BRIGADIER GENERAL PATRICK J. DOLAN

Army National Guard Assistant to the Chief of Chaplains

Chaplain (Brigadier General) Patrick J. Dolan is the Army National Guard Assistant to the Chief of Chaplains. He assists Chief of Army Chaplains with strategic issues and responsibilities, but with particular emphasis on how any developments might impact the National Guard members in their States, Territories and the District of Columbia.

After completing a doctorate in chemistry at Indiana University, he spent 4 years in Divinity School in Rome, where his work with a number of American military families connected him to the chaplaincy. He then joined the Kentucky National Guard in 1992 and served with 1-623rd Field Artillery, 138th Fires Brigade and Joint Force Headquarters. Having been deployed to the Middle East 4 times, he cared for units and all military personnel in various parts of Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He currently pastors two parishes in Casey County as part of his duties with the Archdiocese of Louisville.

EDUCATION:

1971 Saint Louis University, Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Saint Louis, Missouri
1972 Indiana University, Master of Science, Chemistry, Bloomington, Indiana
1974 Indiana University, Doctor of Chemistry, Bloomington, Indiana
1977 Pontifical University of Saint Thomas in Rome, Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Rome, Italy
1978 Pontifical University of Saint Thomas in Rome, Masters of Theology, Rome, Italy
1986 Pontifical University of Saint Thomas in Rome, Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Rome, Italy
1997 Pontifical University of Saint Thomas in Rome, Doctor of Sacred Theology, Rome, Italy
2005 United States Army War College, Senior Service College Fellowship, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. September 1987 - October 1989, Chaplain, S5, 502nd Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas
2. October 1989 - January 1991, Chaplain, S5, 72nd Armor Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea
3. January 1991 - June 1991, Student, Chaplain Advanced Course, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
4. July 1991 - August 1992, Chaplain, S5, 67th Signal Battalion, Fort Gordon, Georgia
5. August 1992 - February 1996, Chaplain, S5, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1/623rd Field Artillery, Glasgow, Kentucky
6. February 1996 - June 1996, Chaplain, S5, Headquarters, 409th Support Battalion, llisheim, Germany
7. July 1996 - March 1998, Chaplain, S5, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1/623rd Field Artillery, Glasgow, Kentucky
8. April 1998 - September 1998, Chaplain, S5, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
9. September 1998 - March 2003, Chaplain, S5, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
10. March 2003 - June 2003, Chaplain, S5, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
11. June 2003 - September 2003, Chaplain, S5, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
12. October 2003 - July 2004, Chaplain, S5, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
13. July 2004 - May 2005, Student, United States Army War College, Senior Service College Fellowship, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
14. May 2005 - October 2005, Chaplain, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Area Support Group, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
15. October 2005 - June 2007, State Chaplain, Kentucky Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky
16. July 2007 - December 2010, State Chaplain, Kentucky Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky
17. December 2010 - Present, Army National Guard Assistant to the Chief of Chaplains, United States Army, Arlington, Virginia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M device and numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with numeral 2)
Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with numeral 2)
Kentucky Distinguished Service Medal
Kentucky Merit Ribbon
Kentucky Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Kentucky Service Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Kentucky State Active Duty Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Arizona Community Service Ribbon
Air Assault Badge
Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Kentucky Joint Service Badge

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

First Lieutenant 12 May 1986
Captain 1 January1988
Major 31 December 1994
Lieutenant Colonel 4 June 2001
Colonel 11 April 2006
Brigadier General 22 December 2010

(Current as of February 2011)