National Guard
Major General FRANK M. RICE
  
Temporary Assistant Adjutant General
South Carolina Joint Force Headquarters
Columbia, SC
Since: February 2025
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Clemson University - BS - Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 1 Aug 87
1LT 31 Jul 90
CPT 1 Feb 94
MAJ 30 Oct 01
LTC 31 Mar 05
COL 22 Dec 10
BG 8 Sep 17
MG 6 Nov 21

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Feb 25 Present Temporary Assistant Adjutant General, South Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 25 Feb 25 Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard , Arlington, Virginia
Nov 21 Dec 24 Commander, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Jul 17 Nov 21 Deputy Commanding General, 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, SC; February 2018 – April 2021, Deputy Commanding General (DCG), ARNG for Air Defense Artillery (ADA) to the Fires Center of Excellence(FCoE), Fort Sill, Oklahoma
May 15 Jun 17 Commander, 678th Air Defense Brigade, Eastover, South Carolina
May 13 Dec 13 Chief of Staff, 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Feb 11 May 13 Assistant Chief of Staff - G6, 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), Anderson, South Carolina
Oct 10 Feb 11 Assistant Chief of Staff - G6, Joint Force Headquarters - South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Jul 08 Sep 09 Operations Officer, 228th Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Jan 05 Jun 08 Commander, 111th Signal Battalion, Greenwood, South Carolina
Sep 03 Jan 05 Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 111th Signal Battalion, Greenwood, South Carolina
Jun 01 Sep 03 Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 111th Signal Battalion, Greenwood, South Carolina
Dec 00 Jun 01 Plans Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 228th Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Mar 00 Dec 00 Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 111th Signal Battalion, Greenwood, South Carolina
Mar 97 Feb 00 Communications-Electronics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 151st Aviation, Eastover, South Carolina
Jul 96 Feb 97 Communications-Electronics Officer, 2nd/263rd Air Defense Battalion, Anderson, South Carolina
Jan 94 Jun 96 Commander, Company D, 111th Signal Battalion, Greenwood, South Carolina
Oct 92 Jan 94 Radio Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 111th Signal Battalion, Greenwood, South Carolina
Jan 92 Oct 92 Platoon Leader, Company B, 111th Signal Battalion, Lexington, South Carolina
Nov 90 Jan 92 Assistant C-E Officer, Company B, 151st Signal Battalion, Hodges, South Carolina
Jan 89 Nov 90 Platoon Leader, Company B, 151st Signal Battalion, Hodges, South Carolina
Jun 88 Jan 89 Audio Visual Operations Officer, 228 Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jan 88 Jun 88 Student, Signal Officer Basic Course, Fort Gordon, Georgia
Aug 87 Jan 88 Aide de Camp, 228 Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jun 86 Aug 87 Officer Candidate School, Palmetto Military Academy Leesburg, South Carolina

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Task Force-Commander, 263rd Air Defense Command Forward 30, National Capital Region, Washington, District of Columbia Dec 13 - May 15 Colonel
Deputy Commander, Joint Force Headquarters – South Carolina, Element Forward 37, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Sep 09 - Oct 10 Lieutenant Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, "M" Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Combat Action Badge
Master Space Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Corporate Executive Pilot, Davis and Floyd Professional Engineers Incorporated, Greenwood, South Carolina. Safe and secure air transportation of company owners, executives, employees and clients on domestic and international flights to include travel scheduling and flight support. Corporate Liaison to FAA and US Customs. Develop, implement and oversee and operate company Commercial Drone Services Division. Established company guidelines for FAA compliance and UAV pilot qualifications. Manage all aerial UAV photographic/survey missions.

 

 

As of: 10 Sep 25

 

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