National Guard
Major General RICHARD A. WHOLEY
  
Commander
263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command
Anderson, SC
Since: January 2025
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Clemson University - BS - Industrial Engineering
Webster University - MA - Computer Resources and Information Management

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Air Defense Artillery Officer Reclassification Course
United States Army War College, Fellowship, University of Texas

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 12 Apr 96
1LT 14 Jul 97
CPT 10 Jan 00
MAJ 9 Sep 04
LTC 2 Feb 09
COL 29 Feb 16
BG 6 Nov 21
MG 1 Jan 25

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jan 25 Present Commander, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Anderson, South Carolina; dual-hatted, Feb 23 - Feb 25, Deputy Commanding General, ARNG for Air Defense Artillery to the Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Nov 21 Dec 24 Deputy Commanding General, 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command, Anderson, South Carolina
Apr 19 Nov 21 Chief of Staff, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Anderson, South Carolina
May 16 Apr 19 Commander, 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Eastover, South Carolina and Germany
Jul 15 Apr 16 Assistant Chief of Staff for Information, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Anderson, South Carolina
Dec 12 Jun 14 Deputy Commander, 228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Aug 12 Nov 12 Operations Officer, 228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Nov 08 Jul 12 Commander, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Greenville, South Carolina and Iraq
Apr 07 Oct 08 Systems Control Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 228th Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jul 04 Mar 07 Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 151st Signal Brigade, Greenville, South Carolina
Sep 00 Jun 04 Commander, Company C, 151st Signal Brigade, Williamston, South Carolina and Kuwait
Jul 99 Aug 00 Personnel Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 151st Signal Brigade, Greenville, South Carolina
Dec 97 Jun 99 Platoon Leader, Company A, 151st Signal Brigade, Laurens, South Carolina
Apr 96 Nov 97 Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 151st Signal Brigade, Greenville, South Carolina

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Germany Feb 18 - Dec 18 Colonel
Commander, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Iraq Jul 10 - Aug 11 Lieutenant Colonel
Commander, Company C, 151st Signal Brigade, Kuwait Feb 03 - May 04 Captain

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

 

 

As of: 10 Sep 25

 

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