National Guard
Brigadier General ERIC J. RILEY
  
Deputy Director of Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization
Headquarters DA G-3/5/7
Washington, DC
Since: December 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo - BS - Ecology & Systematic Biology
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  Spanish

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 11 Dec 93
1LT 15 Apr 97
CPT 7 May 00
MAJ 30 Dec 05
LTC 7 Oct 10
COL 2 Jun 17
BG 13 Apr 21

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 24 Present Deputy Director of Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization, Headquarters DA G-3/5/7, Washington, District of Columbia
Jan 24 Nov 24 Commander, Land Component Command, Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Oregon
Jun 23 Jan 24 Deputy Commanding General, Forward, Main Command Post-Operational Detachment, Task Force Mountain, Operation EUROPEAN ASSURE DETER and REINFORCE, Jasoinka, Poland
Mar 21 Jun 23 Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Oregon; dual-hatted, March 2023-November 2024, Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard-United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia
Apr 17 Mar 21 Commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Clackamas, Oregon and Operation JOINT GUARDIAN, Kosovo
Jul 14 Mar 17 Operations Officer (S3), 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Clackamas, Oregon
Feb 13 Jul 14 Assistant Chief of Staff, Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Oregon
Apr 10 Feb 13 Commander, 2d Battalion 162nd Infantry Regiment, Springfield, Oregon
Oct 05 Apr 10 Operations Officer (S3), Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Springfield, Oregon and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Sep 04 Sep 05 Commander, Company A, 2d Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Eugene, Oregon and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Jul 03 Sep 04 Air Operations Officer (S3 Air), Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion 162nd Infantry Regiment, Cottage Grove, Oregon and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Feb 03 Jul 03 Assistant Operations Officer (S3), Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 186th Infantry Regiment, Ashland, Oregon
Oct 00 Feb 03 Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion 186th Infantry Regiment, Ashland, Oregon and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Sinai
Mar 00 Sep 00 Logistics Officer (S4), Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 186th Infantry Regiment, Ashland, Oregon
Oct 98 Mar 00 Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion 186th Infantry Regiment, Grants Pass, Oregon
May 98 Sep 98 Executive Officer, Company A, 1st Battalion 186th Infantry Regiment, Medford, Oregon
Dec 97 May 98 Executive Officer, Company B, 1st Battalion 184th Infantry Regiment, Lodi, California
Jul 97 Dec 97 Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battalion 184th Infantry Regiment, Marysville, California
Sep 96 Jul 97 Platoon Leader, Company B, 1st Battalion 184th Infantry Regiment, Lodi, California
Feb 96 Aug 96 Platoon Leader, Company D, 2d Battalion 159th Infantry Regiment, San Jose, California
Dec 93 Feb 96 Reserve Forces Duty Selectee, United States Army Reserve Control Group, Saint Louis, Missouri

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Commanding General, Forward, Main Command Post-Operational Detachment, Task Force Mountain, Operation EUROPEAN ASSURE DETER and REINFORCE, Jasoinka, Poland Jun 23 - Jan 24 Brigadier General
Commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Operation JOINT GUARDIAN, Kosovo Mar 20 - Nov 20 Colonel
Operations Officer (S3), Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq May 09 - Apr 10 Major
Commander, Company A, 2d Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq Apr 05 - Sep 05 Captain
Air Operations Officer (S3 Air), Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion 162nd Infantry Regiment, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq Oct 03 - Sep 04 Captain
Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion 186th Infantry Regiment, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Sinai May 02 - Feb 03 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 3 Bronze Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and "M" device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
Multinational Force and Observers Medal
Oregon Emergency Service Award
Oregon Superior Soldier Award
Oregon Faithful Service Award (with Silver Hourglass, "M" Device)
California State Service Ribbon (with Bronze Diamond)
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Owner/Operator of North Fork Solutions, LLC – Natural Resource Consulting. A privately owned business that provides consulting services to private, non-profit, and government natural resources entities. Specializes in project development and management, strategic planning, organizational facilitation and development, and general natural resource advising.

 

 

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