BRIGADIER GENERAL ELTON LEWIS

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Virgin Islands National Guard

Brigadier General Elton Lewis is the Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Virgin Islands National Guard. His duties include the training, resourcing, mobilization and demobilization of units of the Virgin Islands National Guard in support of federal mobilization and national contingencies. His duties also include lending the necessary assistance and support to civil authorities of the Virgin Islands in natural or man-made disasters, civil disturbances and other territorial contingencies.

General Lewis was direct commissioned in July 1985 in the Military Police Corps. Prior to receiving his commission, General Lewis served as an enlisted member of the 661st Military Police Company of the Virgin Islands National Guard.

EDUCATION:

1982 Central Texas College, Associate Degree, General Studies, Frankfurt, Germany
2000 Roger Williams University, Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Bristol, Rhode Island
2007 United States Northern Command, Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2008 United States Northern Command, Department of Defense Support of Civil Authorities, Rock Island, Illinois
2008 National Defense University, Reserve Components National Security Course, Washington, District of Columbia
2009 United States Army War College, Senior Service College Fellowship, Washington, District of Columbia
2009 Central Michigan University, Graduate Certificate, Leadership, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory Homeland Protection Course, Lexington, Massachusetts
2012 Harvard Kennedy School, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2012 Naval Post Graduate School, Homeland Security Executive Leaders Program, Monterey, California

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1985 - January 1987, Platoon Leader, 661st Military Police Company, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
2. January 1987 - March 1989, Aide-de-Camp, Headquarters, Territorial Area Command, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
3. March 1989 - February 1994, Commander, 661st Military Police Company, Virgin Islands National Guard, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
4. February 1994 - May 1994, Mobilization Readiness Officer, Headquarters, Territorial Area Command, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
5. June 1994 - June 1996, Executive Officer, Headquarters, Territorial Area Command, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
6. July 1996 - January 1998, Intel/Security Officer, Headquarters, Territorial Area Command, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
7. February 1998 - July 1999, Operations Officer, Headquarters, Territorial Area Command, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
8. July 1999 - September 2003, Commander, 104th Troop, Virgin Islands National Guard, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
9. September 2003 - April 2005, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Virgin Islands Joint Force Headquarters, Virgin Islands, Christiansted, Virgin Islands
10. May 2005 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Virgin Islands National Guard, Virgin Islands Joint Force Headquarters, Virgin Islands, Christiansted, Virgin Islands

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Non-Commissioned Professional Development Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
Air Assault Badge
Virgin Islands Commendation Medal
Virgin Islands Long & Faithful Service Medal (with Numeral 5)
Virgin Islands Emergency Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Virgin Islands National Guard Joint Staff Identification Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Director, Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Government of the Virgin Islands

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Life Member, National Guard Association (NGAUS)
Honorary United States Army Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent, Fort Benning, Georgia
Life Member, Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP)
Honorary United States Marshal (United States Department of Justice)
American Legion Post VI 85
Life Member, Military Police Regimental Association
Life Member, Association of the United States Army
National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Graduate, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, 154th Session
Commissioner, Virgin Islands Police Department
Published “Fading Back, A Personal Look Back into the History of The Virgin Islands Police Department”
Research Paper: Border Security -A Caribbean Perspective

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 02 July 1985
First Lieutenant 01 July 1988
Captain 16 July 1989
Major 21 April 1994
Lieutenant Colonel 02 March 1999
Colonel 29 September 2003
Brigadier General 22 December 2010

(Current as of October 2012)