BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, II

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Virginia National Guard

Brigadier General William R. Phillips II is Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Virginia National Guard.

General Phillips received his commission through Officer Candidate School in August 1981 from the New Jersey Military Academy. Prior to receiving his commission, he served as a military policeman on active duty and in the United States Army Reserve. His previous assignments include commanding at the company, battalion and brigade levels. General Phillips' most recent assignments include mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as Commander, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team; Deputy Commander, 116th Brigade Combat Team and J5, Strategic Plans and Policy, Virginia Joint Force Headquarters, Richmond, Virginia.

EDUCATION:

1983 Rutgers University, Bachelor of Arts, Accounting and Business Administration, New Brunswick, New Jersey
1995 Averett College, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration, Danville, Virginia
2005 United States Army War College, by correspondence
2005 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. August 1981 - August 1981, Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry (Mechanized), Woodbury, New Jersey
2. August 1981 - November 1985, Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion 114th Infantry (Mechanized), New Jersey National Guard, Burlington, New Jersey
3. November 1985 - February 1987, Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry (Mechanized), New Jersey National Guard ,Woodbury, New Jersey
4. February 1987 - November 1987, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry (Light), Virginia National Guard, Winchester, Virginia
5. November 1987- November 1989, Commander, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry (Light), Virginia National Guard, Harrisonburg, Virginia
6. November 1989 - December1991, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry (Light), Virginia National Guard, Winchester, Virginia
7. December1991 - July 1992, Assistant S3 Training Officer, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry (Light), Virginia National Guard, Winchester, Virginia
8. July 1992 - October 1994, S4 Logistics Officer, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry (Light), Virginia National Guard, Winchester, Virginia
9. October 1994 - September 1997, S3 Training Officer, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry (Light), Virginia National Guard, Winchester, Virginia
10. September 1997 - October 1999, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry (Light),Virginia National Guard, Roanoke, Virginia
11. October 1999 - September 2002, Commander, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry (Light), Virginia National Guard, Winchester, Virginia
12. September 2002 - December2003, Commander, Division Rear Operations Center, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Virginia National Guard, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
13. December 2003 - July 2004, G5 Civil Military Officer, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Fort Virginia National Guard, Belvoir, Virginia
14. July 2004 - November 2005, Executive Officer, 1st Infantry Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Virginia National Guard, Staunton, Virginia
15. November 2005 - June 2006, Deputy Commander, 116th Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division(Light), Virginia National Guard, Staunton, Virginia
16. June 2006 - February 2008, J5, Strategic Plans and Policy, Virginia Joint Force Headquarters, Virginia National Guard, Richmond, Virginia
17. February 2008 - June 2009, Commander, 116th Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Virginia National Guard, Staunton, Virginia
18. June 2009 - October 2009, Strategic Planner, Virginia Joint Force Headquarters, Virginia National Guard, Fort Pickett, Virginia
19. October 2009 - October 2010, Deputy United States Property and Fiscal Officer, Virginia Joint Force Headquarters, Virginia National Guard, Fort Pickett, Virginia
20. October 2010 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Virginia National Guard, Blackstone, Virginia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Ribbon
Iraqi Campaign Ribbon
Global War on Terrorism Defense Ribbon
Korean Defense Service Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Virginia National Guard Legion of Merit
Virginia National Guard Bronze Star
Virginia National Guard Commendation Medal
Virginia National Guard Emergency Service Medal (4)

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Chief, Policy Branch, Biometrics Identity Management Agency; G3/5/7; Headquarters, Department of the Army

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association
29th Infantry Association
116th Infantry Regiment Association
National Infantry Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1991 MacArthur Leadership Award recipient

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 29 August 1981
First Lieutenant 28 August 1984
Captain 27 August 1988
Major 16 February1995
Lieutenant Colonel 17 July 2000
Colonel 16 July 2005
Brigadier General 01 October 2010

(Current as of February 2011)