National Guard
Major General TERI D. WILLIAMS
  
Special Assistant to the Director of the Army National Guard for United States Army Cyber Matters
Arlington, VA
Since: January 2025
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Case Western Reserve University - BA - Chemistry
University of Maryland - University College - MS - Information Technology
United States Naval War College - MA - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Signal Officer Basic Course
Engineer Captain's Career Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Naval War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 18 May 97
1LT 30 Jun 99
CPT 26 Nov 01
MAJ 16 Jan 08
LTC 15 May 15
COL 24 May 18
BG 1 Apr 22
MG 1 Jan 25

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jan 25 Present Special Assistant to the Director of the Army National Guard for United States Army Cyber Matters, Arlington, Virginia
Apr 22 Dec 24 Vice Director of Operations (CYBER), National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Nov 19 Mar 22 Commander, 91st Cyber Brigade, Virginia Army National Guard, Bowling Green, Virginia
Oct 18 Oct 19 Commander, Information Operations Support Center, 91st Cyber Brigade, Virginia Army National Guard, Fairfax, Virginia
Jun 17 Sep 18 Chief Information Officer (G6), Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
Jun 17 Mar 21 Director of Joint Communications and Information Technology, Ohio National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
May 16 Jun 17 Student, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
Sep 14 May 16 Commander, 112th Engineer Battalion, 16th Engineer Brigade, Brook Park, Ohio
Jan 13 Aug 14 Executive Officer, 16th Engineer Brigade, Columbus, Ohio
May 07 Jan 13 Signal Officer (S6), 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Columbus, Ohio and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Kuwait and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Sep 06 May 07 Commander, C Company, 37th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Springfield, Ohio
Jul 04 Aug 06 Signal Officer (S6), 612th Engineer Battalion, Walbridge, Ohio and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
May 04 Jul 04 Assistant Brigade Engineer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 112th Engineer Battalion, Brook Park, Ohio
Jan 03 May 04 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 112th Engineer Battalion, Brook Park, Ohio
Jan 02 Jan 03 Signal Officer (S6), 112th Engineer Battalion, Brook Park, Ohio
Jul 01 Dec 01 Personnel Officer (S1), 112th Engineer Battalion, Brook Park, Ohio
Aug 99 Jun 01 Platoon Leader, 112th Engineer Battalion, Brook Park, Ohio
Jun 99 Aug 99 Motor Officer, 112th Engineer Battalion, Brook Park, Ohio
Mar 98 Jun 99 Platoon Leader, Charlie Company, 124th Signal Battalion, 4ID, Fort Hood, Texas
Aug 97 Feb 98 Student, 1st Battalion, 428th Signal Battalion, Fort Gordon, Texas
Jun 97 Aug 97 Protocol Officer, Camp Challenge, Fort Knox, Kentucky

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Vice Director of Operations (CYBER), National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia Apr 22 - Dec 24 Brigadier General
Director of Joint Communications and Information Technology, Ohio National Guard, Columbus, Ohio Jun 17 - Mar 21 Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
S6, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Jan 12 - Sep 12 Major
Officer in Charge – Task Force Dragon Blade, Headquarters Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Oct 08 - Feb 09 Major
Signal Officer (S6), 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Kuwait and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Jan 08 - Sep 08 Major
S6, 612th Engineer Battalion, OPEATION IRAQI FREEDOM, CONUS Nov 04 - Jan 06 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device and Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Ohio Commendation Medal
Ohio Faithful Service Ribbon (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Chief of Cyber Operations/IOD, DHS CISA (Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) working remotely from Columbus, Ohio. Advises and informs senior leadership on national cybersecurity operations. Integrates and coordinates cyber operations across the nation.



 

 

As of: 17 Jun 25

 

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