DEPUTY
STARC COMMANDER
Brigadier General Michael J. Curtin entered the Kentucky Army National Guard on 24 February 1970 and attended Basic Training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Eustis, Virginia. He entered Officer Candidate School in May 1972 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Kentucky Army National Guard in June 1973. He completed the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, the Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course, MLRS Cadre Course, the NBC Defense Course, the Command and General Staff College and the United States Army War College. BG Curtin received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Western Kentucky University (Cum Laude), a Master of Business Administration Degree (with Honors) from the University of Louisville, and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. He is currently the Director of Planning and Budget at the University of Louisville.
1970 Western Kentucky University - Baccalaureate Computer Science
1974 Kentucky State University - Post Baccalaureate Study in Computer Science
1977 University of Louisville - Masters Business Administration
1982 University of Louisville Post Graduate Study in higher Education
Administration
2001 Army War College
1. Jul 73 - Sep 75 Platoon Leader, 207th Engineer Company, Louisville, Kentucky
2. Oct 75 - Feb 77, Aide-De-Camp, Commanding General XXIII Corp Artillery,
Louisville, Kentucky
3. Mar 77 - Aug 78, Executive Officer, Battery A 2/138th Field Artillery
Brigade, Carrollton, Kentucky
4. Sep 78 - May 79, Air Observer, HHB 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington,
Kentucky
5. Jun 79 - May 80, Battery Executive Officer, Battery B, 1/623d Field
Artillery, Campbellsville, Kentucky
6. Jun 80 - Sep 82, Battery Commander, Battery A, 1/623d Field Artillery,
Campbellsville, Kentucky
7. Oct 82 - Jul 83, Liaison Officer, HHB 1/623d Field Artillery, Glasgow,
Kentucky
8. Aug 83 - Sep 83, Liaison Officer, HHB 138th Field Artillery Brigade,
Lexington, Kentucky
9. Oct 83 - Nov 86, Battery Commander, HHB 138th Field Artillery Brigade,
Lexington, Kentucky
10. Dec 86 - Aug 88, Counter Fire Officer, 138th Field Artillery Brigade,
Lexington, Kentucky
11. Sep 88 - Aug 89, FSO, HHB 2/138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington,
Kentucky
12. Sep 89 - Jul 91, Battalion S-3, 1st Battalion 623d Field Artillery, Glasgow,
Kentucky
13. Aug 91 - Jun 93, Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Battalion 623d Field
Artillery, Glasgow, Kentucky
14. Jul 93 - Nov 94, Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion 623d Field Artillery,
Glasgow, Kentucky
15. Dec 94 - Sep 97, Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion 623d Field Artillery (MLRS),
Glasgow, Kentucky
16. Oct 97 - Dec 97, Deputy Director of Personnel, Headquarters State Area
Command, Frankfort, Kentucky
17. Jan 98 - Jul 99, Commander, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington,
Kentucky
18. Aug 99 - Aug 01, Chief, Plans, Operations, Military Support, Headquarters
State Area Command, Frankfort, Kentucky
19. Sep 01 - Present, Deputy STARC Commander, Headquarters State Area Command,
Frankfort, Kentucky
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Achievement Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device and Bronze Hour Glass
National Defense Service Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with one Silver and two Bronze Oak Leaf
Clusters
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon with Numeral '2'
Army Service Ribbon
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Liberation of Kuwait Medal (Kuwait)
Adjutant General Staff Identification Badge
2LT ARNG 1 JUN 73
1LT ARNG 30 JUN 76
CPT ARNG 20 SEP 80
MAJ ARNG 2 DEC 88
LTC ARNG 17 JUL 93
COL ARNG 16 MAR 98
BG (Line) ARNG 1 OCT 01
(Current as of April 2003)
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