BRIGADIER GENERAL CRAIG D. JOHNSON

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, South Dakota

Brigadier General Craig D. Johnson assumed duties as Assistant Adjutant General - Army on 1 October 2012. As Assistant Adjutant General-Army, he is responsible to The Adjutant General for strategic planning, strength management, troop readiness and mobilization support of the state's 3,230 Army National Guard Soldiers.

General Johnson began his military in November 1976 when he enlisted in the South Dakota Army National Guard in the 200th Engineer Company in Platte, South Dakota. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant from the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia in November 1977. General Johnson's command assignments include serving as Commander, Headquarters Headquarters Company 12th Engineer Battalion in Dexhiem, Germany, and as Battalion Commander, 109th Engineer Battalion in Operations Enduring and Iraq Freedom. General Johnson's full-time National Guard assignments include the Training Technician and Administrative Officer for the 137th Engineer Battalion, State Equal Employment Manager and Administrative Officer for the 109th Engineer Group.

EDUCATION:

1971 University of South Dakota, Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts with a Sociology Major (Criminal Justice), Vermillion, South Dakota
2006 United States Army War College, Masters Degree, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1977 - January 1978, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 200th Engineer Company, Platte, South Dakota
2. January 1978 - April 1978, Student, Engineer Basic Course (Resident), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
3. April 1978 - November 1979, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 200th Engineer Company, Platte, South Dakota
4. November 1979 - March 1980, Platoon Leader, 200th Engineer Company, Chamberlain, South Dakota
5. April 1980 - September 1982, Platoon Leader, 854th Engineer Company, Wagner, South Dakota
6. October 1982 - January 1983, Executive Officer, Detachment 1, 200th Engineer Company, Platte, South Dakota
7. January 1983 - July 1983, Student, Engineer Officer Advance Course (Resident), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
8. July 1983 - November 1984, Executive Officer, Detachment 1, 200th Engineer Company, Platte, South Dakota
9. November 1984 - January 1985, Platoon Leader, Headquarters Headquarters Company, 12th Engineer Battalion 8th Infantry Division, Dexhiem, Germany
10. January 1985 - August 1986, Commander, Headquarters Headquarters Company, 12th Engineer Battalion 8th Infantry Division, Dexhiem, Germany
11. August 1986 - August 1987, Assistant Operations Officer, Engineer Section, V Corps Staff, 130th Engineer Brigade, Frankfurt, Germany
12. August 1987 - September 1987 - Temporary Duty Assignment Slot, Headquarters, State Area Command, Rapid City, South Dakota
13. September 1987 - December 1987, Communications Officer, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 137th Engineer Battalion, Wagner, South Dakota
14. January 1988 - September 1989, S-4 Officer, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 137th Engineer Battalion, Wagner, South Dakota
15. October 1989 - November 1990, S-2 Officer, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 137th Engineer Battalion, Wagner, South Dakota
16. November 1990 - May 1993, S-3 Officer, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 137th Engineer Battalion, Wagner, South Dakota
17. June 1993 - December 1993, Plans/Operations Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Rapid City, South Dakota
18. December 1993 - July 1996, Human Relations/Equal Opportunity Officer, G-1, Headquarters State Area Command
19. July 1996 - June 1998, S-3 Officer, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 109th Engineer Group, Rapid City, South Dakota
20. June 1998 - July 2000, Deputy Commander, Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 109th Engineer Group, Rapid City, South Dakota
21. July 2000 - March 2001, Assistant Director of Personnel, Headquarters, State Area Command, Rapid City, South Dakota
22. March 2001 - January 2003, Commander, Headquarters Headquarters Company, 109th Engineer Battalion, Sturgis, South Dakota
23. January 2003 - August 2003, Commander, Headquarters Headquarters Company, 109th Engineer Battalion, In support of Operations Enduring and Iraq Freedom in Kuwait and Iraq
24. August 2003 - October 2003, Commander, Headquarters Headquarters Company, 109th Engineer Battalion, Sturgis, South Dakota
25. October 2003 - July 2005, Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management, Headquarters, State Area Command, Rapid City, South Dakota
26. July 2005 - June 2006, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
27. June 2006 - February 2008, Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management, Headquarters, State Area Command/Joint Force Headquarters for South Dakota, Rapid City, South Dakota
28. March 2008 - September 2012, United States Property and Fiscal Officer, Joint Force Headquarters for South Dakota, Rapid City, South Dakota
29. October 2012 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, South Dakota National Guard, Rapid City, South Dakota

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 7)
South Dakota Distinguished Service Award
South Dakota Emergency Operations Ribbon
South Dakota Service Medal
South Dakota Desert Storm Ribbon
South Dakota Desert Storm Ribbon
South Dakota Unit Citation
South Dakota Distinguished Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

American Legion
Young Men's Christian Association
Post 320 Legion Baseball Board

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 30 November 1977
First Lieutenant 29 November 1980
Captain 14 August 1984
Major 18 January 1991
Lieutenant Colonel 24 July 1996
Colonel 24 May 2004
Brigadier General (Line) 1 October 2012

(Current as of April 2013)