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Major General JOHN C. BOYD
  
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command- Brunssum
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The Netherlands, AE
Since: August 2021
Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Norwich University - BA - International Studies
Touro University (International) - MBA - Military Management
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Field Artillery Officer Basic Course
Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course
Combined Arms & Services Staff Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME-II
CAPSTONE
Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course (JFOWC)
National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 20 May 88
1LT 7 Oct 90
CPT 1 Apr 93
MAJ 22 Oct 99
LTC 3 Jun 04
COL 3 Apr 09
BG 1 Jun 17
MG 1 Sep 20

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Aug 21 Present Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command- Brunssum, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, The Netherlands, AE
Sep 20 Jul 21 Director, J-7 & EUCOM Senior Reserve Advisor, Stuttgart, Germany, AE
Jun 19 Aug 20 Deputy Director (J 5/8) of Partnering, Security Cooperation, and Weapons of Mass Destruction , Stuttgart, Germany
Jul 18 Jun 19 Chief of Staff, Kosovo Forces, OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Pristina, Kosovo
Jun 17 Jul 18 Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
Jan 16 May 17 Chief of Staff, Deputy Commanding General-Army National Guard, United States Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Aug 15 Dec 15 G6, Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont, Colchester, Vermont
Apr 13 Aug 15 Commander, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Jericho, Vermont
Jan 11 Apr 13 J3, Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont, Colchester, Vermont
Jan 10 Jan 11 Headquarters, DCO-Operations and Security, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
May 08 Jan 10 Deputy Brigade Commander, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Jericho, Vermont
Aug 06 May 08 Commander, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry (Mountain), Saint Albans, Vermont
Mar 05 Jul 06 Brigade Team Chief, Embedded Training Team, Combined Joint Task Force – OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Aug 04 Mar 05 Brigade Executive Officer, 86th Armor Brigade, Northfield, Vermont
Jun 01 Jul 04 Recruiting and Retention Manager, Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont, Colchester, Vermont
Jul 00 Jun 01 Assistant Professor of Military Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Jun 99 Jul 00 S3, 2nd Battalion, 172nd Armor, 86th Armor Brigade, Rutland, Vermont
Oct 97 May 99 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 172nd Armor, 86th Armor Brigade, Rutland, Vermont
Mar 97 Sep 97 S1, 2nd Battalion, 172nd Armor, 86th Armor Brigade, Rutland, Vermont
Aug 95 Mar 97 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Jericho, Vermont
Dec 94 Aug 95 S3 Air, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Jericho, Vermont
Sep 93 Dec 94 Battalion Fire Support Officer, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Williston, Vermont
Jun 92 Sep 93 S4, 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery (MLRS), 18th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul 90 Jun 92 S-2 Intelligence Officer, 512th US Army Artillery Group, 59th Ordnance Brigade Gunzburg, Germany
May 89 Jul 90 Platoon Leader, 74th US Army Field Artillery Detachment, 512th US Army Artillery Group, 59th Ordnance Brigade, Schwabstadl, Germany

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command- Brunssum, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, The Netherlands, AE Aug 21 - Present Major General
Director, J-7 & EUCOM Senior Reserve Advisor, Stuttgart, Germany, AE Sep 20 - Jul 21 Major General
Deputy Director (J 5/8) of Partnering, Security Cooperation, and Weapons of Mass Destruction , Stuttgart, Germany Jun 19 - Aug 20 Brigadier General
Chief of Staff, Kosovo Forces, OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Pristina, Kosovo Jul 18 - Jun 19 Brigadier General

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Chief of Staff, Kosovo Forces, OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Pristina, Kosovo Jul 18 - Jun 19 Brigadier General
Headquarters, DCO-Operations and Security, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Jan 10 - Jan 11 Colonel
Brigade Team Chief, Embedded Training Team, Combined Joint Task Force – OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Mar 05 - Jul 06 Lieutenant Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Legion of Merit (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and "M" Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 5)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal (with ISAF Clasp)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Vermont
Association of the United States Army
Norwich University General Officer and Flag Officer & SES Advisory Panel

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Order of Saint Barbara
Order of Saint George in Bronze
Kosovo Presidential Medal of Merit
Kosovo Golden Map Award
German Armed Forces Badge for Missile Personnel in Bronze
Militar-Anerkennungsmedaille des Osterreichischen Bundesheeres - Military Recognition Medal of the Austrian Armed Forces

 

 

As of: 29 Nov 22

 

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