National Guard
Major General Barry D. Keeling
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Joint Forces Headquarters, Louisiana
Pineville, LA
Since: May 2016
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Southeastern Oklahoma State University - BS - Economics and Biology
U.S. Army War College - MS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Army War College (AWC)
ASLDP-Basic
Equal Opportunity (EO)
Army Strategic Education Program - Advanced

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 20 Aug 82
1LT 19 Aug 84
CPT 1 Oct 87
MAJ 1 Mar 94
LTC 25 Jun 98
COL 20 Dec 01
BG 17 Aug 12
MG 5 May 16

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 16 Present Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Forces Headquarters, Louisiana, Pineville, Louisiana
Nov 11 Apr 16 Director, Joint Staff - (LA) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
Oct 08 Nov 11 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (J-3/5/7), Joint Force Headquarters-Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 03 Sep 08 Commander, 204th Air Traffic Services Group (reorganized to 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group 2006), New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 02 Jan 03 State Army Aviation Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 01 Oct 02 Commander, 204th Air Traffic Service Group, New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 98 Sep 01 Commander, 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 98 Aug 98 Deputy State Army Aviation Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 94 Apr 98 Commander, 812th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 94 Nov 94 State Aviation Safety Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 90 Mar 92 Platoon Leader, 812th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 88 Sep 90 Standardization Instructor Pilot, Training Squadron 2, Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton, Florida
Dec 86 Aug 88 Squadron Weapons and Tactics Instructor, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Jul 84 Dec 86 Squadron Legal Officer, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe, Hawaii

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Navy Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device and Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Louisiana Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Fleur de Lis)
Louisiana Recruiting Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Fleur de Lis)
Louisiana War Cross (with 3 Bronze Fleur de Lis)
Louisiana Cold War Victory Ribbon
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal (with 2 Silver Fleur de Lis and 1 Bronze Fleur de Lis)
Louisiana Longevity Ribbon (with 4 Bronze Fleur de Lis)
F. Edward Hebert Unit Commendation
Army Master Aviator Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Instructor Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 6,000
Aircraft Flown: C-12, CH-46, OH-58, T-34, TH-57, U-8, U-21, UH-1, UH-60
Pilot Wings: Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Florida

 

 

As of: 25 Feb 17

 

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