Retired July 1, 2014
Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Massachusetts National Guard
Brigadier General Paul Smith currently served as Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Massachusetts National Guard. He also served as Commander, Land Component Command and Dual-Status Commander. His duties included Army force development initiatives, such as suicide prevention, drug abuse reduction, sexual assault prevention, resiliency building, and development of diversity programs. General Smith oversaw the State Partnership Program with the Republic of Paraguay, where he assisted in the development of United Nations peacekeeping forces. He was the Governor's appointed Commissioner to the Military Interstate Children's Compact and served as the Northeast Representative to the National Guard Bureau Joint Diversity Executive Council. General Smith served as Commander, Joint Task Force - Massachusetts, and has acted in that capacity during numerous emergencies, to include the Western Mass. Tornado, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, Winter Storms Nemo and Saturn, and the Boston Marathon Bombings.
General Smith received his commission through the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Reserve Officer Training Corps Program. He has served as a commander at company, battalion and brigade levels. General Smith is a 2005 graduate of the United States Army War College and served as a visiting instructor in 2006.
1980 Fitchburg State College, Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Special
Education, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
1984 Anna Maria College, Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology, Paxton,
Massachusetts
2005 United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania
2010 United States Northern Command, Joint Task Force Commanders' Course,
Colorado Springs, Colorado
2011 United States Northern Command, Dual Status Commanders' Course, Colorado
Springs, Colorado
1. February 1979 - November 1985, Platoon Leader, Company B, 26th Supply and Transport Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Framingham, Massachusetts
2. November 1985 - March 1988, Motor Officer, Headquarters, 26th Supply and Transport Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Framingham, Massachusetts
3. March 1988 - July 1988, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 726th Main Support Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Natick, Massachusetts
4. July 1988 - April 1993, Commander, Company A, 726th Main Support Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Marlboro, Massachusetts
5. April 1993 - January 1995, Commander, 26th Personnel Service Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Lexington, Massachusetts
6. January 1995 - August 1998, S-2/3, 101st Quartermaster Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Framingham, Massachusetts
7. August 1988 - July 2000, Executive Officer, 101st Quartermaster Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Framingham, Massachusetts
8. July 2000 - November 2003, Commander, 101st Quartermaster Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Framingham, Massachusetts
9. November 2003 - June 2004, Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts
10. June 2004 - February 2006, Director of Public Affairs, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts
11. February 2006 - September 2008, Commander, 51st Troop Command, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Reading, Massachusetts
12. September 2008 - June 2009, Commander, 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Reading, Massachusetts
13. June 2009 - June 2014, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Massachusetts National Guard, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Milford, Massachusetts
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon
Massachusetts Army National Guard Service Medal
Massachusetts Desert Storm Service Ribbon
Massachusetts Emergency Service Ribbon
Assistant Principal of Oakmont Regional High School located in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. Oakmont is a 700 student comprehensive high school in a rural area noted for its athletic teams, artistic accomplishments and high academic achievement.
American Legion
United States Army War College Foundation
Association of the First Corps of Cadets
National Guard Association of Massachusetts
Minuteman Chapter, Association of Quartermasters
Medalla de Honor del CECOPAZ (Republic of Paraguay)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Army Reserve Officers Training Corps Hall of
Fame
Distinguished Order of St. Martin, Association of Quartermasters
Second Lieutenant ARNG 6 February 1979
First Lieutenant ARNG 5 February 1982
Captain ARNG 29 January 1986
Major ARNG 15 December 1993
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 26 October 2000
Colonel ARNG 22 May 2006
Brigadier General ARNG 22 December 2010
(Current as of July 2014)