Assistant
Adjutant General - Army, Joint Forces Headquarters-Indiana National Guard
Brigadier General Michael J. Osburn is currently assigned as Assistant Adjutant General of Joint Forces Headquarters Indiana with duty as Commander for Joint Task Force 81 for Homeland Security, 81st Troop Command, a unit that when activated for domestic response is responsible to be ready within hours of notification to both state emergencies and nationwide emergency response.
General Osburn began his career as an enlisted soldier in the United States Army in 1975. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Indiana Army National Guard 26 June 1982. General Osburn is a 39 year veteran who deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 as Commander of 2nd Battalion, 19th Agribusiness Development Team. He served as the Deputy Commander, 81st Troop Command, during the Indiana floods of 2008. General Osburn also served as commander of Division Artillery, commanding a 1,000 person hurricanes Katrina and Rita Task Force in 2005. He was also the commander of Operation Noble Eagle from 2003 to 2005.
1988 Lincoln Technical Institute, Associate of Applied Science, Indianapolis,
Indiana
1999 Oakland City University, Bachelor of Science, Management of Human
Resources, Oakland City, Indiana
2005 Oakland City University, Master of Science, Management, Oakland City,
Indiana
2008 United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania
1. June 1982 - September 1982, Fire Support Team Chief, Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 150th Field Artillery, Bloomington, Indiana
2. October 1982 - June 1984, Fire Direction Officer, Battery C, 2nd Battalion,
150th Field Artillery, Noblesville, Indiana
3. June 1984 - November 1985, Executive Officer, Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 150th
Field Artillery, Noblesville, Indiana
4. December 1985 - September 1986, Executive Officer, Battery D, 2nd Battalion,
150th Field Artillery, Lebanon, Indiana
5. October 1986 - September 1989, Commander, Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 150th
Field Artillery, Lebanon, Indiana
6. October 1989 - September 1990, Liaison Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery 2d Battalion 150th, Field Artillery, Bloomington, Indiana
7. October 1990 - September 1995, Fire Direction Officer, Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 150th Field Artillery, Bloomington, Indiana
8. October 1995 - November 1995, Assistant Fire Support Coordinator,
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 38th Infantry Division Artillery,
Indianapolis, Indiana
9. December 1995 - September 1997, Field Artillery Intelligence Officer,
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 38th Infantry Division Artillery,
Indianapolis, Indiana
10. October 1997 - September 2000, Executive Officer, Headquarters and
Headquarters Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 163rd Field Artillery, Evansville,
Indiana
11. October 2000 - September 2001, S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,
38th Infantry Division Artillery, Indianapolis, Indiana
12. September 2001 - June 2002, Assistant Fire Support Coordinator, Headquarters
and Headquarters Battery, 38th Infantry Division Artillery, Indianapolis,
Indiana
13. July 2002 - April 2003, Deputy Fire Support Coordinator, Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery, 38th Infantry Division Artillery, Indianapolis, Indiana
14. May 2003 - May 2005, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Service
Battery, 2nd Battalion, 150th Field Artillery, Bloomington, Indiana
15. May 2005 - January 2007, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,
38th Infantry Division Artillery, Indianapolis, Indiana
16. February 2007 - February 2009, Commander, Headquarters, 81st Troop Command,
Lafayette, Indiana
17. February 2009 - December 2010, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 19th Agribusiness
Development Team, Khost, Afghanistan
18. January 2011 - January 2012, J1, Joint Forces Headquarters - Indiana,
Indianapolis, Indiana
19. January 2012 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Joint Forces
Headquarters - Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf
Clusters
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Combat Action Badge
Indiana Distinguished Service Medal
Indiana Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Indiana Emergency Service Ribbon
Indiana Outside Continental United States Ribbon
Indiana Long Service Medal (with 30-Year Disk)
Indiana Recruiting Ribbon
Indiana Retention Ribbon
Indiana Military Volunteer Emblem
Louisiana Emergency Service Ribbon
Mississippi Emergency Service Medal
Second Lieutenant 26 June 1982
First Lieutenant 25 June 1985
Captain 24 March 1988
Major 30 November 1994
Lieutenant Colonel 19 July 2002
Colonel 16 February 2006
Brigadier General 1 January 2012
(Current as of September 2014)