MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES H. GAILES, JR.

Commander, Contingency Command Post 1 and Task Force 51, United States Army North and Fifth United States Army

Major General Charles H. Gailes, Jr. is Commander, Contingency Command Post 1 and Task Force 51, United States Army North and Fifth United States Army, which is a deployable headquarters with a mission to command and control military forces in a domestic emergency. As Commander, he also serves as Commander, of the Department of Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Consequence Management Response Force A.

General Gailes was commissioned in 1984 through Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He has served in numerous command and staff positions including Military Police Company Commander, Military Police Battalion Commander, and Deputy Commander for a Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Deputy Commander and Commander, 31st Chemical Brigade and Assistant Adjutant General ' Army, Alabama Army National Guard. General Gailes has also commanded a brigade-sized task force in coastal Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina as well as Joint Task Force Tuscaloosa in response to multiple tornadoes in April 2011. His last assignment was Commander, 167th Theater Sustainment Command. Prior to receiving his commission, General Gailes served as a military police Soldier with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 31st Armor Brigade.

EDUCATION:

1990 The University of Alabama, Bachelor of Science, Commerce and Business Administration, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2004 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2004 United States Army War College, by Correspondence
2007 Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Quantico, Virginia
2008 Joint Task Force Commander's Training, United States Northern Command, Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. October 1984 - February 1986, Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 152nd Armor, Atalla, Alabama
2. March 1986 - July 1989, Platoon Leader, 1166th Military Police Company, Greensboro, Alabama
3. August 1989 - October 1990, Platoon Leader / Detachment Commander, Detachment 1, 1166th Military Police Company, Aliceville, Alabama
4. November 1990 - July 1991, Law and Order Officer, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
5. August 1991 - November 1993, Commander, 1166th Military Police Company, Greensboro, Alabama
6. December 1993 - November 1995, Battlefield Circulation Control Officer, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
7. December 1995 - March 1998, S-3, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
8. April 1998 - November 1998, Rear Battle Plans Officer, 122nd Corps Support Group, Selma, Alabama
9. December 1998 - April 1999, Logistics Officer, 122nd Corps Support Group, Selma, Alabama
10. May 1999 - Oct 2000, Maintenance Officer, 122nd Corps Support Group, Selma, Alabama
11. November 2000 - January 2002, S-2/S-3, 122nd Corps Support Group, Selma, Alabama
12. February 2002 - Apr 2002, Maintenance Management Officer, Detachment 1, 200th Material Management Center, Homewood, Alabama
13. May 2002 - December 2003, Commander, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
14. January 2004 - April 2005, Commander, 231st Military Police Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq
15. May 2005 - September 2005, Commander, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
16. October 2005 - August 2006, Commander, Detachment 1, 200th Material Management Center, Homewood, Alabama
17. September 2006 - August 2007, Deputy Commander, 135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Homewood, Alabama
18. September 2007 - December 2008, Deputy Commander, 31st Chemical Brigade, Northport, Alabama
19. January 2009 - March 2011, Commander, 31st Chemical Brigade, Northport, Alabama
20. April 2011 - June 2011, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Alabama National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
21. July 2011 - November 2011, Commander, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, Alabama
22. November 2011 - Present, Commander, Contingency Command Post 1 Task Force 51, United States Army North and Fifth United States Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral '6')
Alabama Distinguished Service Medal
Alabama Commendation Medal
Alabama Special Services Medal
Alabama Veterans Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Alabama National Emergency Service Ribbon (with 9-11 Device)
Alabama Faithful Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver St Andrews Cross and 1 Bronze St Andrews Cross)
Alabama Basic Training Ribbon
Mississippi Magnolia Medal
Meritorious Unit Citation
Combat Action Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Retired Chief of Police: Alabama

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of Alabama
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police
International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Alumni Association

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 26 October 1984
First Lieutenant 25 October 1987
Captain 1 March 1991
Major 1 November 1995
Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 2000
Colonel 6 May 2005
Brigadier General 27 March 2009
Major General 5 May 2011

(Current as of May 2012)