National Guard
Major General SHAWN R. SATTERFIELD
  
Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Special Operations Command
MacDill AFB, FL
Since: May 2023
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Southeast Missouri State University - BS - Criminal Justice
United States Army War College - MA - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Special Forces Qualification Course
Military Police Captains Career Course
Intermediate Level Education
United States Army War College
United States Army Command and General Staff College, Brigade Pre-Command Course
United States Army War College, Senior Leader Seminar
Combined/Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander Course (C/JFSOCC)
Syracuse National Security Management Course
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  Spanish

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 14 Dec 90
1LT 25 Jul 94
CPT 10 Oct 97
MAJ 24 Mar 05
LTC 23 Apr 12
COL 1 May 17
BG 28 Aug 20
MG 13 Dec 22

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 23 Present Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida
Aug 20 Apr 23 Commander, Special Operations Command, NORTH, Peterson AFB, CO
Aug 18 Jul 20 Group Commander, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Birmingham, Alabama
Aug 16 Jul 18 Commander, Special Operations Detachment – Central, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Jul 15 Jul 16 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Jun 14 Nov 14 Deputy Commander, Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq
May 12 Jun 15 Commander, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Payne, Alabama and Iraq
Apr 10 Apr 12 Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Elliot, Mississippi and Central America
Jun 09 Mar 10 Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Elliot, Mississippi and Afghanistan
Nov 04 Jan 09 Operations Officer, Special Operations Detachment S, Homestead AFB FL, Colombia
Jan 03 Oct 04 Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Elliott, Mississippi and Afghanistan
Jan 02 Dec 02 Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha Commander, D Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado and Kosovo
Mar 01 Dec 01 Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Elliott, Mississippi
Jul 95 Mar 01 Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha Commander, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Chicago, Illinois
Jul 94 Jul 95 Detachment Executive Officer, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Chicago, Illinois
Apr 94 Jul 94 Detachment Commander, A Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Belton, Missouri
Sep 91 Apr 94 Infantry Officer Basic Course / Special Forces Selection Course / SF Qualification Course / SF Functional Language Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
Dec 90 Sep 91 USAR Training Detachment

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Special Operations Command, NORTH, Peterson AFB, CO Aug 20 - Apr 23 Major General
Deputy Commander, Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq Jun 14 - Nov 14 Lieutenant Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Iraq Jun 14 - Nov 14 Lieutenant Colonel
Company Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Central America Jun 11 - Apr 12 Major
Company Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Afghanistan Jun 09 - Mar 10 Major
Operations Officer, Special Operations Detachment S, Homestead AFB FL, Colombia May 07 - Jun 08 Major
Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Afghanistan Jan 03 - Nov 03 Captain
Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha Commander, D Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Kosovo Jan 02 - Dec 02 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Campaign Stars)
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War On Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with a Gold Hourglass, “M” Device and Numeral 3)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 5)
United Nations Medal
Combat Infantry Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Special Forces Tab
Army Superior Unit Award
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Assistant Director (Lieutenant), Missouri State Highway Patrol, Division of Drug and Crime, Jefferson City, Missouri

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
St. Michael’s Airborne Association
National Guard Association of Alabama

PUBLICATIONS
Published article in Special Warfare Magazine October 2012

 

 

As of: 28 Mar 25

 

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