National Guard
Major General JEFFREY P. VAN
  
Commander, Joint Task Force-Civil Support, United States Northern Command
Fort Eustis, VA
Since: August 2020
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Mississippi - BS - General Business
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Infantry Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
United States Army War College, Senior Leader Seminar
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
Army Strategic Education Program - Command (ASEP-C)
Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME-II
Defense Support of Civil Authorities Course
Harvard University, Senior Executives in National and International Security (SENIS)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 28 May 91
1LT 31 May 94
CPT 14 Aug 96
MAJ 21 Aug 01
LTC 7 Aug 06
COL 10 Oct 11
BG 7 Dec 16
MG 28 Aug 20

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Aug 20 Present Commander, Joint Task Force-Civil Support, United States Northern Command, Fort Eustis, Virginia
Apr 19 Aug 20 Chief Of Staff, Shaw AFB, SC
Jun 18 Mar 19 Assistant Chief Of Staff, G3, ARCENT, Shaw AFB, South Carolina
Dec 16 Apr 18 Deputy Commanding General, 35th Infantry Division, Lexington, Missouri and Kuwait
Jun 16 Dec 16 Director of Joint Staff, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
Jun 13 Jun 16 Commander, Headquarters, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Tupelo, Mississippi
Jul 11 Jun 13 Deputy Brigade Commander, Headquarters, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Tupelo, Mississippi
Apr 10 Jul 11 Director G3 Training Division, US First Army, McComb, Mississippi
Feb 07 Mar 10 Commander, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 155th Combined Arms Battalion, McComb, Mississippi and Iraq
Feb 06 Feb 07 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Tupelo, Mississippi
Jan 04 Feb 06 Deputy Brigade S3, Headquarters, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Tupelo Mississippi and Iraq
Jul 03 Dec 03 Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters, 3d Brigade, 87th Division (TS) Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Oct 02 Jul 03 Chief of Operations, Headquarters, 3d Brigade, 87th Division (TS), Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Mar 02 Sep 02 S3/AO, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Combined Arms Battalion, McComb, Mississippi
Apr 01 Mar 02 S3, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Combined Arms Battalion, McComb, Mississippi and Bosnia
Nov 00 Apr 01 Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion,155th Infantry, Poplarville, Mississippi
Jun 99 Nov 00 S3 Air, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, McComb, Mississippi
Sep 97 May 99 Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Tylertown, Mississippi
Apr 96 Aug 97 Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Natchez, Mississippi
Sep 95 Apr 96 Executive Officer/Detachment Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion 155th Infantry, Natchez, Mississippi
Sep 94 Aug 95 Scout Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Meadville, Mississippi
Jul 91 Aug 94 Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Gloster, Mississippi
Mar 88 Jun 91 Medical Support, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, McComb, Mississippi

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Commanding General, 35th Infantry Division, Kuwait Jun 17 - Mar 18 Brigadier General
Commander, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 155th Combined Arms Battalion, Iraq Jul 09 - Mar 10 Lieutenant Colonel
Deputy Brigade S3, Headquarters, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Iraq Jan 04 - Dec 05 Major
S3, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Combined Arms Battalion, Bosnia Oct 01 - Mar 02 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
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 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device, M Device and Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Mississippi Magnolia Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Mississippi War Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Mississippi Emergency Service Medal
Mississippi Service School Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Mississippi Longevity Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Action Badge
Ranger Tab
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Owner and President of VanBilt Homes, Inc., of Buford, Georgia. VanBilt Homes is a custom home building business in the North Georgia area with gross receipts for in 2016 of 2.1 million with 2.4 million in gross sales. Brigadier General Van is responsible for the accounts receivable, accounts payable, scheduling, safety, security, acquisitions, equipment, operations, and human resources. Owning Vanbilt Homes requires financial management skills, banking, personnel management, executive leadership, vision, critical thinking, and decision making.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of Mississippi
National Infantry Association
Honorable Order of Saint George
Honorable Order of Saint Maurice
Honorable Order of Saint Barbara
North Georgia Builders Group
Life member National Rifle Association

 

 

As of: 25 Jan 21

 

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