Director,
Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi
Brigadier General Jessie R. Robinson is currently assigned as the Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi National Guard. As the Director, Joint Staff, he provides oversight to the Adjutant General for the overall readiness of the Mississippi National Guard with a focus on personnel readiness and functions of the fulltime workforce. He coordinates with the Adjutant General, Major Subordinate Command Commanders, National Guard Staff, United States Property and Fiscal Officer, and overhead commanders in establishing and implementing long range plans to assure personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies, funds, and supporting services are available to ensure the highest readiness levels possible.
General Robinson was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Infantry, on May 11, 1985, through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University of Southern Mississippi. He has served in command and staff positions at every level, including Commander, 890th Engineer Battalion, Deputy Commander, 168th Engineer Brigade, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi Army National Guard, Commander, Camp McCain Training Site, Mississippi Army National Guard, and most recently as Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi National Guard.
General Robinson served on active duty as Commander, 150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team during combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005.
1985 University of Southern Mississippi, Bachelor of Science, Speech
Communications, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1998 Jackson State University,
Master of Science, Business Administration, Jackson, Mississippi
2002 United
States Army War College Fellowship in Logistics and Acquisition, Center for
Strategic Analysis, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
1. May 1985 - January 1986, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company C, 1st
Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mendenhall, Mississippi
2. January 1986 -
December 1987, Port Officer, 1184th Transportation Terminal Unit, Mobile,
Alabama
3. December 1987 - February 1989, Platoon Leader, 1355th Supply and
Services Company, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
4. February 1989 - January 1990,
Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 624th Quartermaster Company, Laurel, Mississippi
5. January 1990 - September 1991, Petroleum Supply Operations Officer,
Headquarters Detachment, 150th Quartermaster Battalion, Meridian, Mississippi
6. September 1991 - September 1993, Commander, 624th Quartermaster Company,
Waynesboro, Mississippi
7. September 1993 - January 1994, Petroleum
Distribution Officer, Headquarters Detachment, 150th Quartermaster Battalion,
Meridian, Mississippi
8. January 1994 - December 1994, Assistant Supply and
Services Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Mississippi Army National
Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
9. December 1994 - August 1995, Aide-de-Camp,
Headquarters, State Area Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson,
Mississippi
10. August 1995 - May 1996, Executive Assistant, State Area
Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
11. May 1996 -
July 1996, Support Operations Officer, 298th Support Battalion, Philadelphia,
Mississippi
12. July 1996 - May 1998, Assistant Chief of Staff, Headquarters,
State Area Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
13. June 1998 - July 1999, S3 Operations Officer, 150th Combat Engineer
Battalion, Meridian, Mississippi
14. August 1999 - July 2001, Commander, 890th Engineer Battalion, Gulfport,
Mississippi
15. August 2001 - May 2002, Resident, US Army War College, Center for Strategic
Analysis, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
16. May 2002 - May 2004, Deputy Military Personnel Officer, Headquarters, State
Area Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
17. May 2004 - April 2006, Commander, 150th Combat Engineer Battalion, Meridian,
Mississippi.
18. May 2006 - March 2008, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Joint Force
Headquarters, Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
19. April 2008 - February 2010, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters,
Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
20. February 2010 - May 2011, Deputy Commander, 168th Engineer Brigade,
Vicksburg, Mississippi
21. June 2011 - December 2012, Commander, Camp McCain Training Site, Grenada,
Mississippi
22. January 2013 - October 2015, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Joint Force
Headquarters, Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
23. October 2015 - Present, Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters,
Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Mississippi Magnolia Cross (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Mississippi War Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Mississippi Emergency Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Mississippi Service School Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Mississippi Longevity Medal (with 1Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf
Cluster)
Combat Action Badge
Combat Service Identification Badge
Executive Director of the National Guard Association of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi. The Association fosters and supports the role of the National Guard in Mississippi and the National Guard of the United States in providing for and assuring the military security of our Nation.
The American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Army Engineer Association
Reserve Officer's Association
Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree
Military
Officers Association of America
National Guard Association of Mississippi
Mississippi Society of Association Executives
University of Southern
Mississippi Alumni Association
National Guard Association of the United
States, Life Member
Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the United
States of America, Life Member
Second Lieutenant 11 May 1985
First Lieutenant 10 May 1988
Captain 11
April 1991
Major 23 August 1995
Lieutenant Colonel 17 December 1999
Colonel 25 August 2005
Brigadier General (Line) 9 January 2013
(Current as of December 2015)