National Guard
Major General Walter E. Fountain
  
Director, Domestic Operations and Force Development NGB J-3/7
National Guard Bureau
Washington, DC
Since: January 2018
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
T.A. Edison State College - BS - Applied Science
Oklahoma State University - MS - Natural and Applied Science
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Aviation Officer Advanced Course
United States Army War College
Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME-II

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 3 Dec 81
1LT 2 Dec 84
CPT 2 Apr 87
MAJ 4 Dec 91
LTC 10 Oct 96
COL 11 Sep 03
BG 8 Nov 11
MG 21 Oct 16

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jan 18 Present Director, Domestic Operations and Force Development NGB J-3/7, National Guard Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia
Dec 16 Dec 17 Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters, Washington, District of Columbia
Oct 16 Nov 16 Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Oct 15 Sep 16 Deputy Director, Domestic Operations, J-3, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Oct 14 Oct 15 Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard Liaison for Force Structure and Strategic Policy, Arlington, Virginia
Jul 12 Sep 14 Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
Nov 11 Jul 12 Assistant Adjutant General, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jun 09 Nov 11 Director, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 08 Jun 09 Chief, National Guard Affairs, Multi-National Corps - Baghdad, Iraq
Jul 05 Nov 08 Director, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sep 03 Jun 05 Commander, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sep 01 Aug 03 Commander, 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sep 97 Aug 01 S-3 (Air), Headquarters, State Area Command, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sep 96 Aug 97 Commander, Army Aviation Support Facility, Headquarters, State Area Command, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sep 94 Aug 96 Airfield Commander, Headquarters, State Area Command, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oct 91 Sep 94 Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion 245th Aviation, Lexington, Oklahoma
Feb 89 Sep 91 Platoon Leader, Company B, 1st Battalion 245th Aviation, Lexington, Oklahoma
Sep 87 Feb 89 S-1, Troop Command (Aviation), Lexington, Oklahoma
Apr 86 Sep 87 Section Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 45th Infantry Brigade, Lexington, Oklahoma
Jul 83 Mar 86 Pilot, Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 45th Infantry Brigade, Lexington, Oklahoma
Nov 82 Jul 83 Student, Rotary Wing Aviation Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Dec 81 Nov 82 Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company A, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Fairfax, Oklahoma

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters, Washington, District of Columbia Dec 16 - Dec 17 Major General
Deputy Director, Domestic Operations, J-3, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Oct 15 - Sep 16 Brigadier General

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Chief, National Guard Affairs, Multi-National Corps - Baghdad, Iraq Nov 08 - Jun 09 Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Distinguished Service Medal (Army)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass Device and 'M' Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Bronze Numeral 2)
Master Aviator Badge
Army Parachutist Badge
Army Air Assault Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

 

 

As of: 26 Nov 18

 

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