National Guard
Brigadier General RUSSELL D. JOHNSON
  
Director, Joint Staff - (ID) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
Joint Force Headquarters
Boise, ID
Since: December 2018
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
North Dakota State University - Main Campus - BS - Agricultural Mechanization
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies
University of Idaho - MS - Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Engineer Officer Basic Course
Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
Harvard University, Leadership in Homeland Security
United States Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership, Senior Leadership Seminar
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
AntiTerrorism/Force Protection Level IV (AT/FP LVL IV)
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Executive Joint Domestic Operations Course
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 24 May 87
1LT 28 May 90
CPT 5 Aug 92
MAJ 23 Feb 00
LTC 25 May 04
COL 24 May 09
BG 1 Aug 17

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 18 Present Director, Joint Staff - (ID) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Force Headquarters, Boise, Idaho; dual-hatted, Feb 20 - Present, Army National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Army Alaska, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; dual-hatted, Sep 17 - Aug 19, Deputy Commanding General (DCG), ARNG for Field Artillery (FA) to the Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE), Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Oct 17 Dec 18 Commander, Land Component Command, Boise, Idaho
May 17 Sep 17 Assistant Adjutant General, Boise, Idaho
Feb 17 Apr 17 Director, Plans and Exercises, Idaho Army National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Boise, Idaho
Mar 16 Feb 17 Director, Operations and Training, Idaho Army National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Boise, Idaho
Feb 14 Mar 16 Commander, 116th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), Boise, Idaho
Dec 11 Jan 14 Director, Personnel and Manpower, Idaho Army National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Boise, Idaho
Sep 11 Nov 11 Brigade Executive Officer, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Boise, Idaho
Sep 10 Sep 11 Commander, Rear Area Operations Center, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Baghdad, Iraq
Sep 07 Sep 10 Brigade Executive Officer, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Boise, Idaho
Mar 04 Sep 07 Commander, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Pocatello, Idaho and Kirkuk, Iraq
Jul 02 Mar 04 Brigade Fire Support Officer and S3 Plans Officer, Headquarters, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Boise, Idaho
Sep 99 Jul 02 Battalion S3, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 99 Sep 99 Battalion Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Pocatello, Idaho
Feb 95 Jan 99 Task Force Fire Support Officer, Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, 116th Cavalry, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Twin Falls, Idaho
Mar 93 Feb 95 Commander, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Rexburg, Idaho
Aug 91 Mar 93 Commander, 129th Engineer Company, 116th Cavalry Brigade, St. Anthony, Idaho
Aug 90 Aug 91 Engineer Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer, 129th Engineer Company, 116th Cavalry Brigade, St. Anthony, Idaho
Aug 89 Aug 90 Engineer Platoon Leader, Company A, 116th Engineer Combat Battalion, Post Falls, Idaho
May 89 Aug 89 Engineer Platoon Leader, Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Jamestown, North Dakota
Jan 89 May 89 Student, US Army Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Aug 88 Jan 89 Engineer Platoon Leader, Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Jamestown, North Dakota

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Rear Area Operations Center, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Baghdad, Iraq Sep 10 - Sep 11 Colonel
Commander, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade, Kirkuk, Iraq Nov 04 - Nov 05 Lieutenant Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Naval Unit Commendation Medal
U.S. Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device and Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Idaho Governor's Outstanding Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Military Officers Association of America
National Guard Association of the United States
Idaho National Guard Officers Association

 

 

As of: 20 Feb 20

 

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