BRIGADIER GENERAL JEFFREY E. BERTRANG

Assistant Division Commander-Maneuver, 34th Infantry Division

Brigadier General Jeffrey E. Bertrang is Assistant Division Commander-Maneuver, 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Rosemount, Minnesota.

General Bertrang was commissioned second lieutenant, Field Artillery, in 1985 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Mankato State University. Prior to taking his commission, he served as an enlisted member of the 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery. General Bertrang commanded troop units at the company, battalion and brigade levels of the field artillery as well as a number of staff positions at the brigade and division levels. General Bertrang served a tour of duty as the Division G3 in Kosovo. He was also Commander, Task Force 32 during the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

EDUCATION:

1988 Mankato State University, Bachelor of Science, Teaching, Mankato, Minnesota
1999 Minnesota State University, Master of Science, Education, Mankato, Minnesota
2004 United States Army War College, by correspondence
2004 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1985 - June 1986, Ammunition Officer, Service Battery, 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery, Saint Peter, Minnesota
2. June 1986 - October 1986, Student, United States Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
3. October 1986 - October 1986, Ammunition Officer, Service Battery, 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery, Saint Peter, Minnesota
4. November 1986 - September 1987, Fire Direction Support, Battery C, 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery, Saint James, Minnesota
5. October 1987 - September 1988, Executive Officer, Battery C, 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery, Saint James, Minnesota
6. October 1988 - August 1989, Executive Officer, Battery B, 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery, Jackson, Minnesota
7. September 1989 - August 1990, Commander, Service Battery, 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery, Saint Peter, Minnesota
8. September 1990 - August 1991, Commander, Battery B, 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery, Jackson, Minnesota
9. September 1991 - October 1994, Assistant S3, Fire Direction Officer, Headquarters Battery, 125th Field Artillery, New Ulm, Minnesota
10. November 1994 - September 1995, S1, Headquarters Battery, 125th Field Artillery, New Ulm, Minnesota
11. October 1995 - September 1997, S-3, Headquarters Battery, 125th Field Artillery, New Ulm, Minnesota
12. October 1997 - September 1998, Assistant Fire Support Coordinator, Headquarters Battery, 34th Division Artillery, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
13. October 1998 - July 2000, Fire Support Officer, Headquarters Battery (Detachment 1), 125th Field Artillery, Anoka, Minnesota
14. July 2000 - September 2002, Commander, Headquarters Battery, 125th Field Artillery, New Ulm, Minnesota
15. October 2002 - September 2003, Deputy Fire Support Coordinator, Headquarters Battery, 34th Division Artillery, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
16. October 2003 - August 2004, Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, Headquarters Company (Forward 7), 34th Infantry Division (M), Rosemount, Minnesota
17. September 2004 - August 2006, Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, Tactical Command Post, 34th Division, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
18. September 2006 - December 2008, Commander, 84th Troop Command, Minneapolis, Minnesota
19. January 2009 - June 2010, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Minnesota National Guard, Saint Paul, Minnesota
20. June 2010 - October 2010, Commander, Land Component Command, Minnesota National Guard, Saint Paul, Minnesota
21. October 2010 - January 2011, Assistant Division Commander - Support, 34th Infantry Division, Rosemount, Minnesota
22. January 2011 - Present, Assistant Division Commander - Maneuver, 34th Infantry Division, Rosemount, Minnesota

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and 'M' Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Non Article 5 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Minnesota State Active Duty Ribbon
Minnesota Service Ribbon (with Roman Numeral XX)

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Principal, Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop Schools, Winthrop, Minnesota

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Association of Secondary School Principals
Minnesota Association of Secondary Scholl Principals
National Guard Association of the United States
United States Field Artillery Association
National Guard Enlisted Association
American Legion

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 7 June 1985
First Lieutenant 6 June 1988
Captain 3 October 1990
Major 3 January 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 18 August 2000
Colonel 19 October 2005
Brigadier General 1 January 2009

(Current as of August 2011)