MAJOR GENERAL JOEL W. NORMAN

Retired effective Sep 30, 1999

Major General Joel W. Norman assumed command of 62nd Troop Command, Alabama Army National Guard on August 22, 1997. As commander of 62nd Troop Command, he provides command and control for one engineer group made up of four battalions, two field artillery battalions, one air defense artillery battalion, and one aviation battalion. He commands Task Force 6, Alabama Emergency Military Assistance (EMA) consisting of three sub-task force headquarters. He is responsible for effectively using available resources to produce mission capable units that can mobilize and deploy on short notice.

Major General Norman was commissioned 19 June 1961 by Alabama Military Academy (AMA). He served four years as an enlisted soldier. Prior to this assignment, Major General Norman served as Commander, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard. He also served on Active Duty as Commander, 226th Theater Area Support Group, Southwest Asia (Operation Desert Shied/Storm) during the period of September 1990 ' July 1991. Major General Norman is branch qualified in Quartermaster, Field Artillery, and Ordnance. 

EDUCATION:

1964 Troy State University ' BS - Mathematics
1978 Command and General Staff College 
1980 National Defense University ' National Security Management Seminar

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Jun 61 - Apr 63, Platoon Leader, 107th Quartermaster Company, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Fort Deposit, Alabama
2. Apr 63 - Sep 65, Light Truck Platoon Leader, Company B, 131st Support and Transportation Company, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Fort Deposit, Alabama
3. Sep 65 - Jan 67, Forward Observer, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Elba, Alabama
4. Jan 67 - Jan 68, Executive Officer, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Elba, Alabama
5. Jan 68 - Aug 70, Executive Officer, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Elba, Alabama
6. Aug 70 - May 72, Liaison Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Andalusia, Alabama
7. Jun 72 - Oct 73, Battery Commander, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Elba, Alabama
8. Nov 73 - Mar 75, Company Commander, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 152nd Armor, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Elba, Alabama
9. Apr 75 - Oct 76, Battery Commander, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Elba, Alabama
10. Oct 76 - Aug 79, S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Auburn, Alabama
11. Sep 79 - Feb 82, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Auburn, Alabama
12. Feb 82 - May 83, Executive Officer, Command and Control Headquarters Augmentation, 111th Ordnance Group, Alabama Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
13. May 83 - Oct 87, Battalion Commander, Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, 62nd Troop Command, State Area Command, Alabama Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
14. Oct 87 - Apr 88, Artillery Officer, Headquarters, 62nd Troop Command, State Area Command, Alabama Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
15. Apr 88 - Sep 90, Group Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 226th Theater Area Support Group, 167th Support Command (CORPS), Alabama Army National Guard, Mobile, Alabama
16. Sep 90 - Jul 91, Group Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 226th Theater Area Support Group, Southwest Asia, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Saudi Arabia
17. Jul 91 - Mar 93, Group Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 226th Theater Area Support Group, 167th Support Command (CORPS), Alabama Army National Guard, Mobile, Alabama
18. Mar 93 - Nov 93, Deputy Adjutant General, Headquarters, State Area Command, Alabama Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
19. Nov 93 - Jan 95, Deputy Commanding General, Headquarters, 167th Support Command (CORPS), Alabama Army National Guard, Birmingham, Alabama
20. Jan 95 - Aug 97, Brigade Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 31st Armored Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Northport, Alabama
21. Aug 97 - Sep 99, Commander, Headquarters, 62nd Troop Command, State Area Command, Alabama Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Unit Commendation
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (With Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (With Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal (With 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Mathematician, Navy Advancement Center, Naval Education and Training Program Management Support Activity, Saufley Field, Pensacola, Florida

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

The Order of Saint Barbara

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

2LT ARNG 19 Jun 61
1LT ARNG 18 Jun 64
CPT ARNG 10 Aug 70
MAJ ARNG 16 Oct 76
LTC ARNG 10 Feb 82
COL ARNG 7 Apr 88
BG ARNG 19 Nov 93
MG ARNG 25 Aug 97

(Current as of February 2001)