National Guard
Brigadier General Christopher J. Petty
  
Deputy Director of Operations, Special Actions, USNORTHCOM
Peterson Air Force Base, CO
Since: July 2017
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE USMA

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
United States Military Academy - BA - Economics
Colorado State University - MA - Education and Human Resource Studies
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Army Strategic Education Program - Transition (ASEP-T)
United States Army War College
Interim Guard Senior Leader Training (IGSLT)
Force Integration Course for Senior Leaders (FISCL)
Army Senior Leader Development Program-Basic (ASLDP-B)
CAPSTONE
Enabling Mission Command Workshop (EMCW)
Army Strategic Education Program- Advanced (ASEP-A)
Syracuse University, National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 27 May 87
1LT 12 Sep 91
CPT 26 May 93
MAJ 26 Aug 98
LTC 30 Sep 03
COL 17 Sep 09
BG 8 Jun 14

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jul 17 Present Deputy Director of Operations, Special Actions, USNORTHCOM, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Jan 16 Jan 17 Deputy Director of Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization, Headquarters DA G-3, Washington , District of Columbia
Jul 15 Jan 16 Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard Liaison for Aviation Transformation, Arlington, Virginia
Jun 14 Jun 15 Deputy Senior Military Representative/Chief, NATO Advisory Team, Sarajevo
Oct 11 Jun 14 Chief of Staff, Colorado Army National Guard, Centennial, Colorado
Oct 09 Oct 11 Brigade Commander, 89th Troop Command, Aurora, Colorado
Jan 08 Oct 09 Branch Chief -Standards and Training, Colorado Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters, Aurora, Colorado
Aug 07 Jan 08 Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation General Support Aviation Battalion, Aurora, Colorado
Jan 06 Aug 06 Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation General Support Aviation Battalion, Fort. Hood, Texas
Jan 05 Jan 06 Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation General Support Aviation Battalion, Aurora, Colorado
Jun 03 Jan 05 Ground Safety Officer, Joint Force Headquarters Detachment 1, Centennial, Colorado
Jun 02 May 03 S3, 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Aurora, Colorado
Dec 01 May 02 Executive Officer, 8th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), Joint Forces Headquarters Colorado Army National Guard, Centennial, Colorado
Dec 98 Dec 01 Executive Officer, 8th Military Support Detachment, Aurora, Colorado
Jun 98 Dec 98 Detachment Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters Colorado Army National Guard, Englewood, Colorado
Nov 97 May 98 Assistant S3, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Aurora, Colorado
Jan 96 Oct 97 Company Commander, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Aurora, Colorado
Mar 93 Dec 95 Company Commander, C Company, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiments, Eagle, Colorado
Aug 91 Mar 93 Platoon Leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, Eagle, Colorado
Sep 90 Aug 91 United States Army Reserves – Inactive Ready Reserves
Feb 90 Aug 90 Executive Officer, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Irwin, California
Jul 88 Jan 90 Platoon Leader, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort. Irwin, California

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Director of Operations, Special Actions, USNORTHCOM, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Jul 17 - Present Brigadier General
Deputy Senior Military Representative/Chief, NATO Advisory Team, Sarajevo Jun 14 - Jun 15 Brigadier General

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 5 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terror Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (w "M" Device)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Master Aviator Badge
Ranger Tab
Parachutist Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: UH-60 Instructor Pilot
Flight Hours: over 2,500
Aircraft Flown: UH-60, UH-1
Pilot Wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of Colorado
Army Aviation Association of America
West Point Society of Denver

 

 

As of: 3 May 18

 

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