BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID N. AYCOCK

Chief of Staff, Kosovo Forces, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Brigadier General David N. Aycock serves as Chief of Staff, Kosovo Forces, Camp Film City, Pristina, Kosovo. He is responsible for planning, coordinating and executing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization peace support operation JOINT GUARDIAN for the United Nations Mission in Kosovo. In this capacity he serves as the executive supervisor and coordinating officer of this large, multi-national, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Headquarters comprised of staff personnel from over 30 contributing nations. These duties include planning of coalition warfighting operations, oversight of boundary activities with Serbian Armed Forces through the Joint Implementation Commission and joint effects coordination to maintain the internal security of Kosovo. General Aycock also serves as the principle military advisor to the United States Ambassador to Kosovo.

General Aycock enlisted in the Louisiana Army National Guard in May 1980. He attended the United States Army Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia and received his commission in 1981. He has served in a variety of command and staff positions at the state and national level as a traditional National Guard Soldier and as a member of the Active Guard and Reserve program.

EDUCATION:

1991 Louisiana Tech University, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Ruston, Louisiana
2005 United States Army War College, by correspondence
2005 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1981 - July 1982, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company D, 527th Engineer Battalion, Homer, Louisiana
2. July 1982 - September 1982, Student, Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
3. September 1982 - October 1983, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company D, 527th Engineer Battalion, Homer, Louisiana
4. October 1983 - December 1986, Platoon Leader, Company D (-), 527th Engineer Battalion, Ruston, Louisiana
5. December 1986 - January 1988, Construction Officer, Detachment 1, Company D, 527th Engineer Battalion, Homer, Louisiana
6. January 1988 - June 1988, S2, 527th Engineer Battalion, Bossier City, Louisiana
7. June 1988 - September 1988, Student, Engineer Officer Advanced Course, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
8. September 1988 - January 1989, S2, 527th Engineer Battalion, Bossier City, Louisiana
9. January 1989 - June 1991, Commander, Company C, 527th Engineer Battalion, Minden, Louisiana
10. June 1991 - January 1992, S4, 527th Engineer Battalion, Ruston, Louisiana
11. January 1992 - October 1996, S3, 527th Engineer Battalion, Ruston, Louisiana
12. November 1996 - July 1997, Design Engineer, 225th Engineer Group, Pineville, Louisiana
13. August 1997 - June 1998, Executive Officer, 527th Engineer Battalion, Ruston, Louisiana
14. July 1998 - October 1998, Plans Officer, 225th Engineer Group, Pineville, Louisiana
15. October 1998 - June 1999, CENTCOM Operations Officer, Operations Division, Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
16. June 1999 - July 2000, Chief, Exercise Branch, Operations Division, Army National Guard Directorate, Arlington, Virginia
17. August 2000 - October 2003, Commander, 527th Engineer Battalion, Ruston, Louisiana
18. November 2003 - September 2004, Joint Director of Military Support, Joint Force Headquarters - Louisiana, Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana
19. October 2004 - April 2007, J3, Joint Force Headquarters - Louisiana, Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana
20. April 2007 - August 2008, United States Property and Fiscal Officer for Louisiana, National Guard Bureau, Jackson Barracks, Pineville, Louisiana
21. August 2008 - September 2010, G3, Army National Guard Directorate, Arlington, Virginia
22. September 2010 - May 2013, Chief of Staff, National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, Jefferson Plaza 1, Arlington, Virginia
23. June 2013 - Present, Chief of Staff, Kosovo Force, Film City, Pristina, Kosovo

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan 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 Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
Kuwait Liberation Medal - Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal - Kuwait
Army Superior Unit Award
United States Army Excellence in Competition Badge, Bronze, Pistol
Army Staff Identification Badge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Louisiana
United States Army Engineer Association
Military Officers Association

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 27 July 1981
First Lieutenant 26 July 1984
Captain 12 December 1988
Major 14 September 1993
Lieutenant Colonel 14 July 2000
Colonel 1 April 2004
Brigadier General 31 May 2013

(Current as of August 2013)