National Guard
Brigadier General KAREN A. BERRY
  
Director, Joint Staff - (CT)
Connecticut Joint Force Headquarters
Hartford, CT
Since: September 2021
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Delaware - BS - Agricultural Engineering Technology
Salisbury State University - M.Ed. - Mathematics
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Engineer Officer Basic Course
Signal Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS)
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)
Syracuse University, National Security Studies Management Course (NSMC)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 27 May 90
1LT 30 May 93
CPT 6 Jun 95
MAJ 23 Nov 99
LTC 2 Sep 04
COL 1 Jul 14
BG 1 Nov 18

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Sep 21 Present Director, Joint Staff - (CT) , Connecticut Joint Force Headquarters, Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 19 Aug 21 Assistant Adjutant General, Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 19 Aug 21 Assistant Adjutant General, Connecticut Joint Force Headquarters, Hartford, Connecticut
Nov 18 Feb 19 Director, Joint Staff - (DE) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Wilmington, Delaware
Nov 17 Oct 18 G4, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, New Castle, Delaware
Jul 16 Oct 17 Deputy Commander, 335th Signal Command COMS-I, Bagram, Afghanistan
Jul 14 Jun 16 Commander, 261st Signal Brigade, Delaware National Guard, Smyrna, Delaware
Sep 13 Jun 14 Deputy Commander, 261st Signal Brigade, Delaware National Guard, Smyrna, Delaware
Jan 13 Aug 13 S3, 261st Signal Brigade, Delaware National Guard, Smyrna, Delaware
Sep 12 Dec 12 Deputy G4, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Jul 11 Aug 12 Deputy Domestic Operations, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Sep 08 Jun 11 State Safety Officer - Ground, Joint Force Headquarters Delaware, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Jul 06 Aug 08 Commander, Headquarters, 193rd Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Delaware Army National Guard, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Jun 04 Jun 06 Training Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Delaware National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Jul 02 May 04 Operations Officer, 72nd Troop Command, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Sep 99 Jun 01 Training/Commander Senior Training, Advising, and Counseling Officer, Headquarters, 193rd Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Delaware Army National Guard, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Jun 99 Aug 99 Supply Management, Headquarters, 193rd Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Delaware Army National Guard, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Sep 98 May 99 Network Officer, 261st Signal Brigade, Delaware Army National Guard, Dover, Delaware
Oct 96 Aug 98 Commander, HHC 280th Signal Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, Georgetown, Delaware
Aug 95 Sep 96 S1, HHC 280th Signal Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, Georgetown, Delaware
May 94 Jul 95 S4, HHC 280th Signal Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, Georgetown, Delaware
Oct 93 Apr 94 Radio Officer, HHC 280th Signal Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, Georgetown, Delaware
Nov 92 Sep 93 Signal Officer, HHC 280th Signal Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, Georgetown, Delaware
Aug 91 Oct 92 Platoon Leader Executive Officer/ Platoon Leader, 249th Engineer Detachment, Delaware Army National Guard, New Castle, Delaware
Nov 90 Jul 91 Personnel Officer, State Area Command, Delaware Army National Guard, Wilmington, Delaware
Jun 90 Oct 90 Executive Officer/ Platoon Leader, 249th Engineer Detachment, Delaware Army National Guard, New Castle, Delaware

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
335th Deputy Commander-Afghanistan, Bagram, Afghanistan Oct 16 - Oct 17 Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
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 Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and “M” Device)
Army Overseas Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Delaware National Guard Medal for Military Merit (with Numeral 3)
Delaware National Guard National Defense Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Delaware National Guard Medal for Service in Aid to Civil Authority (with Numeral 4)
Delaware National Guard Physical Fitness Ribbon (with Numeral 24)
Delaware National Guard Unit Strength Award

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Retired Educator

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Delaware
National Guard Association of Connecticut
Association of the United States Army
Signal Corps Regimental Association
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Delaware Council of Teachers of Mathematics

 

 

As of: 23 Mar 23

 

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