National Guard
Major General BRIAN C. HARRIS
  
Deputy Commanding General (RC), United States Forces Command
Fort Bragg, NC
Since: July 2019
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Georgia State University - BS - Criminal Justice
American Military University - MA - Military History
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Armor Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Harvard University, Senior Executives in National and International Security (SENIS)
Joint Senior Reserve Officer Course (JSROC)
CAPSTONE
Army Strategic Education Program - Advanced (ASEP-A)
Combined Force Air Component Commander's Course (CFACC)
Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME-II

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 14 Dec 84
2LT 24 May 85
1LT 13 Dec 87
CPT 18 Mar 91
MAJ 15 Jan 96
LTC 13 Jun 00
COL 9 Mar 05
BG 1 Mar 13
MG 5 Aug 15

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jul 19 Present Deputy Commanding General (RC), United States Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Mar 18 May 19 Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, NORAD/NORTHCOM for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, NGB , Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Feb 15 Feb 18 Commander, Contingency Command Post 1 and Task Force 51, US Army North (ARNORTH) & Fifth US Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Dec 12 Jan 15 Deputy Commander, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Nov 08 Dec 12 G-3 (Operations), 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Apr 08 Oct 08 Commander, 621st Troop Support Command, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Jul 07 Apr 08 Commander, 621st Troop Support Command, Multi-National Division Baghdad, Camp Taji, Iraq
Mar 06 Jul 07 Commander, 621st Troop Support Command, Union Springs, Alabama
Dec 04 Mar 06 Commander, Regional Command Advisory Group - North, Task Force Phoenix III, Afghanistan
Jun 04 Dec 04 G2 (Intelligence), 62nd Troop Command, Montgomery, Alabama
Jul 03 Jun 04 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Nov 02 Jul 03 Commander, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry, Talladega, Alabama
May 02 Nov 02 Commander, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Sep 01 May 02 Commander, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry, Talladega, Alabama
Nov 00 Aug 01 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 31st Separate Armor Brigade, Northport, Alabama
Apr 00 Oct 00 S-5 (Civil Affairs), Headquarters, 31st Separate Armor Brigade, Northport, Alabama
May 98 Mar 00 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 152nd Armor, Gadsden, Alabama
Oct 94 Apr 98 S-3 (Operations), Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry, Talladega, Alabama
Sep 93 Sep 94 S-2 (Intelligence), Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry, Talladega, Alabama
Feb 93 Aug 93 Brigade Tactical Intelligence Officer, Headquarters, 31st Separate Armor Brigade, Northport, Alabama
May 92 Feb 93 Inactive National Guard, Gadsden, Alabama
Dec 90 May 92 Company Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 152nd Armor, Oxford, Alabama
Nov 89 Dec 90 Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 152nd Armor, Oxford, Alabama
Aug 89 Nov 89 Student, Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Apr 89 Aug 89 Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 152nd Armor, Oxford, Alabama
Nov 88 Mar 89 Detachment Executive Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Montgomery, Alabama
Jan 88 Nov 88 Mortar Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry, 48th Infantry Brigade, Milledgeville, Georgia
May 86 Jan 88 Executive Officer, Headquarters Company, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 85 May 86 Platoon Leader, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry, 48th Infantry Brigade, Tifton, Georgia
Jun 85 Oct 85 Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
May 85 Jun 85 Platoon Leader, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry, 48th Infantry Brigade, Tifton, Georgia
Dec 84 May 85 United States Army Reserve Control Group (Ready Reserve), Saint Louis, Missouri

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, NORAD/NORTHCOM for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, NGB , Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Mar 18 - May 19 Major General
Commander, Contingency Command Post 1 and Task Force 51, US Army North (ARNORTH) & Fifth US Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Feb 15 - Feb 18 Major General
Commander, Regional Command Advisory Group - North, Task Force Phoenix III, Afghanistan Dec 04 - Mar 06 Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 621st Troop Support Command, Multi-National Division Baghdad, Camp Taji, Iraq Jul 07 - Apr 08 Colonel
Commander, Regional Command Advisory Group - North, Task Force Phoenix III, Afghanistan Dec 04 - Mar 06 Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Meritorious Unit Citation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
Alabama National Guard Distinguished Service Medal
Alabama National Guard Veterans Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Alabama National Emergency Service Ribbon (with 9/11 Device)
Alabama Faithful Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Saint Andrew's Crosses)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Level III Joint Qualification Level

 

 

As of: 10 Feb 21

 

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