BRIGADIER GENERAL GRADY L. PATTERSON III

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, South Carolina National Guard

Brigadier General Grady L. Patterson III is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, South Carolina National Guard.

General Patterson received a direct commission to First Lieutenant as a Staff Judge Advocate in the Air National Guard in 1981. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1975 and his Juris Doctor in 1979 from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

EDUCATION:

1975 Davidson College, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Charlotte, North Carolina
1979 University of South Carolina Law School, Juris Doctor, Columbia South Carolina
1998 Air War College, by seminar

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. September 1981 - September 1986, Legal Officer, 169th Combat Support Squadron, McEntire Air National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina
2. September 1986 - February 1988, Legal Officer, 169th Mission Support Squadron, McEntire Air National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina
3. February 1988 - April 2003, Legal Officer, Headquarters, South Carolina Air National Guard, Columbia, South Carolina
4. April 2003 - April 2004, Commander, 169th Mission Support Flight, McEntire Air National Guard Station, Eastover, South Carolina
5. April 2004 - April 2005, Commander, 169th Mission Support Group, McEntire Air National Guard Station, Eastover, South Carolina
6. April 2005 - June 2009, Vice Commander, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina
7. June 2009 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, South Carolina National Guard, Eastover, South Carolina

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Attorney, Patterson Law Offices, Columbia, South Carolina

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of South Carolina

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

2008-2009, President, National Guard Association of South Carolina

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

First Lieutenant 26 September 1981
Captain 16 October 1983
Major 17 December 1987
Lieutenant Colonel 7 November 1992
Colonel 1 June 2004
Brigadier General 15 June 2009

(Current as of November 2009)