National Guard
Major General TIMOTHY J. SHERIFF
  
Commander, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC)
Anderson, SC
Since: August 2017
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Tri-County Technical College - AA - General Studies
Clemson University - BS - Industrial Education
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Air Defense Artillery Officer Course
Air Defense Artillery Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Joint Task Force Commander Training Course
Enabling Battle Command Workshop (EBCW)
Army Senior Leader Development Program-Basic (ASLDP-B)
Cyberspace Operations Executive Course (COEC) Junior
Deputy Commanding General
Combined Force Air Component Commander Course
Army Strategic Education Program - Advanced (ASEP-A)
Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course (JFOWC)
CAPSTONE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 15 Aug 86
1LT 14 Aug 89
CPT 2 Apr 92
MAJ 5 Jun 97
LTC 28 Mar 03
COL 11 Dec 07
BG 25 Sep 15
MG 28 Jun 18

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Aug 17 Present Commander, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Feb 14 Jul 17 Deputy Commanding General, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina; dual-hatted, May 15 - Feb 18, Deputy Commanding General (DCG), ARNG for Air Defense Artillery (ADA) to the Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE), Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Nov 08 Feb 14 Assistant Chief of Staff - G3, 263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Jun 06 Nov 08 Deputy G-3, 263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Sep 04 May 06 Battalion Commander, 1-263 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Mar 02 Aug 04 Senior Air Defense Coordinator / Management Officer, 263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Nov 01 Mar 02 Intelligence Officer, 263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Jun 01 Nov 02 Assistant Air Defense Coordinator, 263d Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Mar 00 Jun 01 Executive Officer, 2-263d Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Anderson, South Carolina
Mar 99 Feb 00 Executive Officer, 1-263d Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Columbia, South Carolina
Oct 96 Feb 99 S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2-263d Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Anderson, South Carolina
Aug 94 Sep 96 Assistant S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2-263d Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Anderson, South Carolina
Jan 92 Aug 94 Commander, Battery C, 2-263d Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Clemson, South Carolina
Sep 91 Jan 92 Assistant Air Defense Artillery Tactical Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2-263d Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Anderson, South Carolina
Jul 89 Sep 91 Executive Officer, Battery C, 2-263d Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Clemson, South Carolina
Aug 86 Jul 89 Platoon Leader, Battery C, 2-263d Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Clemson, South Carolina

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Area Air Defense Commander, Continental North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region, Tyndall AFB, Florida Jun 18 - Present Major General
Task Force Commander, Deployable Integrated Air Defense, Minimum Deployment Package, Anderson, South Carolina Feb 10 - Feb 14 Colonel
Deputy Task Force Commander, NCR-IADS, Washington, District of Columbia Nov 07 - May 08 Colonel
Battalion Commander, 1-263 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Sep 04 - May 06 Lieutenant Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Association of the United States Army
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of South Carolina

 

 

As of: 1 Apr 20

 

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