National Guard
Brigadier General BRIAN F. WERTZLER
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Joint Force Headquarters
Frankfort, KY
Since: November 2022
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Eastern Kentucky University - BA - Speech: Organizational Communication
Touro University - MBA - Business Administration
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 4 Sep 92
1LT 3 Sep 95
CPT 24 Jun 98
MAJ 13 Nov 02
LTC 20 Jul 07
COL 12 Feb 12
BG 26 Sep 22

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Nov 22 Present Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky; dual-hatted, Jan 24 - Present, Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard for Field Artillery, Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Jul 21 Nov 22 Retired Reserve
Apr 21 Jun 21 Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Frankfort, Kentucky
Aug 14 Aug 18 United States Property & Fiscal Officer (USPFO) for Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky
Oct 11 Aug 14 Commander, 138th Fires Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
Sep 10 Oct 11 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky
Sep 08 Sep 10 Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 07 Sep 08 Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Dec 02 Feb 07 Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Sep 02 Dec 02 Personnel Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
Sep 01 Sep 02 Personnel Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky
Aug 00 Sep 01 Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky
Sep 98 Aug 00 Commander, A Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Carrollton, Kentucky
Apr 98 Sep 98 Fire Direction Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky
Oct 97 Apr 98 Executive Officer, B Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Aug 96 Sep 97 Recon Survey Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 21138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky
May 95 Jul 96 Fire Direction Officer, B Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Sep 92 Apr 95 Fire Support Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq Feb 07 - Sep 08 Lieutenant Colonel
Operations Officer/Team Chief, Embedded Training Team, Afghan National Army Infantry, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Jan 04 - Sep 04 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Star Device)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Star Device)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Star Device)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Combat Action Badge
NGB Identification Badge

 

 

As of: 5 Sep 25

 

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