National Guard
Brigadier General David F. O'Donahue
  
Director, Joint Staff - (WI) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
Joint Force Headquarters
Madison, WI
Since: March 2017
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Michigan Technological University - BS - Civil Engineering
Trident University International - MBA - Business Administration
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Engineer Officer Basic Course
Engineer Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 23 May 88
1LT 14 Dec 91
CPT 17 Sep 93
MAJ 18 Jan 00
LTC 19 Jun 05
COL 1 Oct 13
BG 10 Mar 17

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Mar 17 Present Director, Joint Staff - (WI) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Force Headquarters, Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 15 Mar 17 Commander, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 13 Feb 15 Chief of Staff, Wisconsin Joint Staff - Joint Forces Headquarters, Madison, Wisconsin
Aug 11 Sep 13 Deputy Commander, 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 11 Aug 11 Battalion Commander, 724th Engineer Battalion, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Apr 10 Feb 11 Battalion Commander, 724th Engineer Battalion, Iraq
Jun 09 Mar 10 Battalion Commander, 724th Engineer Battalion, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Sep 08 Jun 09 Branch Chief, Joint Forces Headquarters, Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 08 Aug 08 FCCME, 924th Facility Detachment, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Jun 06 Jan 08 S3, 264th Engineer Group, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Apr 05 Jun 06 Design Engineer, 264th Engineer Group, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Feb 04 Feb 05 Plans Officer, 264th Engineer Group, Iraq
Jan 04 Apr 05 Plans Officer, 264th Engineer Group, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Jul 01 Jan 04 Plans Officer, 264th Engineer Group, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Jul 99 Jun 01 Engineer Equipment Officer, 264th Engineer Group, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Sep 96 Jun 99 Company Commander, Company C, 724th Engineer Battalion, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Oct 95 Aug 96 S1, 724th Engineer Battalion, Superior, Wisconsin
Apr 95 Sep 95 Civil Engineer, 264th Engineer Group, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Mar 95 Apr 95 S1, 724th Engineer Battalion, Superior, Wisconsin
Aug 93 Mar 95 Civil Engineer, 264th Engineer Group, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Jul 92 Jul 93 Executive Officer, Company A, 724th Engineer Battalion, Ashland, Wisconsin
Dec 91 Jul 92 Reconnaissance Officer, 724th Engineer Battalion, Superior, Wisconsin
Sep 90 Sep 91 Executive Officer, Company A, Company 242nd Engineer Battalion, Stratford, Connecticut
Mar 89 Aug 90 Platoon Leader, Company A, 242nd Engineer Battalion, Stratford, Connecticut

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Battalion Commander, 724th Engineer Battalion, Iraq Apr 10 - Feb 11 Lieutenant Colonel
Plans Officer, 264th Engineer Group, Iraq Feb 04 - Feb 05 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star (with 1 Bronze Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Unit Commendation (with 1 Bronze Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, Mobilization Device, & Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
Wisconsin Army National Guard Service Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
Wisconsin Emergency Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Supervisory Civil Engineer for the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs located in Ashland, Wisconsin. He has overall responsibility for planning, survey, design, construction and maintenance of transportation systems on Indian Reservations throughout Michigan and Wisconsin with an annual budget of approximately $25 million dollars. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in both Michigan and Wisconsin.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Wisconsin
Veterans of Foreign War
American Legion

 

 

As of: 4 Feb 19

 

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