BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM L. STOPPEL

Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau

Brigadier General William L. Stoppel serves as Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau. In this position, he is the lead for the National Guard on the Quadrennial Defense Review for Institutional Reform, Efficiencies and Compensation. He is also the lead for the redesign of the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters - State and the validation of each of their Joint Tables of Distribution. Prior to his current assignment, General Stoppel served as Chief of Staff, Army National Guard. As Chief of Staff, he oversaw the Arlington Hall Station complex with 2,214 personnel in support of over 358,000 Soldiers in the 54 States, Territories, and the District of Columbia.

General Stoppel was commissioned in 1987 as a Second Lieutenant in the Army National Guard through the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi. After his initial assignment as Tactical Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 198th Armor, Mississippi Army National Guard, he joined the Active Guard and Reserve Program with initial assignment to the Apache Training Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas. In 2006, General Stoppel deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the CJ1 Planner, Multi-National Corps Iraq where he worked closely with the Ministry of Defense and the Ground Forces Command on a myriad of personnel policy and accountability issues. General Stoppel has also served as the Personnel Policy Division Chief, the Military Executive Officer for the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee and was a Military Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

EDUCATION:

1987 Mississippi State University, Bachelor of Arts, History, Starkville, Mississippi
1989 Mississippi State University, Master of Arts, Political Science, Starkville, Mississippi
2005 United States Army Senior Service College Fellowship, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, District of Columbia
2010 Syracuse University, National Security Leadership Course, Syracuse, New York
2010 George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1987 - May 1988, Tactical Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Armor Brigade Armory, Mississippi
2. June 1988 - December 1988, Student, Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
3. December 1988 - July 1990, Tactical Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Armor Brigade Armory, Mississippi
4. July 1990 - December 1990, Student, Military Intelligence, Officer Advanced Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
5. December 1990 - May 1991, Tactical Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Armor Brigade Armory, Mississippi
6. May 1991 - July 1994, Intelligence Officer/Trainer, Combat Aviation Training Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
7. August 1994 - June 1997, Protocol, Chief National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
8. July 1997 - December 1997, Student, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
9. January 1998 - June 1999, Logistics Organizational Integrator, Force Management Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
10. June 1999 - September 1999, Assignments Officer, Staff Management Office, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
11. October 1999 - June 2001, Chief, Officer Assignments Branch Staff Management Office, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
12. July 2001 - July 2002, Personnel Policy Integrator, Army National Guard, Headquarters, Department of the Army, G-1, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
13. July 2002 - July 2003, Deputy Chief, Personnel Services Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
14. July 2003 - June 2004, Deputy Chief, Personnel Policy Division, National Guard Bureau
15. June 2004 - June 2005, Student, Senior Service College Fellowship, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, District of Columbia
16. June 2005 - February 2006, Chief, Force Management Branch, General Officer Management Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
17. February 2006 - August 2006, CJ1 Strategic Planner, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Camp Victory, Iraq
18. August 2006 - January 2007, Deputy Chief, Personnel Policy Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
19. January 2007 - June 2007, Chief, Personnel Policy Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
20. July 2007 - May 2008, Military Executive, Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
21. May 2008 - June 2011, Chief, General Officer Management Office, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
22. July 2011 - February 2013, Chief of Staff, Army National Guard, Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
23. February 2013 - Present, Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraqi Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Staff Identification Badge
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Superior Unit Award
German Armed Forces Troop Duty Proficiency Badge in Gold

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association, Life Member
Mississippi National Guard Association
Association of the United States Army, Life Member
Military Officers Association, Life Member
National Eagle Scout Association, Life Member

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 15 May 1987
First Lieutenant 16 May 1987
Captain 27 May 1990
Major 12 September 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 20 February 2001
Colonel 27 January 2007
Brigadier General 1 July 2011

(Current as of December 2013)