BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS E. BERON

Commander, Land Component Command, Louisiana National Guard

Brigadier General Thomas E. Beron currently serves as the Land Component Commander of the Louisiana National Guard.

He was commissioned in 1984 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Louisiana State University. He has served in a wide variety of command and staff positions as a traditional Guardsman and on active duty.

EDUCATION:

1984 Tulane University, Bachelor of Science, Economics, New Orleans, Louisiana
1995 University of Virginia, Master of Arts, Urban and Environmental Planning, Charlottesville, Virginia
1997 Tulane Law School, Juris Doctorate, New Orleans, Louisiana
2005 U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1984 - February 1985, Control Group, Saint Louis, Missouri
2. February 1985 - June 1985, Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
3. June 1985 - November 1986, Platoon Leader, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 56th Field Artillery Command, Neu Ulm, Germany
4. November 1986 - April 1987, Platoon Leader, Company A, 6th Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Berlin Brigade, Berlin, Germany
5. April 1987 - May 1988, Executive Officer, Company B, 6th Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Berlin Brigade, Berlin, Germany
6. May 1988 - July 1989, Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
7. July 1989 - June 1990, Training Officer, United States Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Georgia
8. June 1990 - August 1990, Commander, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, 197th Infantry Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia
9. August 1990 - March 1991, Commander, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, 197th Infantry Brigade, Saudi Arabia
10. March 1991 - April 1992, Commander, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, 197th Infantry Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia
11. April 1992 - February 1993, Special Events Coordinator, Joint Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, Washington, District of Columbia
12. March 1993 - July 1994, Plans Officer, Military District of Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
13. July 1994 - September 1994, Control Group, Saint Louis, Missouri
14. September 1994 - February 1997, Training Officer/NBC Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, New Orleans, Louisiana
15. February 1997 - November 1998, Assistant S-3, 61st Troop Command, New Orleans, Louisiana
16. December 1998 - March 2000, Intelligence/Security Officer, 61st Troop Command, New Orleans, Louisiana
17. March 2000 - August 2001, Commander, 415th Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist), Carville, Louisiana
18. September 2001 - January 2003, Commander, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Lake Charles, Louisiana
19. January 2003 - June 2003, S-3, 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, Louisiana
20. June 2003 - November 2003, Quality Management Officer, Joint Force Headquarters-Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
21. November 2003 - June 2007, Commander, 61st Troop Command, Carville, Louisiana
22. June 2007 - Present Commander, Land Component Command, Pineville, Louisiana

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Superior Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army of Occupation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hour Glass device)
Army Service Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi-Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Emirate of Kuwait)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Ranger Tab

CIVILAN OCCUPATION:

Shareholder and Secretary of the Board of Directors, Liskow & Lewis, A Professional Law Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana. Is a member of the law firm's business and energy sections, practicing primarily in the areas of oil and gas acquisition and divestitures, exploration and development agreements, oil and gas financing, commercial real estate and commercial financing. He serves as general counsel for various private companies; handles financing transactions for commercial banking clients in a wide variety of industries sectors including commercial real estate, vessel finance and oil and gas asset based lending.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS:

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
American Association of Professional Landmen
New Orleans, Louisiana and American Bar Associations
Petroleum Landmen's Association of New Orleans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Board of Directors, Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
American Legion
National Guard Association of Louisiana

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

2002 Outstanding Young Attorney Award, American Bar Association Section of Business Law Nonprofit Corporations Committee
2006 New Orleans City Business Leadership in Law Award
2007 The Best Lawyers in America, Oil and Gas Law

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant 18 May 1984
First Lieutenant 23 Aug 1986
Captain 1 Jul 1989
Major 25 April 1997
Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 2001
Colonel 29 April 2005
Brigadier General (LINE) 11 January 2008

(Current as of August 2008)