National Guard
Brigadier General WAYNE W. DON
  
Director, Joint Staff - (AK) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
Joint Base Elemendorf Richardson, AK
Since: February 2020
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Alaska Fairbanks - BA - Criminal Justice
University of Alaska Fairbanks - MBA - Management
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Combined Arms and Services Staff School
Infantry 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 6 May 94
1LT 28 May 96
CPT 1 Jun 98
MAJ 7 Dec 04
LTC 30 Sep 11
COL 25 May 17
BG 14 Jan 21

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Feb 20 Present Director, Joint Staff - (AK) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Base Elemendorf Richardson, Alaska
Feb 19 Feb 20 Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Alaska Army National Guard, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska
Aug 18 Jan 19 Directorate of Plans, Training and Mobilizations (DPTM), G3, Joint Force Headquarters, Alaska Army National Guard, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska
Nov 17 Jul 18 Directorate of Plans, Training and Mobilizations (DPTM), G3, JFHQ, Alaska Army National Guard, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska
Sep 16 Nov 17 Deputy United States Property and Fiscal Officer, Alaska Army National Guard, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska
Sep 13 Aug 16 Commander, 103rd Civil Support Team, Alaska Army National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Jul 13 Aug 13 Student, Civil Support Skills Course, United States Army Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Nov 11 Jun 13 Brigade Executive Officer, Headquarters Company 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Alaska Army National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska; dual hatted, November 2011- April 2013, Alaska Mongolia State Partnership Officer, Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Alaska Army National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Jun 10 Oct 11 Alaska Mongolia State Partnership Officer, Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Alaska Army National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Aug 09 May 10 Staff Advisor Liaison Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force, United States Forces Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kabul, Afghanistan
Dec 08 Jul 09 Logistics Officer, Alaska Army National Guard Regional Training Institute, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Mar 07 Nov 08 Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), Saint Louis, Missouri
Sep 05 Feb 07 Battalion Operations Officer, Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion, 297th Infantry, Alaska Army National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Jul 05 Aug 05 Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), Saint Louis, Missouri
Jun 01 Jun 05 Assistant Professor of Military Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 4th Reserve Officer Training Corps Region, Fairbanks, Alaska
Dec 99 May 01 Rifle Company Commander, Alpha Company 3rd Battalion, 502ndInfantry, 2nd Brigade, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Aug 98 Nov 99 Battalion Logistics Officer Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Mar 98 Jul 98 Student, United States Army Infantry School, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Benning, Georgia
Mar 97 Feb 98 Scout Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry,1st Brigade, Friedberg, Germany and OPERATION JOINT GUARD, Tuzla, Bosnia Herzevogina
Oct 94 Feb 97 Rifle Platoon Leader Delta Company 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Brigade, Kirchgoens, Germany and OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR, Brcko, Bosnia Herzegovina

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Staff Advisor Liaison Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force, United States Forces Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kabul, Afghanistan Aug 09 - May 10 Major
Scout Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry,1st Brigade, OPERATION JOINT GUARD, Tuzla, Bosnia Herzevogina Sep 97 - Feb 98 First Lieutenant
Rifle Platoon Leader, Delta Company 3rd Battalion 5th Cavalry 1st Brigade, OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR, Brcko, Bosnia Herzegovina Dec 95 - Nov 96 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Superior Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal (with 1 Service Star)
Alaska Commendation Medal
Alaska State Partnership Program Medal
Expert Infantryman Badge
Ranger Tab
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Serve on the Board of Directors of two Alaska Native tribally owned corporations in Alaska with diverse business interests in Alaska and the Continental United States.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Alaska National Guard Officers Association, Life Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9785, Life Member
United States Army Infantry Association, Life Member
Alaska Native Veterans Association, Life Member
Museum of the American Indian, Committee Member
University of Alaska Fairbanks Alumni Association, Life Member

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2013, Inducted as Centurion, Order of Saint Maurice – United States Army Infantry Association
2011, Finalist, Indigenous Leadership Award- EcoTrust
2011, American Marshall Memorial Fellow-German Marshall Fund of the United States
2009, Top Forty Under 40-Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and Alaska Journal of Commerce
2009, Top Forty Under 40, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development

 

 

As of: 15 Apr 21

 

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