National Guard
Brigadier General Hopper T. Smith
  
Commander, Land Component Command
Oklahoma City , OK
Since: November 2015
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Oklahoma State University - BS - Geology
National Defense Intelligence College - MS - Strategic Intelligence
U.S. Army War College - MAS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Army War College (AWC)
ASLDP-Basic
SJIOAC
Syracuse University - National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT (USAR) 7 May 83
2LT (ARNG) 14 May 83
1LT (ARNG) 7 Dec 86
CPT (ARNG) 3 May 90
MAJ (ARNG) 29 Jan 98
LTC (ARNG) 20 Mar 02
COL (ARNG) 27 Jul 06
BG (ARNG) 26 Oct 12

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Nov 15 Present Commander, Land Component Command, Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
Oct 12 Nov 15 Assistant Adjutant General
Sep 12 Oct 12 Extra, Table of Distribution and Allowances, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 11 Sep 12 Commander/Senior Combat Advisor, Oklahoma Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters (Forward), 43, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 10 Mar 11 Commander/Combat Advisor, Oklahoma Army National Guard Element, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters (Forward), 125, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 09 Nov 10 Team Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sep 08 Dec 09 Public Affairs Officer, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 06 Sep 08 Commander, 189th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jul 06 Oct 06 Chief of Staff, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Feb 06 Jun 06 Family Program Manager, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 05 Jan 06 Public Affairs Officer, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oct 04 May 05 Commander, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Sep 03 Oct 04 Executive Officer, also serving as Combat Advisor, 1st Embedded Training Team, Task Force Phoenix (Operation Enduring Freedom), 45th Infantry Brigade (Forward), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sep 02 Sep 03 Commander, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jun 01 Sep 02 S-5, 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 00 May 01 Personnel Plans Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Aug 98 May 00 S-2, 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 97 Jul 98 S-3, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Sep 95 Oct 97 S-2, 45th Infantry Brigade, Edmond, Oklahoma
Apr 95 Aug 95 Assistant S-3 Air, 45th Infantry Brigade, Edmond, Oklahoma
Feb 95 Apr 95 S-2, 45th Infantry Brigade, Edmond, Oklahoma
Jul 94 Jan 95 Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 92 Jul 94 S-1, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sep 92 Dec 92 S-2 Air, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jul 90 Sep 92 Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
May 90 Jul 90 S-2, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 89 Apr 90 Executive Officer, Company B, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Perry, Oklahoma
Jul 89 Dec 89 United States Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement), Saint Louis, Missouri
Mar 88 Jul 89 Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Sep 86 Mar 88 Rifle Platoon Leader, Company C, 179th Infantry, Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Nov 85 Aug 86 Mortar Platoon Leader, Company C, 179th Infantry, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Aug 84 Nov 85 Rifle Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Apr 84 Aug 84 Student, Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
May 83 Apr 84 Rifle Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Combat Infantry Badge
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
President of Strategic Resource Consulting, (energy and natural resources policy consulting).

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2007, Author, research and thesis for National Defense Intelligence College, Pipelines to the Petrostans: The Development of Central Asia’s Petroleum Energy, and Implications for U.S. National Security
2008, Co-author, research and writing/editing for the Heritage Foundation, The Global Response to a Terror-Generated Energy Crisis
2009, Co-author, research, writing, editing and publishing through Strategic Energy Resources, Energy, Present and Future
2010, Author, research paper for United States Army War College, Ace in the Hole: Synthetic Fuels and U.S. National Security

 

 

As of: 25 Feb 17

 

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