National Guard
Brigadier General JOHN O. PAYNE
  
Temporary Assistant Adjutant General
Joint Force Headquarters
North Little Rock, AR
Since: May 2023
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Henderson State University - BS - Aviation
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - JD - Law
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
AMEDD Officer Basic Course
Signal Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 13 May 88
1LT 17 Oct 90
CPT 1 Mar 93
MAJ 10 Feb 00
LTC 28 Feb 05
COL 28 May 10
BG 15 Jul 17

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 23 Present Temporary Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
May 17 May 23 Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Jun 13 Apr 17 Deputy Chief of Staff, Aviation, Joint Force Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Jun 10 Jun 13 Commander, 77th Aviation Brigade, North Little Rock, Arkansas and Operation NEW DAWN, Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq
Sep 09 Jun 10 Army Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 07 Sep 09 Executive Officer, 77th Aviation Brigade, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 05 Sep 07 Commander, 1-114th Security & Support Aviation Battalion (UH-60 & OH-58), North Little Rock, Arkansas
Nov 04 Aug 05 Operations Officer, 35th Aviation Brigade, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Jul 03 Nov 04 Intelligence Officer, 35th Aviation Brigade, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Aug 00 Jul 03 Operations Officer, 1/114th Assault Helicopter Battalion (UH-1), North Little Rock, Arkansas
Aug 99 Aug 00 Operations Officer, 1st Battalion 87th Troop Command, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 99 Aug 99 Operations Officer, 172nd Medical Company, Air Ambulance (UH-60), North Little Rock, Arkansas
May 97 Jan 99 Assistant Operations Officer, 1-114th Assault Helicopter Battalion (UH-1), North Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 96 May 97 Commander, Company A, 1-114th Assault Helicopter Battalion (UH-1), North Little Rock, Arkansas
Oct 95 Sep 96 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 1-114th Attack Helicopter Battalion (AH-1), North Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 94 Oct 95 Commander, Company B, 1-114th Attack Helicopter Battalion (AH-1), North Little Rock, Arkansas
Oct 92 Sep 94 Unit Aviation Maintenance Platoon Leader, 1-114th Attack Helicopter Battalion (AH-1), North Little Rock, Arkansas
Oct 91 Oct 92 Platoon Leader, 447th Combat Aviation Detachment (UH-1), North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 91 Sep 91 Assistant Operations Officer, 498th Medical Company, Air Ambulance (UH-60), Fort Benning, Georgia
Jan 90 Nov 90 Aero-Medevac Platoon Leader, 214th Medical Detachment, Air Ambulance (UH-60), Fort Kobbe, Panama

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 77th Aviation Brigade, Operation NEW DAWN, Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq Apr 11 - Dec 11 Colonel
Aero-Medevac Platoon Leader, 214th Medical Detachment, Air Ambulance (UH-60), Fort Kobbe, Panama Jan 90 - Nov 90 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal (with Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Services Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Arkansas Federal Service Ribbon
Arkansas Southwest Border Service Ribbon
Arkansas Service Ribbon (with 3 Diamonds)
Arkansas Emergency Service Ribbon
Senior Army Aviator Badge

 

 

As of: 28 Jul 25

 

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