National Guard
Brigadier General EDWARDS S. LITTLE, JR
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Department of Military & Veteran Affairs
Annville, PA
Retired
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Gettysburg College - BA - History
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Chemical Officer Basic Course
Chemical Officer 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 14 May 89
1LT 11 Jun 91
CPT 1 Dec 93
MAJ 22 Feb 01
LTC 22 Jun 09
COL 1 Jun 17
BG 30 Jul 20

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Mar 19 Sep 22 Assistant Adjutant General, Annville, PA
Jun 17 Mar 19 Commander, Headquarters Company, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Apr 16 May 17 Executive Officer, 213th Regional Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Oct 12 Mar 16 Commander, 2nd Battalion, 166th Regiment, Annville, Pennsylvania
Feb 11 Sep 12 CBRN Officer, Operations Company, Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
May 09 Jan 11 Chemical Officer, Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Jul 06 Apr 09 Tactical Chemical Operations Officer, 28th Infantry Division Tactical Command Posts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 05 Jul 06 Chemical Officer/Chief of Plans, Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade (Mechanized), 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pennsylvania and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Apr 03 Jan 05 Operations Officer, 28th Infantry Detachment, Rear Tactical Operations Center (RTOC), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Jul 02 Apr 03 I & III Corps Liaison Officer, Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and OPERATION JOINT FORGE, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jan 01 Jul 02 Operations Officer, 28th Infantry Detachment, Rear Tactical Operations Center (RTOC), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mar 97 Jan 01 Chemical Officer, 28th Infantry Detachment, Rear Tactical Operations Center (RTOC), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 94 Mar 97 USAR Control Group
Nov 93 Aug 94 Transportation Officer/Assistant S4, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Georgia
Oct 92 Nov 93 Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Georgia
Jan 92 Oct 92 Platoon Leader, Headquarters, 324th Support Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia
Dec 89 Jan 92 Assistant S3, Headquarters, 4th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, Fort Benning, Georgia, and Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
Jun 89 Dec 89 Adjutant General Replacement Detachment, Fort Benning, Georgia
May 89 Jun 89 USAR Control Group

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Chemical Officer/Chief of Plans, Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade (Mechanized), 28th Infantry Division, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq Jan 05 - Jul 06 Major
I & III Corps Liaison Officer, Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Division, OPERATION JOINT FORGE, Bosnia-Herzegovina Jul 02 - Apr 03 Major
Assistant S3, Headquarters, 4th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Dec 89 - Jan 92 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Navy Unit Commendation (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Washington DC Community Service Ribbon
Pennsylvania Service Medal
Pennsylvania Twenty Year Service Medal
Pennsylvania Major General Thomas R. White Jr. Medal
Pennsylvania General Thomas J. Stewart Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Pennsylvania Governor's Unit Citation
Parachutist Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Deputy Director Keystone State Challenge Academy since July 2020 with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs at Ft. Indiantown Gap

 

 

As of: 9 Dec 21

 

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