Deputy Commander
- Plans, Policy and Strategy, J5/8, United States European
Command
Brigadier General Percy G. Hurtado II is the Mobilization Assistant to the Director for Strategy, Policy and Programming, Headquarters United States European Command. He is responsible for formulation and staff direction of the execution of basic military political policy and planning for command activities involving relations with United States Unified Commands, Allied Military and International Military Organizations and Support Commands. Directs and supervises Security Cooperation Programs and 40 installations of the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) with a focus on all operations within the ODC. Represents United States European Command at Ministerial and General Staff-level Bilateral Working Groups as directed by Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff.
He was the principal deputy to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training Mission Commander on all aspects of police and security guard force development during previous assignment as Deputy Commander - Police, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training Mission - Afghanistan. General Hurtado was responsible for the force development and enlarging the capacity of the Afghan Ministry of Interior and the Afghan National Police, which was composed of over 157,000 Afghan national leaders, police, and civil servants. He provided direct oversight of the Afghan Public Protection Force development mission through training, force generation, sustainment, and financial management and oversaw a staff of over 260 military, civilian, and contract advisors. General Hurtado worked closely and in conjunction with advisors from the European Union Police, United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada to accomplish national and strategic objectives.
General Hurtado was commissioned in 1983 through the Reserve Officers Training Corps Program at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In previous assignments, he has served as Commander, Afghanistan Regional Security Integration Command in Kubal, Afghanistan; Commander, 45th Field Artillery Brigade; Army Chief of Staff, Oklahoma Army National Guard; and J-5/7 Joint Force Headquarters-Oklahoma National Guard. He has commanded at the battery, battalion, and brigade level. In addition to his deployment to Afghanistan, General Hurtado has also deployed to Iraq as Commander, 1st Battalion 171st Field Artillery.
1984 McNeese State University, Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Lake
Charles, Louisiana
1992 Oklahoma City University, Master of Science, Criminal Justice, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
2006 United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle
Barracks, Pennsylvania
2008 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1. May 1983 - December 1984, Assistant Operations Officer, 872nd Medical
Detachment, New Iberia, Louisiana
2. January 1985 - April 1985, Control Group (Officer Active Duty Obligation),
Saint Louis, Missouri
3. April 1985 - December 1985, Student, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill,
Oklahoma
4. January 1986 - May 1987, Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion, 80th Field Artillery,
Germany
5. May 1987 - September 1988, Ammunition and Transportation Officer, 1st
Battalion, 80th Field Artillery, Germany
6. September 1988 - December 1989, Battalion Liaison Officer, 3rd Battalion,
12th Field Artillery, Aschaffenburg, Germany
7. December 1989 - June 1990, Student, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill,
Oklahoma
8. June 1990 - July 1992, Instructor, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill,
Oklahoma
9. August 1992 - October 1993, Control Group (Reinforcement), Saint Louis,
Missouri
10. October 1993 - April 1994, Maintenance Officer, 1st Battalion, 171st Field
Artillery, Altus, Oklahoma
11. May 1994 - July 1997, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Section,
1st Battalion, 171st Field Artillery, Altus, Oklahoma
12. July 1997 - August 1998, S-1, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, Enid, Oklahoma
13. September 1998 - September 1999, Equal Opportunity Advisor, 45th Field
Artillery Brigade, Enid, Oklahoma
14. September 1999 - May 2002, S-3, 1st Battalion, 171st Field Artillery, Altus,
Oklahoma
15. June 2002 - June 2005, Commander, 1st Battalion, 171st Field Artillery,
Altus, Oklahoma
16. July 2005 - June 2006, Student, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks,
Pennsylvania
17. June 2006 - June 2007, Chief, Plans Branch, Joint Force
Headquarters-Oklahoma National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
18. June 2007 - December 2008, Army Chief of Staff, Joint Force
Headquarters-Oklahoma National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
19. January 2009 - August 2009, Commander, Afghanistan Regional Security
Integration Command - Kabul, Operation Enduring Freedom, Kabul, Afghanistan
20. August 2009 - January 2010, Chief, Provincial Police Mentoring Team, Kabul
Capital Police Command, Operation Enduring Freedom, Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan
21. January 2010 - July 2012, Commander, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, Mustang,
Oklahoma
22. July 2012 - March 2013, Special Assignments Officer, Joint Force
Headquarters-Oklahoma National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
23. March 2013 - February 2014, Deputy Commander - Police, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Training Mission, Kabul, Afghanistan
24. February 2014 - Present, Deputy Director, Plans, Policy and Strategy, J5/8,
United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Parachutist Badge
Second Lieutenant USAR 14 May 1983
First Lieutenant AUSA 13 May 1986
Captain AUSA 1 April 1989
Captain ARNG 6 October 1993
Major ARNG 31 October 1997
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 12 December 2002
Colonel ARNG 23 July 2007
Brigadier General (Line) 20 March 2013
(Current as of June 2015)