National Guard
Major General BRYAN M. HOWAY
  
Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, NORAD/NORTHCOM for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, National Guard Bureau
Peterson Air Force Base, CO
Since: May 2025
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Louisville - BA - History
University of Louisville - MA - Secondary Education
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 22 Aug 93
1LT 21 Aug 96
CPT 9 Jul 01
MAJ 3 Oct 05
LTC 26 Mar 10
COL 11 Dec 14
BG 27 Sep 19
MG 26 May 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 25 Present Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, NORAD/NORTHCOM for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Mar 25 May 25 Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
Oct 24 Mar 25 Deputy Commanding General, 2nd Polish Corps (Poland), Krakow, Poland
Jul 24 Sep 24 Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
May 23 Jul 24 Commanding General, Division East, First United States Army, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Sep 19 May 23 Commander, Land Component Command, Frankfort, Kentucky; dual-hatted, May 2021 - January 2023, Deputy Commanding General, Division East, First United States Army, Fort Knox, Kentucky; dual-hatted, December 2020 - May 2021, Deputy Commanding General, Training Support Division (West), First United States Army, Fort Hood, Texas
Apr 19 Sep 19 Chief of Joint Staff, Kentucky Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky
Nov 17 Apr 19 Chief of Staff, Kentucky Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky
Jun 17 Nov 17 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (G3), Kentucky Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky
Jun 14 Jun 17 Commander, 75th Troop Command, Louisville, Kentucky
Aug 13 Jun 14 Executive Officer, 75th Troop Command, Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 12 Aug 13 Deputy Commander, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Louisville, Kentucky
May 10 Oct 12 Commander, 1/149th Infantry Battalion, Barbourville, Kentucky and Operation NEW DAWN, Balad, Iraq
Nov 07 Apr 10 Operations Officer, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Louisville, Kentucky
Jun 05 Oct 07 Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1/149th Infantry Battalion, Barbourville, Kentucky and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Mar 04 Jun 05 Air Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1/149th Infantry Battalion, Barbourville, Kentucky
Dec 01 Mar 04 Commander, C/1/149th Infantry Battalion, Ravenna, Kentucky and Operation JOINT FORGE, Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dec 00 Dec 01 Commander, E/1/149th Infantry Battalion, Somerset, Kentucky
Sep 99 Dec 00 Executive Officer, C/1/149th Infantry Battalion, Ravenna, Kentucky
Aug 93 Sep 99 Platoon Leader, C/1/149th Infantry Battalion, Ravenna, Kentucky

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 1/149th Infantry Battalion, Barbourville, Kentucky and Operation NEW DAWN, Balad, Iraq Jun 10 - Dec 10 Lieutenant Colonel
Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1/149th Infantry Battalion, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq Jun 06 - Sep 07 Major
Commander, C/1/149th Infantry Battalion, Ravenna, Kentucky and Operation JOINT FORGE, Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sep 02 - Sep 03 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, "M" Device and Numeral 2)
Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Atlantic Treaty Organizaation Medal
Master Combat Infantryman Badge
Ranger Tab
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Driver/Mechanic Badge

 

 

As of: 30 Jun 25

 

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