 September 2003
Brigadier General ARNG 10 April 2007

(Current as of August 2008)