BRIGADIER GENERAL SCOTT E. CHAMBERS

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Delaware National Guard

Brigadier General Scott E. Chambers assumed duties as Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Delaware National Guard, on February 7, 2010. He also serves as Commander, Delaware Army National Guard. As Assistant Adjutant General, General Chambers ensures that all assigned units and personnel are fully trained, deployable and equipped for mobilization support for overseas contingency operations or any other homeland defense operation in support of the national needs.

General Chambers received his commission from Officer Candidate School on July 30, 1983. He has held a series of key command and staff positions to include Commander, 261st Tactical Theater Signal Brigade and the 72nd Troop Command; Operations Officer, J2/3, Joint Force Headquarters; Commander, 193rd Regional Training Institute; Commander, 722nd Troop Command; Executive Officer/Task Force Commander, 72nd Troop Command; Deputy Director, Plans, Operations & Training, State Area Command; Plans Officer, State Area Command; Legal Officer, 72nd Troop Command; Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 261st Signal Command; Recruiting and Retention/Equal Opportunity Officer, 261st Signal Command; Company Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2-115th, 29th Infantry Division (Light) Maryland Army National Guard; Communications and Electronics Staff Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2-115th, 29th Infantry Division (Light) Maryland Army National Guard; Teach, Advise, and Coach Officer, Delaware National Guard Military Academy; and Platoon Leader, Company C, 198th Signal Battalion.

EDUCATION:

1984 University of Delaware, Bachelor of Science, Agriculture, Newark, Delaware
1988 The Delaware Law School of Widener University, Juris Doctor, Law, Wilmington, Delaware
2003 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2003 United States Army War College, by Correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1983 - July 1984, Platoon Leader, Company C 198th Signal Battalion, Wilmington, Delaware
2. July 1984 - August 1986, Teach, Advise and Coach Officer, Delaware National Guard Military Academy, Bethany Beach, Delaware
3. August 1986 - July 1987, Communications and Electronics Staff Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2D-115th, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Chestertown, Maryland
4. July 1987 - August 1988, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2D- 115th, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Chestertown, Maryland
5. August 1988 - June 1990, Recruiting and Retention/Equal Opportunity Operations, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 261 Signal Command, Dover, Delaware
6. June 1990 - August 1992, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 261 Signal Command, Dover, Delaware
7. August 1992 - April 1998, Legal Officer, 72nd Troop Command, Wilmington, Delaware
8. May 1998 - April 2000, Plans Officer, Headquarters, Delaware State Area Regional Command, Wilmington, Delaware
9. May 2000 - September 2000, Deputy Director of Plans, Operations, Training and Military Support, Headquarters, Delaware State Area Regional Command, Wilmington, Delaware
10. October 2000 - April 2002, Executive Officer, 72nd Troop Command, Wilmington, Delaware
11. May 2002 - May 2003, Commander, 1st Battalion, 72nd Troop Command, Wilmington, Delaware
12. June 2003 - November 2004, Commander, 193rd Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Bethany Beach, Delaware
13. November 2004 - July 2005, Operations Officer, Delaware Joint Force Headquarters, Wilmington, Delaware
14. July 2005 - August 2005, Branch Chief, J2/3, Delaware Joint Force Headquarters, Wilmington, Delaware
15. August 2005 - October 2005, Director, J2/3, Delaware Joint Force Headquarters, Wilmington, Delaware
16. October 2005 - May 2008, Commander, 72nd Troop Command, Wilmington, Delaware
17. June 2008 - July 2008, Director of Military Support, Delaware Joint Force Headquarters, Wilmington, Delaware
18. July 2008 - August 2008, Commander, 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, Smyrna, Delaware
19. August 2008 - September 2009, Commander 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, Baghdad, Iraq
20. October 2009 - February 2010, Commander, 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, Smyrna, Delaware
21. February 2010 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Delaware National Guard, Delaware Joint Force Headquarters, Wilmington, Delaware

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraqi Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
Delaware Conspicuous Service Cross (with Bronze Numeral 2)
Delaware National Guard Medal
Delaware National Defense Service Ribbon (with Bronze Numeral 2)
Delaware Army National Guard Physical Fitness Ribbon (with Bronze Numeral 6)
Delaware Governor's Meritorious Unit Medal
Delaware Unit Strength Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 30 July 1983
First Lieutenant ARNG 28 September 1985
Captain ARNG 01 October 1987
Major ARNG 15 January 1992
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 08 July 1998
Colonel ARNG 08 August 2005
Brigadier General ARNG 25 August 2008

(Current as of April 2012)