National Guard
Major General WILLIAM J. PRENDERGAST, IV
  
Deputy Commanding General - Army National Guard, US Army Futures Command
Austin, TX
Since: December 2023
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Bates College - BA - Political Science
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies
Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Fellow National Security

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Infantry Captain's Career Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
AntiTerrorism/Force Protection Level IV (AT/FP LVL IV)
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Cyber Operations Fundamentals Course
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course (JFOWC)
SOCOM Executive Program: Organizational Transformation, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC)
Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course (SJIOAC)
Army Strategic Education Program - Command (ASEP-C)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 23 Jul 94
1LT 3 Feb 96
CPT 18 Jun 98
MAJ 18 Jul 03
LTC 31 Oct 07
COL 10 Nov 11
BG 1 Apr 17
MG 14 Dec 21

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 23 Present Deputy Commanding General - Army National Guard, US Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas
Sep 23 Nov 23 Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, VA
Feb 21 Sep 23 Commander, Contingency Command Post 1, Task Force 51, US Army North (Fifth Army), Joint Base San Antonio, TX
Aug 18 Jan 21 Commander, Land Component Command, Salem, Oregon
Apr 17 Aug 18 Assistant Adjutant General, Salem, Oregon; dual-hatted, April 2017 - July 2018, Deputy Commander and Army Reserve Component Integration Advisor, United States Army Southern European Task Force, United States Army Africa, Vicenza, Italy
Aug 14 Mar 17 Commander 41 Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, Clackamas, Oregon
Nov 13 Aug 14 Commander 249 Regional Training Institute and Camp Umatilla Oregon, Oregon National Guard, Hermiston, Oregon
Oct 12 Nov 13 Commander 249 Regional Training Institute, Oregon National Guard, Monmouth, Oregon
Aug 11 Oct 12 Commander, 82 Support Detachment (ROC) (TSC), Oregon National Guard, Clackamas, Oregon
Jul 10 Aug 11 Student, US Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Aug 07 Jun 10 Commander, 1-82nd Cavalry, Oregon National Guard, Bend, Oregon and Baghdad, Iraq
Feb 06 Jul 07 Executive Officer, 1-82nd Cavalry, Oregon National Guard, Bend, Oregon
Nov 05 Feb 06 Student, Intermediate Level Education (Resident), Fort Gordon, Georgia
Mar 05 Oct 05 Public Affairs Officer, Joint Forces Headquarters - Oregon, Salem, Oregon
Jan 03 Mar 05 Operations Officer, 1-162nd Infantry, Oregon National Guard, Forest Grove, Oregon and Camp Arifjan Kuwait and Camp Kalsu, Iraq
Aug 01 Dec 02 Troop Commander, Troop E 82nd Cavalry, Oregon National Guard, Woodburn, Oregon
Oct 98 Aug 01 Company Commander D/1-186th Infantry, Oregon National Guard, Grants Pass, Oregon
Jul 94 Oct 98 Platoon Leader, C/1-186th Infantry, Oregon National Guard, Roseburg, Oregon

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 1-82nd Cavalry, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq May 09 - Jun 10 Lieutenant Colonel
S-3, 1-162nd Infantry, 377 TSC, Camp Arifjan Kuwait and Camp Kalsu, Iraq Feb 03 - May 04 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hour Glass and "M" Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Oregon National Guard Exceptional Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Oregon National Guard Meritorious Service Medal
Oregon Emergency Service Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Oregon National Guard Superior Soldier Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Oregon National Guard Faithful Service Medal (with Bronze Star, Silver Hour Glass and "M" Device)
Combat Action Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge
Ranger Tab
Parachutist Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Global Category Director, Special Field Systems (SFS) for NIKE Inc., headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. BG Prendergast has been a NIKE Inc. employee for over 25 years.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Association of the United States Army
National Guard Association of Oregon
National Infantry Association
Cavalry and Armor Association
National Eagle Scout Association

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1984 Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout
2001 Department of the Army; General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award Winner

 

 

As of: 23 Mar 23

 

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