National Guard
Major General James C. Ernst
  
Assistant Adjutant General
North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters
Raleigh, NC
Since: October 2016
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
North Carolina State University - BS - Civil Engineering
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Army Senior Leader Development Program-Basic (ASLDP-B)
Enabling Battle Command Workshop (EBCW)
Harvard University, Senior Executives in National and International Security (SENIS)
United States Army War College
United States Judge Advocate School, Reserve Component - General Officer Legal Orientation Course (RC-GOLO)
Army Strategic Education Program-Advanced (ASEP-A)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 13 Jan 84
1LT 13 Jul 85
1LT 26 Feb 88
CPT 15 Mar 89
MAJ 13 Aug 96
LTC 14 Dec 00
COL 13 Feb 05
BG 13 Sep 12
MG 12 Dec 16

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 16 Present Assistant Adjutant General, North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 14 Sep 16 Assistant Adjutant General for Maneuver, Joint Force Headquarters, North Carolina Army National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 12 Nov 14 Commander, Land Component Command, Joint Force Headquarters, North Carolina Army National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sep 12 Nov 12 Assistant Adjutant General - Army, North Carolina National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 11 Aug 12 Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, North Carolina Army National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 10 Oct 11 Chief Facilities Management Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, North Carolina Army National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sep 06 Dec 09 Commander, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
Apr 05 Sep 06 Design Engineer, Headquarters, 30th Engineer Brigade, Iraq
May 04 Apr 05 Design Engineer, Headquarters, 30th Engineer Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 01 Apr 04 Commander, 505th Engineer Battalion, Gastonia, North Carolina
Nov 00 Oct 01 S3, Headquarters, 30th Engineer Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 00 Oct 00 S2, Headquarters, 30th Engineer Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 97 Jan 00 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 105th Engineer Battalion, Raeford, North Carolina
Feb 96 Aug 97 S3, Headquarters, 105th Engineer Battalion, Raeford, North Carolina
May 95 Jan 96 Facilities Engineer Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sep 91 May 95 Commander, 881st Engineer Company, Rockingham, North Carolina
May 91 Aug 91 Construction Management Officer, 105th Engineer Group, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 88 Apr 91 Maintenance Staff Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 87 Jan 88 United States Army Reserve Control Group, Saint Louis, Missouri
Jul 85 Jan 87 Platoon Leader, Company A, 27th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Mar 84 Jun 85 Platoon Leader, 63rd Engineer Company, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Design Engineer, Headquarters, 30th Engineer Brigade, Iraq Apr 05 - Sep 06 Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Parachutist Badge
Honduran Parachutist Badge

 

 

As of: 30 Apr 18

 

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