National Guard
Brigadier General Michael J. Glisson
  
Director, Joint Staff - (IL) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
Joint Force Headquarters
Springfield, IL
Since: January 2016
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Southern Illinois University Carbondale - BA - Metalsmithing
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Army Strategic Education Program-Basic (ASEP-B)
United States Army War College
Brigade Pre-Command/Command Sergeant Major
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Force Integration Course for Senior Leaders (FISCL)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 14 May 88
1LT 24 May 91
CPT 3 Aug 95
MAJ 7 Dec 01
LTC 22 Feb 06
COL 13 Jun 13
BG 8 Jan 16

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jan 16 Present Director, Joint Staff - (IL) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Force Headquarters, Springfield, Illinois
Jun 13 Jan 16 Commander, 65th Troop Command, Springfield, Illinois
Jan 10 Jun 13 Plans Branch Chief, Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois, Springfield, Illinois.
Sep 09 Jan 10 Operations Officer, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Urbana, Illinois
Sep 08 Sep 09 CJ7 Director, Afghan National Security Forces Training and Education Development, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, Afghanistan (with a period of redeployment at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin)
Nov 07 Sep 08 Operations Officer, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Urbana, Illinois
Feb 06 Nov 07 Commander, 2d Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery, Chicago, Illinois
Sep 05 Feb 06 Fire Support Coordinator, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Urbana, Illinois
Jul 02 Sep 05 Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Marion, Illinois
Sep 01 Jul 02 Operations Officer, 3rd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Marion, Illinois
Sep 98 Sep 01 Commander, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Marion, Illinois
Nov 96 Sep 98 Commander, Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Marion, Illinois
Jul 95 Nov 96 Battalion Fire Support Officer, Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Rock Island, Illinois
Feb 90 Jul 95 Fire Support Team Chief, Headquarters Battery, 2d Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Rock Island, Illinois

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
CJ7 Director, Afghan National Security Forces Training and Education Development, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, Afghanistan (with a period of redeployment at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin) Sep 08 - Sep 09 Lieutenant Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
CJ7 Director, Afghan National Security Forces Training and Education Development, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, Afghanistan (with a period of redeployment at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin) Sep 08 - Sep 09 Lieutenant Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device, M Device, and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Non-Article 5 NATO Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Illinois Military Medal of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Illinois Military Long and Honorable Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Illinois Abraham Lincoln Presidential Medal of Freedom (with Numeral 2)
Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon (with Numeral 13)
Illinois State Active Duty Ribbon (with Numeral 2)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Life Member, National Guard Association of the United States
Life Member, National Guard Association of Illinois
Member, Association of the United States Army
Life Member, Army War College Alumni Association
Member, Field Artillery Association
Member, American Legion
Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Life Member, Disabled American Veterans
Member, Order of St. Barbara
Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America
Blacksmiths Association of Missouri
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 891

 

 

As of: 7 Mar 18

 

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