National Guard
Brigadier General David E. Wood
  
Director, Joint Staff - (PA)
Joint Force Headquarters
Annville, PA
Since: January 2017
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Notre Dame - BA - Psychology
University of Southern California - MS - Systems Management
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College
Advanced Joint Professional Military Education (AJPME)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 18 May 86
1LT 17 Nov 88
CPT 1 Jun 91
MAJ 2 Feb 99
LTC 8 Feb 05
COL 28 May 10
BG 1 Jan 17

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jan 17 Present Director, Joint Staff - (PA) , Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Dec 14 Dec 16 Chief of Staff, Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Dec 13 Dec 14 State Aviation Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Dec 12 Dec 13 Deputy Commander, Headquarters, 213th Area Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Dec 09 Dec 12 Commander, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade, Annville, Pennsylvania
Apr 08 Dec 09 Airspace Management Officer, 28th Infantry Division Tactical Command Posts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Jul 05 Apr 08 S3, Headquarters Company, Aviation Brigade, Annville, Pennsylvania
Jun 04 Jul 05 Aviation Safety Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania
Feb 03 Jun 04 Commander, Company G, 104th Aviation, Afghanistan
Dec 98 Feb 03 Commander, Company G, 104th Aviation, Annville, Pennsylvania
Nov 97 Dec 98 Platoon Leader, Company G, 104th Aviation, Annville, Pennsylvania
Aug 97 Nov 97 Liaison Officer, Headquarters Company, Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Annville, Pennsylvania
Jul 97 Aug 97 Control Group
May 96 Jul 97 Medium Lift Resident Training Detachment Chief, Headquarters, Fifth US Army Readiness Group, San Antonio, Texas
May 95 May 96 Chief, Resident Trainer Detachment, Headquarters, Fifth US Army Aviation Readiness Group, Olathe, Kansas
May 94 May 95 Operations Officer, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation, Republic of Korea
May 93 May 94 Commander, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Nov 92 May 93 S1, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Mar 92 Nov 92 S3, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul 91 Mar 92 Student, Aviation Officer Advance Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Dec 90 May 91 Platoon Leader, Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation, Operation Desert Storm
Jun 88 Jul 91 Platoon Leader, Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation, Schwabisch Hall, Germany
Mar 88 Jun 88 Student, CH-47D Aviator Qualification Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Nov 86 Mar 88 Student, Initial Entry Rotary Wing Aviator Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
May 86 Nov 86 Troop Program Unit

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Company G, 104th Aviation, Afghanistan Feb 03 - Jun 04 Major
Platoon Leader, Company A, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation, Operation Desert Storm Dec 90 - May 91 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Pennsylvania Twenty Year Service Medal
Pennsylvania Major General Thomas R. White Jr. Medal
Pennsylvania Major General Thomas J. Stewart Medal
The Adjutant General's Staff Identification Badge
Combat Action Badge
Master Army Aviator Badge
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Australian Army Parachutist Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Aviator
Flight Hours: 4250
Aircraft Flown: UH-1, CH-47, UH-60
Pilot Wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Military Technician serving in dual status role as Director of Joint Staff.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Manheim Township Zoning Hearing Board Chair
NTSB Aircraft Accident Investigation Inspector
Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals
American Society for Quality
Army Aviation Association of America (Keystone Chapter)
Pennsylvania National Guard Association
Lancaster County Community Foundation
Veterans of Foreign Wars

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2015 Distinguished Alumni Award, Lancaster Catholic High School

 

 

As of: 23 Apr 18

 

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