National Guard
Brigadier General BRIAN D. BOBO
  
Director, Joint Staff - (MN) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
Joint Force Headquarters
St. Paul, MN
Since: November 2020
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  USMA

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
United States Military Academy - BS - History
University of Florida - MBA - Business Administration
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Armor Officer Basic Course
Combined Arms Service and Staff School
Infantry Officer Advanced Course
Ordnance Officer Advanced Course (RC)
Intermediate Level Education Course
United States Army War College, Defense Strategy Course
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 28 May 94
1LT 28 May 96
CPT 1 Jun 98
MAJ 27 Aug 04
LTC 7 Oct 10
COL 28 Apr 16
BG 1 Nov 20

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Nov 20 Present Director, Joint Staff - (MN) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Force Headquarters, St. Paul, Minnesota
Sep 18 Oct 20 Commander, 175th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Camp Ripley, Minnesota
Sep 15 Aug 18 J6, Joint Forces Headquarters, Minnesota Army National Guard, St Paul, Minnesota
Mar 14 Sep 15 Branch Chief, J-6 Computer Network Defense, Joint Forces Headquarters Minnesota, Minnesota Army National Guard, St Paul, Minnesota
Apr 13 Mar 14 Deputy J1, Joint Forces Headquarters Minnesota, Minnesota Army National Guard, St Paul, Minnesota
Jun 12 Apr 13 Battalion Commander, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, Minnesota Army National Guard, Camp Ripley, Minnesota
Jul 11 Jun 12 Battalion Commander, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, Kuwait
May 10 Jul 11 Battalion Commander, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, Minnesota Army National Guard, Camp Ripley, Minnesota
Aug 08 Apr 10 Brigade S-4, 175th Regional Training Institute, Minnesota Army National Guard, Camp Ripley, Minnesota
Jun 08 Aug 08 Battalion Executive Officer, 334th Brigade Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, Davenport, Iowa
Jun 07 May 08 Civil-Military Operations, 164th Engineer Battalion, Iraq
Aug 05 May 07 Battalion Executive Officer, 334th Brigade Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, Davenport, Iowa
Dec 03 Aug 05 Support Operations Officer, 334th Forward Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, Davenport, Iowa
May 03 Dec 03 S-2/3, 334th Forward Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, Davenport, Iowa
Dec 02 Apr 03 S-4, 334th Forward Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, Davenport, Iowa
Sep 00 Nov 02 Company Commander, B Company, 334th Forward Support Battalion, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jan 00 Aug 00 Brigade Battle Captain, 2nd Brigade, Iowa Army National Guard, Boone, Iowa
Nov 99 Dec 99 S-4, 334th Forward Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, Davenport, Iowa
Oct 98 Nov 99 Adjutant, 2-69 Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia
Jul 97 Feb 98 Executive Officer, D Company, 1-32 Armor, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
May 96 Jul 97 Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-32 Armor, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
Feb 95 May 96 Tank Platoon Leader, D Company, 1-32 Armor, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Battalion Commander, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, Kuwait Jul 11 - Jun 12 Lieutenant Colonel
Civil-Military Operations, 164th Engineer Battalion, Iraq Jun 07 - May 08 Major

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

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CIO/CISO), Greenway Health, Tampa, Florida. Responsible for the information technology and cyber operations strategy at Greenway, a healthcare services and EHR software company. Leads Greenway’s IT organization, overseeing the hosted environments of thousands of ambulatory healthcare practice customers and Greenway Health’s cloud migration strategy. Develops long-term strategies for stability, to protect assets, information, and technologies while mitigating risk for systems containing protected health information (PHI).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Certified Business Continuity Professional

 

 

As of: 27 Sep 21

 

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