National Guard
Brigadier General GREGORY C. PARKER
  
Assistant Adjutant General - Army
Joint Forces Headquarters, Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Since: June 2019
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Delgado Community College - AA - General Studies
University of Southwestern Louisiana - BA - General Studies
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 19 Aug 89
1LT 10 Aug 92
CPT 18 Aug 96
MAJ 9 Sep 03
LTC 16 Jan 08
COL 15 Jan 13
BG 29 Jun 19

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jun 19 Present Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Joint Forces Headquarters, Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 15 Jun 19 J5, Joint Force Headquarters-Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 12 Jun 15 Deputy Commander, 139th Regional Support Group, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 10 Sep 12 J7, Joint Force Headquarters-Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 09 Sep 10 Deputy J5 (Chief of Plans), Joint Force Headquarters-Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 08 Sep 09 Chief of Staff, 225th Engineer Brigade, Baghdad, Iraq
Jan 06 Sep 08 Commander, 62nd Civil Support Team, Carville, Louisiana
May 03 Jan 06 Deputy Commander, 62nd Civil Support Team, Carville, Louisiana
May 02 May 03 Company Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 00 May 02 Survey Team Leader, 62nd Civil Support Team, Carville, Louisiana
Oct 96 Jan 00 USAR Control Group, IRR
Aug 96 Oct 96 Commander, Company E, 2-156th Infantry Company, Ville Platte, Louisiana
Sep 95 Aug 96 Executive Officer, Company C, 3-156th Infantry Battalion, Jennings, Louisiana
Oct 93 Aug 95 Assistant S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lafayette, Louisiana
May 92 Oct 93 Platoon Leader (Decontamination), Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lafayette, Louisiana
May 91 May 92 Executive Officer, Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lafayette, Louisiana
Nov 90 May 91 Chemical Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-156th Armor Battalion, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Jun 90 Nov 90 Platoon Leader (Decontamination), Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 90 Jun 90 Student, Chemical Officer Basic Course, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Sep 89 Jan 90 Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Chief of Staff, 225th Engineer Brigade, Baghdad, Iraq Sep 08 - Sep 09 Lieutenant Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with Bronze Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, “M” Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Louisiana Legion of Merit (with 3 Bronze Fleur-de-Lis)
Louisiana Cross of Merit (with 3 Bronze Fleur-de-Lis)
Louisiana Commendation Medal
Louisiana War Cross (with 1 Bronze Fleur-de-Lis)
Louisiana Cold War Victory Ribbon
Louisiana Emergency Service Ribbon (with 1 Gold and 2 Bronze Fleur-de-Lis)
Louisiana Longevity Ribbon (with 4 Bronze Fleur-de-Lis)
Louisiana General Excellence Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Fleur-de-Lis)
Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Louisiana

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2017 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

 

 

As of: 10 Jan 20

 

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