National Guard
Brigadier General John T. Kelly
  
Director, Joint Staff - (MS) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
Joint Force Headquarters
Jackson, MS
Since: October 2017
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
East Central Community College - AA - Business
University of Mississippi - BA - Business & Marketing
University of Mississippi School of Law - JD - Law
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Engineer Officer Basic Course
Armor Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
National Defense University, Combating Transnational Threats Seminar
Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 14 May 88
1LT 24 May 91
CPT 16 Sep 93
MAJ 22 Nov 00
LTC 31 Jan 05
COL 1 Oct 12
BG 15 Oct 17

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 17 Present Director, Joint Staff - (MS) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
Sep 16 Oct 17 G2, Mississippi Joint Forces Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
Oct 14 Aug 16 Commander, 168th Engineer Brigade, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Jun 12 Oct 14 Deputy Commander, 168th Engineer Brigade, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Jun 10 Jun 12 Director, Mississippi National Guard Family Programs, Mississippi Joint Forces Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
Feb 10 Jun 10 Commander, 155th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Meridian, Mississippi
Feb 09 Jan 10 Commander, 155th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Base Defense, Convoy Security, Camp Taji, Iraq
Feb 06 Jan 09 Commander, 155th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Meridian, Mississippi
May 05 Jan 06 Iraqi Security Forces Coordinator, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq
Jun 04 May 05 S3, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Forward Operating Base Dogwood, Iraq
Nov 00 Jun 04 S3, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Meridian, Mississippi
Jun 98 Nov 00 Inactive Ready Reserve
Jul 96 May 98 Battalion S2/S3, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Meridian, Mississippi
Jul 95 Jun 96 Assistant Brigade Engineer, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Meridian, Mississippi
Aug 94 Jun 95 Commander, Alpha Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Carthage, Mississippi
Jun 93 Aug 94 Commander, 134th Engineer Company, Carthage, Mississippi
Jun 92 Jun 93 Executive Officer, 134th Engineer Company, Carthage, Mississippi
Jan 92 Jun 92 Student, Armor Officer Advance Course, Fort Knox, Kentucky
May 89 Jan 92 Platoon Leader, 134th Engineer Company, Carthage, Mississippi
Jan 89 May 89 Student, Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
May 88 Jan 89 Platoon Leader, 134th Engineer Company, Carthage, Mississippi

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 155th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Base Defense, Convoy Security, Camp Taji, Iraq Feb 09 - Jan 10 Lieutenant Colonel
Iraqi Security Forces Coordinator, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq May 05 - Jan 06 Lieutenant Colonel
S3, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Forward Operating Base Dogwood, Iraq Jun 04 - May 05 Lieutenant Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 3 Campaign Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Mississippi Magnolia Cross
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
Mississippi Longevity Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Action Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
United States Congressman, First District Mississippi

 

 

As of: 7 May 19

 

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