MAJOR GENERAL DAVID C. PETERSEN

Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command

Major General David C. Petersen is Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

General Petersen was drafted into the United States Army in June 1972 as an engineer. He served three and a half years on active duty and went directly into the Nebraska Army National Guard in March of 1976. General Petersen attended the Nebraska National Guard State Officer Candidate School in 1978. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in May of 1979. His assignments included the following: Company Commander, Training Site Commander, Director of Maintenance, Director of Facilities, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans and Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Joint Staff - Nebraska, and Commander for the 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. General Petersen's deployed assignments included the Senior Liaison Officer for Combined Forces Command Afghanistan to Central Command's Joint Intelligence Operations Center and the Senior Regional Police Advisor - East. He was an advisor to an Afghan Police Major General in Gardez, Afghanistan.

EDUCATION:

1979 Kearney State College, Bachelors of Science, Industrial Arts, Kearney, Nebraska
2001 National War College, Master of Science, National Security Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, District of Columbia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1979 - August 1979, Redeye Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Combat Support Company, 2-134th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized), Crete, Nebraska
2. September 1979 - September 1982, Scout Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Combat Support Company, 2-134th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized), Fairbury, Nebraska
3. September 1982 - September 1983, Executive Officer, Detachment 1, Combat Support Company, 2-134th Infantry (Mechanized), Crete, Nebraska
4. September 1983 - March 1985, Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-134th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized), Beatrice, Nebraska
5. March 1985 - October 1985, Scout Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Combat Support Company, 2-134th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized), Fairbury, Nebraska
6. October 1985 - September 1988, Commander, Company C, 1-195th Armor, Fairbury, Nebraska
7. October 1988 - January 1993, Assistant S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 67th Brigade (Mechanized), Lincoln, Nebraska
8. January 1993 - February 1993, Assistant Training Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
9. March 1993 - December 1996, Facilities Management Officer, Headquarters StateArea Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
10. January 1997 - May 1999, Training Site Commander, Detachment 4 Headquarters,State Area Command, Ashland, Nebraska
11. June 1999 - June 2001, Assistant Director, Headquarters State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
12. June 2001 - January 2005, Director of Maintenance, Headquarters State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
13. January 2005 - September 2005, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operation and Planning, Headquarters State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
14. September 2005 - December 2006, Senior Regional Police Advisor-East, Element Joint Force Headquarters Forward 15, Gardez, Afghanistan
15. December 2006 - February 2007, Deputy Chief of Staff of State Air, Nebraska Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
16. February 2007 - March 2009, Commander, 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Lincoln, Nebraska
17. March 2009 - November 2009, Assistant Division Commander, 35th Infantry Division - Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
18. November 2009 - May 2011, Deputy Commanding General (Rear), 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas
19. May 2011 - Present, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hour Glass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Nebraska National Guard Legion of Merit
Nebraska National Guard Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Nebraska National Guard Commendation Medal
Nebraska National Guard Individual Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Nebraska National Guard Homeland Defense Service Ribbon (with M Device)
Nebraska National Guard Emergency Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Nebraska National Guard Service Medal (with 3 Silver Ten Year Devices)
Louisiana National Guard Legion of Merit
Louisiana National Guard Emergency Service Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Superior Unit Award
Combat Infantry Badge

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant 6 May 1979
First Lieutenant 5 May 1982
Captain 19 December 1985
Major 1 March 1993
Lieutenant Colonel 10 July 1997
Colonel 27 July 2001
Brigadier General 2 March 2009
Major General 2 May 2011

(Current as of August 2012)