Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Illinois National Guard
Brigadier General Ronald O. Morrow assumed duties as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Illinois National Guard in October 2007. In this assignment, he assists the Adjutant General in the command and control of the units of the Illinois Army National Guard.
General Morrow was commissioned in 1980 as an ordnance officer in the Illinois Army National Guard, through the state Officer Candidate School. His assignments include Company Commander, Battalion S4, Battalion Executive Officer, Battalion Commander, Brigade Operations Officer, Brigade Commander, Commander Multi-National Division Provisional Team 4 and Director, Chief of Staff, Logistics, Illinois National Guard.
1986 Eastern Illinois University, Bachelor of Arts, Board of Governors, Charleston, Illinois
1998 University of Illinois, Master of Arts, Public Administration, Springfield, Illinois
2001 U.S. Army War College, Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1. April 1980 - February 1984, Platoon Leader, Company B, 747th Maintenance Battalion, Champaign, Illinois
2. February 1984 - May 1986, Maintenance Control Officer, Company B, 747th Maintenance Battalion, Champaign, Illinois
3. May 1986 - Feb 1990, Commander, Company B, 747th Maintenance Battalion, Champaign, Illinois
4. February 1990 - August 1990, Maintenance Officer, State Area Command, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
5. August 1990 - January 1991, S4, 232nd Corps Support Battalion, Springfield, Illinois
6. October 1994 - January 1995, Support Operations Officer, 232nd Corps Support Battalion, Springfield, Illinois
7. January 1995 - April 1996, Executive Officer, 232nd Corps Support Battalion, Springfield, Illinois
8. April 1996 - October 1997, Chief Maintenance Division, State Area Command, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
9. October 1997 - October 1999, Commander, Detachment 2, State Area Command, 1st Battalion, 65th Troop Command, Springfield, Illinois
10. October 1999 - October 2000, Security Plans and Operations Officer, 65th Troop Command, Springfield, Illinois
11. October 2000 - September 2002, Deputy G4, State Area Command, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
12. September 2002 - April 2003, G4, State Area Command, Illinois Army National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
13. April 2003 - April 2006, Commander, 65th Troop Command, Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
14. April 2006 - May 2007, Commander, Multi-National Division Provisional Team 4, Camp Echo, Ad Diwaniya, Iraq
15. May 2007 - October 2007, Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
16. October 2007 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Iraqi Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Illinois Abraham Lincoln Medal of Freedom
Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon
Illinois Long and Honorable
Illinois State Active Duty
Combat Action Badge
Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award
Second Lieutenant ARNG 14 April 1980
First Lieutenant ARNG 13 April 1983
Captain ARNG 28 May 1986
Major ARNG 29 January 1991
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 16 May 1996
Colonel ARNG 18 October 2002
Brigadier General ARNG 15 October 2007
(Current as of April 2008)
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