National Guard
Brigadier General Walter L. Mercer
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Virginia Army National Guard
Blackstone, VA
Since: October 2014
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dietetic Internship - BA - Sociology
Virginia Commonwealth University - MA - Education
United States Army War College - MS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College
Interim Guard Senior Leader Training (IGSLT)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 7 Jun 85
1LT 26 Feb 90
CPT 13 Jun 91
MAJ 17 Mar 99
LTC 12 Jul 05
COL 3 Apr 09
BG 3 Dec 14

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 14 Present Assistant Adjutant General, Virginia Army National Guard, Blackstone, Virginia
Jun 13 Oct 14 Division G3, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Jun 10 May 13 Commander, 91st Troop Command, Virginia Army National Guard, Bowling Green, Virginia
Aug 08 Jun 10 Regimental Commander, 183d Regiment (RTI), Virginia Army National Guard, Fort Pickett, Blackstone, Virginia
Apr 08 Aug 08 Squadron Commander, 2-183d Cavalry, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Jul 07 Apr 08 Squadron Commander, 2-183d Cavalry, SECFOR Northern Battalion, ASG-Kuwait, Virginia Army National Guard, Camp Arifjan
Jul 05 Jul 07 Squadron Commander, 2-183d Cavalry, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Aug 04 Jul 05 Battalion Executive Officer, Headquarters, 2d Battalion, 116 Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, Lynchburg, Virginia
Mar 02 Aug 04 Operations Officer, 29th Infantry Division Light, Virginia Army National Guard, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Aug 01 Mar 02 Deputy and Current Operations Officer for Division Information Operations, Headquarters, 29th Infantry Division Light, Task Force Eagle, Virginia Army National Guard, Tuzla, Bosnia
Apr 01 Aug 01 Assistant Fire Support Coordinator and Deputy, 29th Infantry Division Light, Virginia Army National Guard Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Apr 00 Mar 01 Assistant Fires Coordinator, 29th DIVARTY, 29th Infantry Division Light, Virginia Army National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
Apr 98 Apr 00 Operations Officer, Headquarters 29th Infantry Division Light, Virginia Army National Guard, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Oct 97 Apr 98 Assistant G-3 Air, Headquarters 29th Infantry Division Light, Virginia Army National Guard, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Jun 96 Sep 97 TAC Officer, Officer Candidate School, 4th Battalion, 183d Regional Training Institution (RTI) Virginia Army National Guard, Fort Pickett, Blackstone, Virginia
Dec 94 May 96 Assistant S3, 183d Headquarters Headquarters Company, 2d Brigade, 29th Infantry Division Light, Virginia Army National Guard, Bowling Green, Virginia
Dec 90 Nov 94 Company Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion 183d Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade, 29th Infantry Division Light, Virginia Army National Guard, Farmville, Virginia
Feb 90 Nov 90 Platoon Leader, Headquarters Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 183d Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade, 29th Infantry Division Light Virginia Army National Guard, Richmond, Virginia
May 89 Feb 90 Battery Fire Direction Officer, C Battery, 2d Battalion 110th FA, Maryland Army National Guard, Pikesville, Maryland
May 88 May 89 FIST Chief, Headquarters Headquarters Section, 2d Battalion 110th FA, Maryland Army National Guard, Pikesville, Maryland
Dec 85 May 87 Maintenance and Assembly Officer, 15th USAFAD, 570th USAAG, USAREUR, EUROPE

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Squadron Commander, 2-183d Cavalry, SECFOR Northern Battalion, ASG-Kuwait, Virginia Army National Guard, Camp Arifjan Jul 07 - Apr 08 Lieutenant Colonel
Deputy and Current Operations Officer for Division Information Operations, Headquarters, 29th Infantry Division Light, Task Force Eagle, Virginia Army National Guard, Tuzla, Bosnia Aug 01 - Mar 02 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star Device)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, “M” Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Parachutist Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
High School Administrator for Hanover County High School, Hanover Virginia

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Virginia Army National Guard Officer’s Association
Army War College Alumni Association

 

 

As of: 3 May 18

 

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