National Guard
Brigadier General MURRAY E. HOLT, II
  
Director, Joint Staff
Joint Force Headquarters
Charleston, WV
Since: October 2021
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
West Virginia State University - BS - Business Administration
West Virginia University - MS - Business Administration
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Adjutant General Officer Basic Course
Engineer 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 11 May 90
1LT 30 May 93
CPT 30 Jun 97
MAJ 19 May 04
LTC 13 Jul 09
COL 25 Sep 15
BG 1 Sep 20

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 21 Present Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia; dual-hatted, Apr 23 - Present, Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, United States Army Maneuver Support Center of Exce, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Sep 20 Sep 21 Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia and COVID-19 Response, Charleston, West Virginia
Feb 20 Aug 20 Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia and COVID-19 RESPONSE, Charleston, West Virginia
Feb 18 May 20 Commander, 111th Engineer Brigade, Red House, West Virginia
Jul 15 Jan 18 Chief of Staff for Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia
Oct 12 Jul 15 Commander, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Nov 11 Oct 12 Executive Officer, 111th Engineer Brigade, Red House, West Virginia
Oct 09 Nov 11 Operations Officer, 111th Engineer Brigade, Red House, West Virginia
Jun 07 Oct 09 Procurement/Budget Officer, 111th Engineer Brigade, Red House, West Virginia and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Aug 04 Jun 07 Logistics Officer, 111th Engineer Group, Red House, West Virginia
Feb 04 Aug 04 Engineer Equipment Officer, 111th Engineer Group, Red House, West Virginia
Dec 01 Jan 04 Construction Management Officer, 111th Engineer Group, Red House, West Virginia and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and Iraq
Jan 98 Dec 01 Environmental Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia
Apr 97 Jan 98 Commander, Detachment 1, 196th Public Affairs, Charleston, West Virginia
Sep 96 Mar 97 Platoon Leader, 3664th Maintenance Company, Red House, West Virginia
Jul 91 Aug 96 Press Officer, 153rd Public Affairs Detachment, Charleston, West Virginia
May 90 Jul 91 Platoon Leader, Alpha Company, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, Gassaway, West Virginia

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Joint Task Force Commander, West Virginia National Guard COVID-19 Response, Joint Forces Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia Sep 20 - Brigadier General
Joint Task Force Commander, West Virginia National Guard COVID-19 RESPONSE, Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia Mar 20 - Aug 20 Colonel
Procurement/Budget Officer, 111th Engineer Brigade, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq Aug 07 - Jun 08 Major
Construction Management Officer, 111th Engineer Group, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and Iraq May 03 - Jan 04 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 2 Silver 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 Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)

 

 

As of: 11 Sep 25

 

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