BRIGADIER GENERAL GREGORY D. MASON

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Missouri National Guard

Brigadier General Gregory D. Mason serves as Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Missouri National Guard. As the Assistant Adjutant General, he assists the Adjutant General in the formulation, development and implementation of all programs and policies in the Missouri Army National Guard.

General Mason received his commission as a second lieutenant through the Kansas Army National Guard Officer Candidate School in 1987. Prior to his commissioning, General Mason began his military career on active duty in 1974 as a military police officer. He has held command leadership positions at Company, Battalion and Brigade levels. General Mason served as the senior intelligence officer for the 35th Engineer Brigade during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2007-2008. The Brigade conducted combat engineer operations throughout the central Iraq area of operations including Baghdad.

EDUCATION:

1989 Missouri Western State University, Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Saint Joseph, Missouri
1996 Park University, Masters of Public Affairs, Public Management, Parkville, Missouri
2007, United States Army War College, Masters of Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1987 - November 1990, EW/Crypto Tactical Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Infantry Division, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
2. December 1990 - March 1992, OCS Instructor, Detachment 2, Headquarters State Area Command, Kansas Army National Guard, Salina, Kansas
3. March 1992 - February 1996, Counter-Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Infantry Division, Kansas Army National Guard, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
4. March 1996 - August 1998, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 635th Military Intelligence Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Missouri
5. September 1998 - September 1999, Assistant S-3 Operations Officer, 635th Military Intelligence Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Missouri
6. September 1999 - September 2000, S-3 Operations Officer, 635th Military Intelligence Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Missouri
7. September 2000 - November 2002, Executive Officer, 635th Military Intelligence Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Missouri
8. November 2002 - December 2004, Battalion Commander, 635th Military Intelligence Battalion, Kansas City, Missouri
9. December 2004 - April 2005, Recruiting and Retention Manager, 27th Recruiting and Retention Detachment, Jefferson City, Missouri
10. April 2005 - May 2007, Counterdrug Coordinator, J3, Joint Force Headquarters, Missouri Army National Guard, Jefferson City, Missouri
11. May 2007 - June 2008, S2, 35th Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
12. June 2008 - September 2009, Counterdrug Coordinator, J3, Joint Force Headquarters, Missouri Army National Guard, Jefferson City, Missouri
13. October 2009 - February 2011, Joint Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Missouri National Guard, Jefferson City, Missouri
14. February 2011 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Missouri National Guard, Jefferson City, Missouri

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Service Medal (Non-Article Five, Balkans)
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Superior Unit Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 26 June 1987
First Lieutenant 26 June 1990
Captain 3 September 1993
Major 9 November 1998
Lieutenant Colonel 19 December 2002
Colonel 16 October 2009
Brigadier General (Line) 17 February 2012

(Current as of September 2012)