National Guard
Brigadier General WILLIAM T. CONWAY
  
Director, Joint Staff - (NH) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
JFHQ-NH
Concord, NH
Since: March 2018
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Massachusetts Amherst - BA - History
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Infantry Mortar Platoon Course
Ranger Course
Infantry Officer Advanced Course
Special Forces Qualification Course
Combined Arms and Services Staff School
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  Arabic

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 25 May 85
1LT 22 Nov 86
CPT 1 Dec 89
MAJ 27 Sep 00
LTC 22 Jan 08
COL 21 Sep 12
BG 13 Mar 18

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Mar 18 Present Director, Joint Staff - (NH) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), JFHQ-NH, Concord, New Hampshire
Jan 15 Mar 18 Chief of Staff, New Hampshire Army National Guard, Concord, New Hampshire
Apr 14 Jan 15 G3, Rhode Island Army National Guard, Cranston, Rhode Island
Apr 12 Apr 14 Brigade Commander, 56th Troop Command, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Jun 10 Apr 12 Battalion Commander, 3d Battalion, 243d Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Narragansett, Rhode Island
Jun 09 Jun 10 G3 Training Division Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Cranston, Rhode Island
Sep 08 Jun 09 Deputy Commander, Special Operations Task Force 92, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Jul 06 Sep 08 G3 Training Division Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Cranston, Rhode Island
Jul 04 Jul 06 G3 Future Operations Branch Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Cranston, Rhode Island
Jul 03 Jul 04 Executive Officer, 2d Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Kenova, West Virginia
Jul 02 Jul 03 Company Commander, Company A, 2d Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Middletown, Rhode Island
Mar 02 Jul 02 Company Commander, Company A, 2d Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), OPERATION DESERT SPRING, Kuwait
Sep 01 Feb 02 Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, OPERATION JOINT FORGE, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jun 00 Sep 01 Company Commander, Company A, 2d Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Middletown, Rhode Island
Oct 98 Jun 00 Executive Officer, Company A, 2d Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Middletown, Rhode Island
Jul 96 Oct 98 Detachment Commander, Company A, 2d Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Middletown, Rhode Island
Sep 93 Jul 96 USAR Control Group, US Army Reserve Personnel Command, St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 93 Sep 93 Special Projects Officer, 125th Army Reserve Command, Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 91 Jan 93 Detachment Commander, Company C, 2d Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Jun 89 Mar 91 Student, Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, and Student, Special Forces Qualification Course, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 88 Jun 89 Mortar Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, 3d Battalion, 325th Infantry, Airborne Battalion Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy
Jul 87 Jun 88 Executive Officer, Company B, 3d Battalion, 325th Infantry, Airborne Battalion Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy
Apr 86 Jul 87 Platoon Leader, Company B, 3d Battalion, 325th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Vicenza, Italy
May 85 Apr 86 Student, US Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, OPERATION JOINT FORGE, Bosnia-Herzegovina Sep 01 - Feb 02 Major

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Commander, Special Operations Task Force 92, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Sep 08 - Jun 09 Lieutenant Colonel
Company Commander, Company A, 2d Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), OPERATION DESERT SPRING, Kuwait Mar 02 - Jul 02 Major
Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, OPERATION JOINT FORGE, Bosnia-Herzegovina Sep 01 - Feb 02 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Superior Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device and "M" Device with Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Rhode Island Defense Service Medal
Rhode Island National Guard Emergency Service Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Special Forces Tab
Ranger Tab
Master Parachutist Badge
Parachutist Badge - Kenya
Parachutist Badge - Kuwait
Parachutist Badge - United Kingdom

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire National Guard, Concord, New Hampshire

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Life Member, Special Forces Association
Member, Association of the United States Army
Member, National Guard Association of the United States

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
USNORTHCOM Certified Title 10/Title 32 Dual Status Commander

 

 

As of: 23 Feb 21

 

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