Director, Manpower and Personnel (J-1), National Guard Bureau
Brigadier General Ivan E. Denton serves as the Director of Manpower and Personnel, (J-1), National Guard Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia. He is responsible for the strategic direction and integration of all National Guard Bureau personnel and manpower programs and policies for the Chief, National Guard Bureau.
General Denton was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program on May 9th, 1986. He spent four years on Active Duty, where he deployed to Korea and served in combat during Operation Just Cause. He transitioned to the Indiana Army National Guard in 1990. He commanded at all levels, to include combat commands at the battalion level in Operation Iraqi Freedom and at the brigade level in Operation New Dawn. General Denton served as the Commander of Camp Atterbury, Joint Maneuver Training Center in his previous assignment.
1986 Indiana University, Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, Bloomington,
Indiana
2006 Army War College, Masters of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania
1. May 1986 - October 1986, United States Army Control Group, St Louis,
Missouri
2. October 1986 - March 1987, Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort
Benning, Georgia
3. March 1987 - July 1987, Student, Ranger School, Fort Benning, Georgia
4. July 1987 - May 1988, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A 1st Battalion 503d
Infantry, Camp Hovey, Korea
5. June 1988 - December 1988, Mortar Platoon Leader, Company A 1st Battalion 503d
Infantry, Camp Hovey, Korea
6. January 1989 - January 1990, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A 1st Battalion
75th Ranger Regiment, Savannah Georgia
7. January 1990 - May 1990, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarter
Company 1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, Savannah, Georgia
8. June 1990 - May 1992, Tactical Manager, Detachment 1 (Military Academy)
Headquarters State Area Command, Edinburgh, Indiana
9. June 1992 - August 1994, Commander, Company A 1st Battalion 152d Infantry,
Vincennes, Indiana
10. September 1994 - January 1996, S1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st
Battalion 152d Infantry, Jasper, Indiana
11. January 1996 - September 1997, S3 Air, Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Battalion 152d Infantry, Jasper, Indiana
12. October 1997 - September 2000, S3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st
Battalion 152d Infantry, Jasper, Indiana
13. September 2000 - October 2001, Deputy G3, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company 38th Infantry Division, Indianapolis, Indiana
14. November 2001 - December 2001, Assistant Training Officer, Headquarters State
Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
15. January 2002 - September 2002, Training Officer, Headquarters State Area
Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
16. October 2002 - November 2002, Battalion Commander, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 293d Infantry, Fort Wayne, Indiana
17. November 2002 - November 2003, Battalion Commander, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 293d Infantry, COB Adder, Iraq
18. November 2003 - January 2004, Battalion Commander, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 293d Infantry, Fort Wayne, Indiana
19. February 2004 - August 2004, Executive Officer, 81st Troop Command, Kokomo,
Indiana
20. August 2004 - August 2007 Recruiting and Retention Commander, Detachment 18
Recruiting and Retention Indianapolis, Indiana
21. September 2007 - March 2011 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Edinburgh, Indiana
22. March 2011 - December 2011 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, COB Adder, Iraq
23. December 2011 - January 2012 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Edinburgh, Indiana
24. February 2012 - March 2012, Chief of Staff, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company 38th Infantry Division, Indianapolis, Indiana
25. April 2012 - January 2014, Commander, Installation Support Unit, Edinburgh,
Indiana
26. January 2014 - Present, Director, Manpower and Personnel (J-1), National
Guard Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia
Legion of Merit (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with Four Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with Three Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with Four Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with One Silver Oak Leaf and
Two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with Arrowhead Device)
Iraqi Campaign Medal (with 3 Campaign Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device and 20 Year Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Combat Infantry Badge (with Second Award)
Expert Infantry Badge
Parachutist Badge with Bronze Star
Air Assault Badge
Ranger Tab
Jordanian Parachutist Badge
Meritorious Unit Citation
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Indiana
Association of the United States Army
National Infantry Association
Second Lieutenant 09 May 1986
First Lieutenant 04 April 1988
Captain 23 May 1991
Major 12 November 1997
Lieutenant Colonel 09 April 2002
Colonel 08 April 2007
Brigadier General 1 January 2014
(Current as of May 2015)