National Guard
Major General JAVIER A. REINA
  
Director for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs
United States Southern Command
Doral, FL
Since: May 2023
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - BS - Engineering
Bryant University - MBA - Business Administration
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Military Police Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  Spanish; Portuguese

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 25 May 89
1LT 11 Sep 93
CPT 7 Nov 95
MAJ 9 Nov 01
LTC 25 Apr 07
COL 25 Aug 14
BG 1 May 19
MG 10 May 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 23 Present Director for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Southern Command, Doral, Florida
Jul 20 May 23 Assistant Adjutant General, Cranston, Rhode Island
May 19 Jul 20 Commander, Land Component Command, Cranston, Rhode Island
Feb 19 Apr 19 Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G2), Joint Force Headquarters, Cranston, Rhode Island
Aug 14 Jan 19 Commander, 43D Military Police Brigade, Warwick, Rhode Island
Oct 12 Aug 14 Deputy Commander, 43D Military Police Brigade, Warwick, Rhode Island
Feb 11 Oct 12 Commander, 118th Military Police Battalion, Warwick, Rhode Island
Oct 09 Feb 11 Signal Officer (S6), 43D Military Police Brigade, Warwick, Rhode Island
Dec 06 Oct 09 Operations Officer (S3), 43D Military Police Brigade, Warwick, Rhode Island
Apr 04 Dec 06 Logistics Officer (S4), 43D Military Police Brigade, Warwick, Rhode Island and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Sep 03 Apr 04 Battlefield Circulation Control Officer, 43D Military Police, Warwick, Rhode Island
Dec 02 Sep 03 Chemical Officer, 43D Military Police Brigade, Warwick, Rhode Island
Sep 01 Dec 02 Plans Officer, 43D Military Police Brigade, Warwick, Rhode Island and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Aug 97 Sep 01 Commander, 115th Military Police Company, Cranston, Rhode Island
Oct 96 Aug 97 Logistics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 29th Infantry Brigade, Honolulu, Hawaii
Oct 95 Oct 96 Law & Order Operations Officer, 118th Military Police Battalion, Warwick, Rhode Island
Sep 93 Oct 95 Platoon Leader, 115th Military Police Company, Middletown, Rhode Island

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Logistics Officer (S4), 43D Military Police Brigade, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq Oct 05 - Sep 06 Major
Plans Officer, 43D Military Police Brigade, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Apr 02 - Dec 02 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Parachutist Badge

 

 

As of: 1 Jul 25

 

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