Commander,
46th Military Police Command
Brigadier General Michael T. White is the Commander, 46th Military Police Command, Michigan Army National Guard. In this capacity he provides leadership, mission command and strategic priorities in order to ensure effective and efficient accomplishment of the Command's missions. Additionally, General White is responsible for ensuring the Command is a cohesive, effective unit ready and trained to support both combat and domestic operations.
General White was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Military Police Corps in 1982 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Western Carolina University. General White began his career as a platoon leader in the 211th Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard. He has since served in multiple command assignments to include Commander of the 211th Military Police Company, Commander of the 210th Military Police Battalion, Deputy Commander of the 46th Military Police Command, Commander of the 177th Military Police Brigade and the Land Component Commander for the Michigan Army National Guard. He has two combat deployments (Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom) and a non-combat deployment in support of Operation Noble Eagle. Oversees training assignment locations include: Egypt, Philippines, Japan, Latvia, and Panama. Additionally, he has participated in two humanitarian relief missions in response to natural disasters.
1984 Western Carolina University, Bachelor of Science, Education, Cullowhee,
North Carolina
2000 Michigan State University, Master of Business Administration, Business
Administration, East Lansing, Michigan
2007 United States Army War College, by correspondence
1. May 1982 - June 1985, Platoon Leader, 211th Military Police Company,
Clyde, North Carolina
2. July 1985 - June 1987, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 211th Military Police
Company, Asheville, North Carolina
3. July 1987 - August 1988, Rear Battle Officer, Headquarters, 109th Military
Police Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina
4. August 1988 - August 1990, Company Commander, 211th Military Police Company,
Clyde, North Carolina
5. September 1990 - March 1991, Company Commander, 211th Military Police
Company, Southwest Asia
6. April 1991- March 1992, Company Commander, 211th Military Police Company,
Clyde, North Carolina
7. April 1992 - April 1992, Cable Communications Officer, Headquarters, 130th
Signal Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina
8. May 1992 - June 1992, United States Army Reserve Control Group
(Reinforcement), St. Louis, Missouri
9. July 1992 - June 1994, Manpower Officer, Headquarters, 70th Infantry Division
(Training), Livonia, Michigan
10. July 1994 - March 1995, Provost Marshal, Headquarters, 70th Infantry
Division (Training), Livonia, Michigan
11. April 1995 - October 1998, Provost Marshal, Headquarters, 30th Infantry
Brigade (Mechanized) (Separate), Clinton, North Carolina
12. November 1998 - October 1999, Communications and Electronics Staff Officer,
Headquarters, 177th Military Police Brigade, Taylor, Michigan
13. November 1999 - February 2001, Plans Officer, Headquarters, 177th Military
Police Brigade, Taylor, Michigan
14. March 2001 - August 2001, Long Range Plans Officer, Headquarters, 177th
Military Police Brigade, Taylor, Michigan
15. September 2001 - August 2002, Battalion Commander, 210th Military Police
Battalion, Taylor, Michigan
16. September 2002 - August 2003, Battalion Commander, 210th Military Police
Battalion, Military District of Washington, Washington D.C.
17. September 2003 - August 2004, Battalion Commander, 210th Military Police
Battalion, Taylor, Michigan
18. September 2004 - June 2005, Operations Officer, Headquarters, 177th Military
Police Brigade, Taylor, Michigan
19. July 2005 - September 2006, Assistant Chief of Staff, Michigan National
Guard Joint Forces Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan
20. October 2006 - June 2007, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Headquarters,
46th Military Police Command, Lansing, Michigan
21. July 2007 - December 2010, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, 46th Military
Police Command, Lansing, Michigan
22. January 2010 - May 2010, Deputy Commander, Headquarters, 46th Military
Police Command, Lansing, Michigan
23. June 2010 - April 2011, Deputy Commander, Headquarters, 46th Military Police
Command, Bagram, Afghanistan
24. May 2011 - June 2011, Deputy Commander, Headquarters, 46th Military Police
Command, Lansing, Michigan
25. July 2011 - March 2013, Brigade Commander, 177th Military Police Brigade,
Taylor, Michigan
26. April 2013 - February 2015, Commander, Land Component Command, Michigan
National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan
27. March 2015 - Present, Commander, 46th Military Police Command, Lansing,
Michigan
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and
2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hour Glass, "M" Device, Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
NATO ISAF Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Michigan Service Medal (with 4 Gold Stars)
Michigan State War on Terrorism Ribbon (with "M" Device)
Michigan Outside the United States Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Michigan State Partnership Ribbon
North Carolina Service Ribbon
North Carolina State Active Duty Ribbon
Manager, Learning and Development for Ally Financial, Inc. Responsible for all aspects of employee training involving daily automotive finance operations at Ally. Ally Financial, Inc. (formerly GMAC) is a bank holding company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Michigan
Military Police Regimental Association
Military Police Order of the Marechaussee Medal (Silver)
Second Lieutenant 17 May 1982
First Lieutenant 25 May 1985
Captain 7 November 1987
Major 30 August 1995
Lieutenant Colonel 28 June 2001
Colonel 20 November 2006
Brigadier General 8 October 2013
(Current as of April 2015)