National Guard
Major General MARK D. MCCORMACK
  
Deputy Commanding General (RC)
First United States Army
Rock Island, IL
Since: July 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania - BA - Criminal Justice
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Adjutant General 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 15 May 88
1LT 24 May 91
CPT 1 Jun 95
MAJ 5 Sep 00
LTC 30 Dec 04
COL 28 May 10
BG 7 Jun 16
MG 30 Jul 20

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jul 24 Present Deputy Commanding General (RC), First United States Army, Rock Island, Illinois
Mar 24 Jul 24 Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
May 20 Feb 24 Commander, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
May 16 May 20 Assistant Division Commander - Support (ADC-S), 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Kuwait and Operation COVID-19 RESPONSE, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Oct 15 May 16 Deputy United States Property and Fiscal Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Nov 12 Oct 15 Commander, Headquarters Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Feb 10 Nov 12 Director of Personnel, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Feb 07 Feb 10 Deputy Commander, Headquarters, 213th Area Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad, Iraq
Oct 04 Feb 07 Commander, 28th Personnel Support Battalion, Annville, Pennsylvania
Jul 01 Oct 04 Personnel Service Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Sep 98 Jul 01 Personnel Officer, Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division Support Command, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Oct 93 Sep 98 Commander, 281st Personnel Detachment, Annville, Pennsylvania and Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, Germany
Oct 92 Oct 93 Chief/Class Material, 28th Adjutant General Company, Annville, Pennsylvania
Feb 91 Oct 92 USAR Control Group
Jan 90 Feb 91 Executive Officer, Company D, 3rd Battalion, 392d Regiment, Binghamton, New York
Apr 89 Jan 90 USAR Control Group
Jan 89 Apr 89 Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
May 88 Jan 89 USAR Control Group

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Dual Status Commander, Operation COVID-19 RESPONSE, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Apr 20 - May 20 Brigadier General
Assistant Division Commander-Support (ADC-S), 28th Infantry Division, Forward, Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Kuwait Jan 18 - Dec 18 Brigadier General
Deputy Commander, Headquarters, 213th Area Support Group, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad, Iraq Apr 07 - May 08 Lieutenant Colonel
Commander, 281st Personnel Detachment, Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, Germany Feb 97 - Oct 97 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 5)
Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal
Pennsylvania Commendation Medal
Pennsylvania Twenty Year Service Medal (with 1 Silver Star)
Major General Thomas R. White Jr. Medal
General Thomas J. Stewart Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
The Adjutant General’s Staff Identification Badge

 

 

As of: 2 Sep 25

 

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