National Guard
Brigadier General MARK C. STRONG
  
Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard
Arlington, VA
Retired
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  USMA

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
United States Military Academy - BS - Aerospace Engineering
United States Military Academy - BS - Aeronautical Engineering
Webster University - MS - Management

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College Senior Service College Fellowship, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME-II
Systems Acquisition Management Course (ACQ-404)
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
CAPSTONE
Army Strategic Education Program - Transition (ASEP-T)
Syracuse University, National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 24 May 89
1LT 24 May 91
CPT 1 Nov 93
MAJ 13 Jan 99
LTC 13 Aug 03
COL 28 Jun 07
BG 2 Nov 16

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 20 Dec 20 Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard , Arlington, VA
Sep 19 Oct 20 Deputy Commander, JTF GTMO, Guantanamo Bay, AA
Jan 17 Sep 19 Deputy Director of Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization, Headquarters DA G-3, Washington , DC
Nov 16 Jan 17 Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard , Arlington, Virginia
Aug 15 Oct 16 Army National Guard Chief of Staff, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Aug 14 Aug 15 Special Assistant to the Army National Guard G5, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Jun 11 Aug 14 Deputy, Assistant to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard and Reserve Matters, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
Apr 11 Jun 11 Student, Joint and Combined War fighting School, Norfolk, Virginia
Jun 07 Apr 11 Chief, Force Management Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Jul 06 Jun 07 Student, Senior Service College Fellowship, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Aug 05 Jul 06 Force Structure and Analysis Team Staff Officer, Headquarters TRADOC with duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Aug 03 Jul 05 Commander, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, North Carolina Army National Guard, Charlotte, North Carolina and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq
Apr 02 Aug 03 Force Modernization/Integration Officer, US Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Jun 00 Apr 02 Field Artillery Organizational Integrator, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Sep 98 Jun 00 Assistant TRADOC Systems Manager, Headquarters TRADOC with duty at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Jan 97 Sep 98 Paladin Battery Team Chief, Gunnery Department, US Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Jan 95 Jan 97 Commander, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 94 Dec 94 Control Group (Ready Reserve)
Jan 93 May 94 Battalion Fire Support Officer, 1st Battalion, 24th Attack, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
Aug 92 Jan 93 Assistant Squadron Fire Support Officer, 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Aug 91 Aug 92 Fire Support Officer, B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Oct 90 Aug 91 Assistant Brigade Adjutant, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, Augsburg, Germany
Nov 89 Oct 90 Fire Direction Officer, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, Augsburg, Germany

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy, Assistant to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard and Reserve Matters, Pentagon, Washington D.C. Jun 11 - Aug 14 Colonel
Chief, Force Management Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia Jun 07 - Apr 11 Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, North Carolina Army National Guard, Charlotte, North Carolina and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq Aug 03 - Jul 05 Lieutenant Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Bronze Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Superior Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Combat Action Badge
Parachutist Badge
French Commando Badge
Joint Staff Identification Badge
The Army Staff Identification Badge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of North Carolina
United States Field Artillery Association

 

 

As of: 19 May 21

 

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