National Guard
Brigadier General Bennett E. Singer
  
Commander, Land Component Command
Cranston, RI
Since: December 2015
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Michigan Technological University - BS - Business Administration & Industrial Management
Johnson & Wales University - MBA - Management
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College
Dual Status Commanders Course
Joint Task Force Commanders Course
Army Strategic Education Program-Basic (ASEP-B)
United States Judge Advocate School, Reserve Component - General Officer Legal Orientation Course (RC-GOLO)
Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 27 May 86
1LT 27 May 89
CPT 1 Sep 91
MAJ 5 Mar 98
LTC 24 Oct 02
COL 12 Apr 10
BG 20 Jan 16

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 15 Present Commander, Land Component Command, Cranston, Rhode Island
Sep 14 Dec 15 State Army Aviation Officer and Director of Aviation and Safety, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Apr 10 Sep 14 J-5, Joint Force Headquarters, Rhode Island National Guard, Cranston, Rhode Island
Jun 08 Apr 10 J-7, Joint Force Headquarters, Rhode Island National Guard, Cranston, Rhode Island
Feb 06 Jun 08 Commander, 1/126th Aviation Battalion (General Support Aviation Battalion), North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Sep 04 Feb 06 Brigade S-3, Headquarters, 56th Troop Command, Camp Fogarty, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Dec 03 Aug 04 Commander, Mobile Training Teams, 136th Regiment Forward, Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan
Nov 03 Sep 04 Commander for Mobile Training Teams, 136th Regiment Forward, Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan
Jun 02 Nov 03 Brigade S-3, Headquarters, 56th Troop Command, Camp Fogarty, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Jun 00 May 02 Executive Officer, 1-126th Aviation Battalion (LUH), 18th Aviation Brigade, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Jun 98 May 00 S-3, 1-126th Aviation Battalion (LUH), 18th Aviation Brigade, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Dec 97 May 98 Brigade S-1, Headquarters, 56th Troop Command, Camp Fogarty, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Sep 96 Nov 97 Commander, Company A, 1-126th Aviation Battalion (LUH), North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Apr 95 Aug 96 Commander, Company C, 1-126th Aviation Battalion (Attack), North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Oct 92 Apr 95 S-2, 1-126th Aviation Battalion (Attack), North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Jan 92 Sep 92 Student, Army Aviation Officer Advance Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Apr 91 Jun 91 Assistant S-4, 4th Brigade, 8th ID, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Dec 90 Dec 91 Assistant S-4, 4th Brigade, 8th ID, Mainz Finthen, Germany
Jan 90 Dec 90 S-4, 3-4th Aviation Battalion (Attack), 4th Brigade, 8th ID, Mainz Finthen, Germany
Oct 88 Jan 90 Platoon Leader, C Company, 3-4th Aviation Battalion (Attack), 4th Brigade, 8th ID, Mainz Finthen, Germany
May 87 Oct 88 Student, Rotary Wing Aviator Course, Officer Basic Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Mobile Training Teams, 136th Regiment Forward, Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan Dec 03 - Aug 04 Lieutenant Colonel
Assistant S-4, 4th Brigade, 8th ID, Diyarbakir, Turkey Apr 91 - Jun 91 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 5 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 7 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with Bronze Campaign Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hour Glass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Air Assault Badge
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Rhode Island Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Rhode Island Service Ribbon (with XX Device)
Rhode Island Emergency Service Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Action Badge
Senior Army Aviator Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Army Aviator
Flight hours: 1,100
Aircraft flown: UH-60, AH-1F, UH-1, OH-6, OH-58, TH-55
Pilot wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Providence, Rhode Island

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Member of the Corporation, Johnson & Wales University
Member & Order of St. Michael Recipient, Narragansett Bay Chapter, Army Aviation Association of America

 

 

As of: 20 Dec 18

 

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