National Guard
Major General Gerald W. Ketchum
  
Director of the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff (DNGBJS)
Washington, DC
Since: December 2015
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Mississippi State University - BS - Agriculture
Troy University - MS - International Relations
U.S. Army War College - MAS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
ASLDP-Basic
CAPSTONE
ASEEP-Intermediate
ASLDP-Alumni

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 30 May 86
1LT 27 May 89
MAJ 26 Sep 91
LTC 6 Jul 01
COL 30 Sep 05
BG 28 Jan 09
MG 2 Aug 11

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 15 Present Director of the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff (DNGBJS), Washington, District of Columbia
Jun 15 Dec 15 Special Assistant to the Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau
Jul 12 Jun 15 Director, J-3/7, National Guard Bureau
Jul 09 Jul 12 Director, J7/Commander, Standing Joint Forces Headquarters, USSOUTHCOM
Jun 08 Jul 09 Deputy Director of Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization, Headquarters DA G-3
Feb 08 Jun 08 Army National Guard G-3, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Jul 07 Jan 08 Chief, National Guard Affairs, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, Bagdad, Iraq
Jul 05 Jun 07 Chief, Army National Guard Operations Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Jul 04 Jun 05 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Mar 02 Jun 04 Commander, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Greenwood, Mississippi
Jan 00 Feb 02 Executive Officer; Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization Directorate, G-3/5/7; Headquarters, Department of the Army, Pentagon, Virginia
Dec 98 Jan 00 Student, Command and General Staff Officers Course, School of the Americas, Fort Benning, Georgia
Aug 96 Dec 98 Overseas Deployment for Training Manager, Army National Guard Operations Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Sep 95 Aug 96 Operations Officer, Exercise Support Command, United States Army South, Fort Clayton, Panama
Jun 94 Sep 95 Exercise Planner, Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs, United States Army South, Fort Clayton, Panama
Apr 92 Jun 94 Exercise Support Team Leader, Theater Equipment and Maintenance Site, Fort Kobbe, Panama
Jun 91 Apr 92 Commander, Howitzer Battery, 1st Squadron, 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Corinth, Mississippi
Nov 90 Jun 91 Executive Officer, Field Medical Training Site, United States Army South, Fort Kobbe, Panama
Oct 90 Nov 90 Special Project Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs, United States Army South, Fort Clayton, Panama
Mar 89 Oct 90 Executive Officer, Howitzer Battery, 1st Squadron, 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Corinth, Mississippi
May 86 Mar 89 Fire Support Team Chief, Howitzer Battery, 1st Squadron, 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Corinth, Mississippi

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Director of the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff (DNGBJS), Washington, District of Columbia Dec 15 - Present Major General
Special Assistant to the Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau Jun 15 - Dec 15 Major General
Director, J-3/7, National Guard Bureau Jul 12 - Jun 15 Major General
Director, J7/Commander, Standing Joint Forces Headquarters, USSOUTHCOM Jul 09 - Jul 12 Major General
Chief, National Guard Affairs, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, Bagdad, Iraq Jul 07 - Jan 08 Colonel
Overseas Deployment for Training Manager, Army National Guard Operations Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia Aug 96 - Dec 98 Major

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Chief, National Guard Affairs, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, Bagdad, Iraq Jul 07 - Jan 08 Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 5)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Superior Unit Award
Army Staff Identification Badge
Joint Chief of Staff Identification Badge
Parachutist Badge

 

 

As of: 26 Jul 16

 

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