BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN A. HAMMOND

May 31, 2012

Commander, 26th Maneuver Enhanced Brigade

Brigadier General John A. Hammond was Commander, 26th Maneuver Enhanced Brigade, Kabul, Afghanistan. He was responsible for the security, life support, construction and contracting for the 11 United States bases and Title 10 activities, as well as the counterinsurgency, humanitarian assistance activities and area support missions for United States Forces within Kabul Province, Afghanistan. General Hammond also served as Commander, Task Force Yankee and Kabul Base Cluster Command. Task Force Yankee is the senior operational United States Headquarters in Regional Command Capital.

General Hammond was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Military Police in 1983 through the Massachusetts Military Academy Officer Candidate School. He holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of Massachusetts, a Master of Science Degree from Boston University, and completed a National Security fellowship at Harvard University. General Hammond has commanded at the Platoon, Troop, Battalion and Brigade level as a Military Police, Cavalry and Infantry Officer in support of all three campaigns in the Global War on Terror; Operation Noble Eagle (Homeland Security), Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2003, he was called upon to simultaneously command two separate Battalion level combined arms task forces in Iraq; Task Force Patriot in the Balad Region of the Sunni Triangle, and a Counterinsurgent Task Force called Enforcer, in Fallujah. In addition to his operational assignments, General Hammond deployed to New Orleans in support of Hurricane Katrina, and served as the Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, overseeing the operational readiness of the 8000 Soldiers and Airmen of the Massachusetts National Guard.

EDUCATION:

1984 University of Massachusetts, Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Boston, Massachusetts
1999 Boston University, Master of Science, Health Communication, Boston, Massachusetts
2007 Harvard University, National Security Fellowship, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2008 Joint Force Orientation Course, Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia
2009 Joint Task Force Commanders Course, United States Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2010 International Crisis Management Seminar, Israeli Defense Force, Tel Aviv, Israel
2010 Counterinsurgency Leaders Course, Kabul, Afghanistan
2011 Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Course, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. August 1983 - August 1984, Platoon Leader, 972nd Military Police Company, 685th Military Police Battalion, West Newton, Massachusetts
2. September 1984 - January 1985, Student, United States Army Military Police Officer Basic Course, Fort McClellan, Alabama
3. January 1985 - September 1985, Platoon Leader, 972nd Military Police Company, 685th Military Police Battalion, West Newton, Massachusetts
3. September 1985 - August 1987, Assistant S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 685th Military Police Battalion, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
4. September 1987 - March 1988, Battlefield Circulation Control Officer, 685th Military Police Battalion, Falmouth, Massachusetts
5. March 1988-July 1988, Student, United States Army Military Police Officer Advanced Course, Fort McClellan, Alabama
6. July 1988 - August 1988, Battlefield Circulation Control Officer, 685th Military Police Battalion, Falmouth, Massachusetts
7. August 1988 - August 1990, Physical Security Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 685th Military Police Battalion, Falmouth, Massachusetts
8. August 1990 - November 1991, S-3 Air, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 110th Cavalry, 26th Infantry Division, Concord, Massachusetts
9. December 1991 - August 1993, S-1, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (-), 1st Squadron, 110th Cavalry, 26th Infantry Division, Concord, Massachusetts
10. September 1993 - January 1995, Troop Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 110th Cavalry, 26th Infantry Division, Concord, Massachusetts
11. January 1995 - November 1995, Operations and Training Staff Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Camp Curtis Guild, Reading, Massachusetts
12. December 1995 - June 1996, Readiness Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Camp Curtis Guild, Reading, Massachusetts
13. June 1996 - June 1999, Assistant Professor, United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructor Group, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
14. July 1999 - May 2000, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry (Light), 29th Infantry Division (Light), Worcester, Massachusetts
15. June 2000 - September 2000, S-3, 26th Infantry Brigade (Light), 29th Infantry Division (Light), Springfield, Massachusetts
16. October 2000 - January 2001, S-2/S-3, 51st Troop Command, Camp Curtis Guild, Reading, Massachusetts
17. February 2001 - October 2003, Commander, 211th Military Police Battalion, Lexington, Massachusetts
18. October 2003 - October 2004, Deputy Director for Strategic Plans (Deputy J-5), Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Milford, Massachusetts
19. October 2004 - October 2005, Director of Military Support and Strategic Plans (J-5/7), Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Milford, Massachusetts
20. October 2005 - July 2006, Director of Military Support, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Milford, Massachusetts
21. July 2006 - July 2007, National Security Fellow, United States Army War College, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
22. July 2007 - September 2007, Director, Military Support Branch, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Milford, Massachusetts
23. October 2007 - September 2010, Chief, Joint Staff, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Milford, Massachusetts
24. October 2010 - February 2011, Commander, 26th Maneuver Enhanced Brigade, Camp Curtis Guild, Reading, Massachusetts
25. July 2011 - May 2012, Commander, 26th Maneuver Enhanced Brigade, Kabul, Afghanistan

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with Valor Device)
Army Commendation (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (ISAF) Medal
Bulgarian Medal of Mission Support
French National Defense Service Medal
Army Valorous Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Action Badge

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 22 August 1983
First Lieutenant 21 August 1986
Captain 19 September 1988
Major 28 April 1994
Lieutenant Colonel 13 April 2001
Colonel 12 April 2006
Brigadier General 1 July 2011

(Current as of January 2013)