National Guard
Brigadier General TOD M. FENNER
  
Commander, Land Component Command
Centennial, CO
Since: August 2023
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Mary - BS - Computer Information Systems and Business
Colorado Technical University - MS - Management
National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) - MS - Government Information Leadership

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Signal Officer Basic Course
Signal Officer Advanced Course
Space Operations Qualification Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Information Operations Qualification Course
National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC)
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 24 Jan 96
1LT 9 Feb 99
CPT 1 Jul 00
MAJ 10 Jan 07
LTC 1 Nov 12
COL 23 May 19
BG 26 Aug 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Aug 23 Present Commander, Land Component Command, Centennial, Colorado
Jun 21 Present Commander, Theatre Special Operations Detachment – Korea, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado
Oct 18 Jun 21 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company,168th Regiment Regional Training Institute, Ft. Carson, Colorado
Jun 18 Oct 18 Space Support Element Team Chief, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York
May 17 Jun 18 Army Staff Division Chief, Colorado Joint Forces Headquarters, Centennial, Colorado
Jan 15 May 17 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 117th Space Battalion, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 14 Jan 15 Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 89th Troop Command, Denver, Colorado
Nov 12 Feb 14 Information Operations Strategic Planner, Colorado National Guard USNORTHCOM Mobilization Augmentation Element, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nov 11 Nov 12 Operations and Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 117th Space Battalion, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nov 10 Nov 11 Commander, 1158th Space Company, 117th Space Battalion, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Aug 06 Nov 10 Team Leader Army Space Support Team, 217th Space Company, 117th Space Battalion, Colorado Springs, Colorado and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Al Asad, Iraq, later OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Dec 04 Aug 06 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Colorado Army National Guard Space Support Battalion, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 01 Dec 04 Information Operations Planner, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Colorado Army National Guard Space Support Battalion, Colorado Springs, Colorado and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Aug 00 Feb 01 Operations Officer, 140th Signal Company, 89th Troop Command, Denver, Colorado
Oct 98 Aug 00 Platoon Leader, 140th Signal Company, 89th Troop Command, Denver, Colorado
Aug 97 Oct 98 Computer and Electronics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation, Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 96 Aug 97 Computer and Electronics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation, Bismarck, North Dakota

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Team Leader Army Space Support Team, 217th Space Support Company, 117th Space Battalion, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kandahar, Afghanistan Oct 09 - Mar 10 Major
Team Leader Army Space Support Team, 217th Space Company, 117th Space Battalion, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Al Asad, Iraq Jul 09 - Oct 09 Major
Information Operations Planner, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Colorado Army National Guard Space Support Battalion, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Colorado Springs, Colorado Nov 01 - Nov 02 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Campaign Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Army Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Master Space Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Solution Architect for Nelnet Diversified Solutions. Responsible for setting the technical direction and leading enterprise wide technology initiatives for an organization with over 250 million in annual revenue and a worldwide customer base across private, public and government sectors.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of Colorado
Toastmasters International
2015, Competent Communicator, Toastmasters International
2017, Competent Leader, Toastmasters International

 

 

As of: 16 Aug 24

 

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