National Guard
Major General MICHAEL R. BERRY
  
The Adjutant General, Delaware
New Castle, DE
Retired
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Delaware - BA - Criminal Justice
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College
Joint Senior Reserve Officer Course (JSROC)
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 28 May 89
1LT 27 May 92
CPT 8 Jun 94
MAJ 9 Nov 98
LTC 8 Apr 03
COL 9 Apr 08
BG 26 Oct 15
MG 27 Jun 19

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Mar 19 Jan 25 The Adjutant General, Delaware, New Castle, DE
Nov 18 Feb 19 Special Assistant to the Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware National Guard, New Castle, Delaware
Oct 17 Nov 18 Director Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, New Castle, Delaware
Dec 13 Oct 17 Land Component Commander, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, New Castle, Delaware
Jul 11 Dec 13 Commander, 72nd Troop Command, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Jan 11 Jun 11 Logistics Officer, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Oct 09 Oct 09 Senior Mentor, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware Forward 19, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Oct 09 Jan 11 Commander, Embedded Training Team, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Bamyan, Afghanistan
Apr 08 Oct 09 Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Jul 06 Mar 08 Branch Chief, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Nov 04 Jun 06 Commander, Headquarters, 193rd Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Delaware Army National Guard, Bethany Beach, Delaware
May 03 Oct 04 Chief, Supply Services, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Mar 03 Apr 03 Chief, Maintenance Division, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Aug 00 Mar 03 Deputy Commander and Operations Officer, 31st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), Delaware National Guard, Smyrna, Delaware
Jun 99 Jul 00 Executive and Operations Officer, Headquarters, 193rd Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Delaware Army National Guard, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Jul 98 May 99 Training/Commander Senior Training, Advising, and Counseling Officer, Headquarters, 193rd Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Delaware Army National Guard, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Nov 97 Jun 98 Administrative Officer, Headquarters, 193rd Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Delaware Army National Guard, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Feb 97 Oct 97 Commander, 160th Engineer Company, Delaware Army National Guard, Middletown, Delaware
Jan 96 Feb 97 Supply and Service Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 736th Supply and Service Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, Delaware City, Delaware
Sep 93 Dec 95 Commander, 262nd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Delaware Army National Guard, Laurel, Delaware
Jan 93 Sep 93 Maintenance Control Officer, 262nd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Delaware Army National Guard, Dagsboro, Delaware
Jul 90 Dec 92 Platoon Leader, 262nd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Delaware Army National Guard, Dagsboro, Delaware
May 89 Jul 90 Maintenance Control Officer, 262nd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Delaware Army National Guard, Dagsboro, Delaware
Sep 88 May 89 Assistant Platoon Leader, 262nd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Delaware Army National Guard, Dagsboro, Delaware

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Embedded Training Team, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Bamyan, Afghanistan Oct 09 - Jan 11 Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and "M" Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Delaware National Guard Medal for Military Merit (with Numeral 3)
Delaware National Guard National Guard Medal
Delaware National Guard National Defense Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Delaware National Guard Medal for Service in Aid to Civil Authority
Delaware National Guard Physical Fitness Ribbon (with Numeral 26)
Delaware National Guard Unit Strength Award
Delaware National Guard Captain Robert Kirkwood Award
Air Assault Badge
Excellence in Competition Badge - Pistol - Bronze

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Deputy Troop Commander - Retired, Delaware State Police Troop 4, Georgetown, Delaware

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Delaware
Association of U.S. Army

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1990 Delaware State Police Academy, Law Enforcement Certification, Dover, Delaware

 

 

As of: 10 Mar 25

 

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