National Guard
Brigadier General JON M. HARRISON
  
Director, Joint Staff - (OK)
Joint Force Headquarters
Oklahoma City, OK
Since: November 2017
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Northeastern State University - BA - Accounting
Trident University International - MBA - Human Resource Management
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Aviation Officer Basic Course
Aviation Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Qualification Course
United States Army War College
Executive Joint Domestic Operations Course
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)
Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 9 May 88
1LT 12 Nov 91
CPT 1 May 93
MAJ 11 Jan 02
LTC 21 Aug 06
COL 28 May 10
BG 1 Nov 17

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Nov 17 Present Director, Joint Staff - (OK), Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 09 Apr 15 Army Aviation Division Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jun 07 Mar 09 Commander, 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment, Lexington, Oklahoma
Jun 06 May 07 Commander, 145th Airfield Operations Detachment, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 02 May 06 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment (Air Traffic Services), Tulsa, Oklahoma and Balad, Iraq
Jun 99 Jan 02 Commander, Detachment 1, Company G, 149th Aviation, Lexington, Oklahoma
Jun 97 May 99 S1, Oklahoma Army National Guard Aviation Support Group, Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 96 Jun 97 Aviation Intermediate Maintenance (AVIM) Company Executive Officer, Company G, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Camp Eagle, Korea
Dec 95 May 96 Company Commander, Company D, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Dec 94 Nov 95 Company Commander, Company C, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Apr 94 Nov 94 Helicopter Sub-Systems Repair Platoon Leader, Company A, 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Nov 92 Mar 94 Allied Shops Platoon Leader, Company A, 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Feb 91 Oct 92 Flight Platoon Leader, Company H, 4th Aviation Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, Mainz, Germany and OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT, Iraq
Jan 89 Jan 91 Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence (CEWI) Platoon Leader, Company H, 4th Aviation Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, Mainz, Germany
May 88 Jan 89 Unassigned Officer, United States Army Reserve Control Group (Officer Active Duty Obligor), St. Louis, Missouri

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment (Air Traffic Services), Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I), Balad, Iraq Dec 04 - Nov 05 Major
Flight Platoon Leader, Company H, 4th Aviation Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT, Iraq Apr 91 - Jun 91 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Korean Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device and "M" Device)
Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
Oklahoma State Active Duty Service Medal (with Numeral 2)
Oklahoma Long Service Ribbon (25 Years)
Oklahoma Good Conduct Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
Master Aviator Badge
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Oklahoma General Staff Identification Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma National Guard

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Distinguished Military Graduate, Northwestern State University, 1988

 

 

As of: 19 Jun 20

 

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