BRIGADIER GENERAL BRIAN K. BALFE

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, New York National Guard

Brigadier General Brian K. Balfe was assigned as Assistant Adjutant General - Army, New York National Guard on 13 September 2013. General Balfe supports the New York State Adjutant General in the execution of all readiness and domestic preparedness tasks related to the manning, training and equipping of more than 10,600 Army National Guard Soldiers in the state. General Balfe is responsible for ensuring that all Army National Guard units are prepared to mobilize in support of Federal and State missions, as directed by federal authority or the Governor of the State of New York. General Balfe is also responsible for ensuring a healthy command climate, including fair and objective personnel actions, safety and proper care for New York's Soldiers and their families. General Balfe places special emphasis on supporting the recruiting and retention efforts within the state to increase force manning, establish a more effective leader development program and complete the force transformation effort within the state.

General Balfe was commissioned a second lieutenant, field artillery, upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1983 and branch transferred to the infantry upon his selection to command a Light Infantry Battalion in 1999. He has served in both field artillery and infantry units in the Active Army and the Army National Guard, including the 24th, 2nd, 7th, 10th and 42nd Divisions. General Balfe has commanded at all levels below division to include a Light Field Artillery Battery, a Light Infantry Battalion, a Light Field Artillery Battalion and an Infantry Brigade Combat Team. General Balfe also commanded New York's 106th Regional Training Institute. He served a joint and combined combat tour in Afghanistan in 2008 as Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII.

EDUCATION:

1983 United States Military Academy, Bachelor of Science, West Point, New York
2003 United States Army War College, by Correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1983 - November 1983, Student, Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
2. November 1983 - September 1984, Firing Platoon Leader, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 13th Field Artillery, Fort Stewart, Georgia
3. October 1984 - December 1984, Student, Tactical Fire Support Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
4. December 1984 - July 1985, Fire Direction Officer, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 13th Field Artillery, Fort Stewart, Georgia
5. July 1985 - January 1987, Fire Direction Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 13th Field Artillery, Fort Stewart, Georgia
6. February 1987 - July 1987, Student, Field Artillery Advance Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
7. July 1987 - December 1987, Liaison Officer, Headquarters, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, Korea
8. December 1987 - June 1988, S-4, Headquarters, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, Korea
9. June 1988 - July 1989, Fire Support Officer, Headquarters, 6th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery, Fort Ord, California
10. July 1989 - February 1990, Control Group (Reinforcement)
11. August 1990 - November 1990, S-1, 1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery, Kingston, New York
12. November 1990 - September 1991, Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery, Kingston, New York
13. September 1991 - September 1993, Commander, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery, Newburgh, New York
14. September 1993 - December 1993, S-4, 1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery, Kingston, New York
15. December 1993 - April 1995, Fire Support Officer, 42nd Infantry Division Detachment, Troy, New York
16. May 1995 - August 1995, Fire Support Officer, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York
17. September 1995 - March 1997, S-3, 1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery, Kingston, New York
18. April 1997 - January 1999, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery, Kingston, New York
19. January 1999 - November 1999, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, Utica, New York
20. November 1999 - September 2002, Commander, 1st Battalion, 156th Field Artillery, Kingston, New York
21. October 2002 - May 2006, Commander, 106th Regional Training Institute, Cortlandt Manor, New York
22. May 2006 - May 2009, Commander, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, New York
23. June 2009 - September 2009, Director, New York Army National Guard Element, New York Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, New York
24. October 2009 - September 2013, Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), 42nd Infantry Division (Rainbow), also assigned as Commander, Homeland Response Force, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region II, Troy, New York
25. September 2013 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, New York National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, New York

AWARDS AND DECORTATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
French National Defense Medal (Gold Award)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

IBM Corporation 1989-2012 (Retired)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Military Association of New York
National Guard Association of the United States

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 25 May 1983
First Lieutenant 25 November 1984
Captain 1 May 1987
Major 11 February 1994
Lieutenant Colonel 28 June 1999
Colonel 2 April 2003
Brigadier General 22 December 2010

(Current as of November 2013)