BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES A. KRUECK

Deputy Adjutant General - Army, Wisconsin Army National Guard

Brigadier General James A. Krueck assumed duties as Deputy Adjutant General-Army, Wisconsin National Guard on 1 November 2006. As Deputy Adjutant General he commands the Wisconsin Army National Guard and is responsible for both its federal and state missions.

General Krueck began his military career by enlisting in the Wisconsin Army National Guard in December 1966. After ten years of enlisted and warrant officer service, he was commissioned a second lieutenant of armor in 1978. He held a variety of command and staff assignments in the 32nd Infantry Brigade headquarters; 1st Battalion, 632nd Armor; 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery; the 13th Evacuation Hospital; and the 64th Troop Command before becoming Deputy Director of Personnel and Administration for the Wisconsin Army National Guard in 1994. Since then he has served as Director of Personnel and Administration, Director of Human Resources, Director of Logistics, and Chief of Staff in Army Guard State Headquarters, and Commanding General, 32nd Infantry Brigade. General Krueck completed a one year mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, as the Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light) and Deputy Commander, 377th Theater Support Command (Forward), a Combat Service Support Command responsible for all the logistics in the Central Command Area of Responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

EDUCATION:

1984 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - BA Degree - Economics
2000 Army War College - MS Degree - Strategic Studies

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. January 1978 - April 1979, assistant operations and training officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Madison, Wisconsin
2. April 1979 - July 1980, platoon leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 632nd Armor, 32nd (Separate) Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Antigo, Wisconsin
3. July 1980 - May 1981, readiness officer/force development, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Madison, Wisconsin
4. May 1981 - January 1983, S-1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
5. February 1983 - April 1984, battery commander, Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
6. April 1984 - November 1988, chief supply and services, 13th Evacuation Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
7. November 1988 - August 1990, executive officer, 13th Evacuation Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
8. August 1990 - August 1993, executive officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 32nd (Separate) Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
9. August 1993 - August 1994, executive officer, Headquarters, 64th Troop Command, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
10. August 1994 - April 1996, deputy director, personnel and administration, Headquarters (-) State Area Command, Madison, Wisconsin
11. May 1996 - April 1997, director, personnel and administration, Headquarters (-) State Area Command, Madison, Wisconsin
12. April 1997 - March 1999, director, human resources, Headquarters (-) State Area Command, Madison, Wisconsin
13 March 1999 - October 2000, director, logistics, Headquarters (-) State Area Command, Madison, Wisconsin
14. October 2000 - September 2001, commander, 32nd Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), 34th Infantry Division, Madison, Wisconsin
15. September 2001 - June 2005, commander, 32nd (Separate) Infantry Brigade (Light), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
16. July 2005 - July 2006, commander, 32nd (Separate) Infantry Brigade (Light), with duty as deputy commander, 377th Theater Support Command (Forward), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
17. July 2006 - October 2006, commander, 32nd (Separate) Infantry Brigade (Light), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
18. November 2006 - present, deputy adjutant general-Army, Joint Force Headquarters, Madison, Wisconsin

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster and 4 bronze oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” device and gold and bronze hourglass devices
Army Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 2
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Medal

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Deputy Adjutant General-Army is a full-time State classified civil service position. General Krueck is assigned responsibility as manager for the Army National Guard portion of the State's National Guard Headquarters.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant January 21, 1978
First Lieutenant February 15, 1979
Captain February 15, 1981
Major February 15, 1985
Lieutenant Colonel February 15, 1989
Colonel March 1, 1996
Brigadier General July 22, 2004

(Current as of March 2007)