BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM L. SEEKINS

Commander, Land Component Command, North Dakota National Guard

Brigadier General William L. Seekins assumed the duties of the Commander, Land Component Command, North Dakota National Guard on 29 March 2010. He is responsible to the Adjutant General to provide Army National Guard forces that are ready to deploy in support of national defense, homeland defense, or military support to civil authority. General Seekins also serves as the Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard-United States Army Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

General Seekins received his commission in 1979 from the North Dakota Army National Guard Officer Candidate School. He has served in numerous capacities as platoon leader, company executive officer, detachment and company commander, as well as various battalion staff positions with the 141st Engineer Combat Battalion and the 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy). In 1999, he assumed command of the 164th Engineer Combat Battalion (Mechanized) before becoming the Commander of the Camp Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake, North Dakota. In 2004, General Seekins was assigned as Commander, 34th Infantry Division, Engineer Brigade, a position he held until 2006. Subsequently, he was assigned as the Commander, 164th Regional Training Institute at Camp Grafton until November 2008 when he assumed duties as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army.

EDUCATION:

1995 Jamestown College, Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Jamestown, North Dakota
2004 United States Army War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1979 - August 1980, Platoon Leader, Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Jamestown, North Dakota
2. August 1980 - November 1982, Executive Officer, Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Valley City, North Dakota
3. November 1982 - July 1984, Platoon Leader, Detachment 2, Company A, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Cando, North Dakota
4. August 1984 - September 1985, Communications/Electronics Staff Officer, Headquarters Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Valley City, North Dakota
5. October 1985 - September 1988, Commander, Company A, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Carrington, North Dakota
6. September 1988 - February 1989, Student, Unites States Army Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
7. March 1989 - August 1990, S-2, Headquarters, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Valley City, North Dakota
8. September 1990 - August 1991, S-4, Headquarters, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Valley City, North Dakota
9. August 1991 - August 1994, S-3, Headquarters, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Valley City, North Dakota
10. September 1994 - August 1995, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion, Fargo, North Dakota
11. September 1995 - August 1996, S-3, Headquarters, 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion, Fargo, North Dakota
12. August 1996 - August 1998, S-3, 164th Engineer Group, Bismarck, North Dakota
13. September 1998 - August 1999, S-3, Headquarters, Engineer Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, Bismarck, North Dakota
14. August 1999 - September 2002, Commander, Headquarters, 164th Engineer Battalion, Minot, North Dakota
15. September 2002 - February 2004, Commander, Army National Guard Training Site Detachment, North Dakota Army National Guard, Devils Lake, North Dakota
16. February 2004 - September 2006, Commander, Engineer Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, Bismarck, North Dakota
17. September 2006 - November 2008, Commander, Headquarters, 164th Regiment, Devils Lake, North Dakota
18. November 2008 - March 2010, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, North Dakota National Guard, Bismarck, North Dakota
19. March 2010 - Present, Commander, Land Component Command, North Dakota Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota National Guard, Bismarck, North Dakota; dual-hatted, October 2010 - Present, Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard-United States Army Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Dakota State Meritorious Service Medal
North Dakota State Commendation Ribbon
North Dakota National Guard Service Ribbon (with Silver Hourglass Device)
North Dakota National Guard Basic Training Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant 23 July 1979
First Lieutenant 22 July 1982
Captain 13 December 1984
Major 27 November 1991
Lieutenant Colonel 26 August 1996
Colonel 24 October 2002
Brigadier General 1 December 2008

(Current as of February 2011)