National Guard
Brigadier General JEFFERY M. SMITH
  
Director, Joint Staff
Joint Force Headquarters
Montgomery, AL
Since: January 2023
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of North Carolina at Pembroke - BA - History
The University of Alabama - MS - Human Environmental Science
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Signal 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 8 May 93
1LT 28 May 96
CPT 14 Jan 00
MAJ 25 Jun 04
LTC 2 Mar 09
COL 5 Aug 15
BG 18 Jan 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jan 23 Present Director, Joint Staff , Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Sep 19 Nov 21 Commander, Alabama Army National Guard Training Center, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Oct 18 Sep 19 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Mar 16 Oct 18 Chief of Staff for Operations, 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Birmingham, Alabama and Operation SPARTAN SHIELD, Kuwait
Mar 15 Mar 16 Operations Officer, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Mobile, Alabama
Dec 11 Mar 15 Commander, 22nd Recruiting & Retention Battalion, Montgomery, Alabama
Sep 11 Nov 11 Mobilization Plans Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Aug 09 Jul 11 Commander, 1203rd Engineer Battalion, Dothan, Alabama
Jan 08 Jul 09 Mobilization Plans Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Jul 06 Jan 08 Plans Officer, 1169th Engineer Group, Huntsville, Alabama and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Oct 05 Jun 06 Force Integration Readiness Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Oct 04 Sep 05 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
May 04 Sep 04 Force Integration Readiness Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Sep 01 May 04 Commander, 167th Engineer Company (AFB), Demopolis, Alabama
Feb 01 Aug 01 Engineer Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 200th Engineer Battalion, Linden, Alabama
Aug 99 Jan 01 Plans Officer, 1203rd Engineer Battalion, Dothan, Alabama
Mar 99 Aug 99 Intelligence Officer, Joint Task Force Caribbean Castle, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic
Oct 96 Mar 99 Platoon Leader, 1204th Engineer Company, Slocomb, Alabama
Dec 93 Sep 96 Individual Ready Reserve
Jun 93 Dec 93 Student, Signal Officer Basic Course, B-442nd Signal Battalion, Fort Gordon, Georgia

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Director, Joint Staff , Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama Jan 23 - Present Brigadier General

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Chief of Staff for Operations, 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Operation SPARTAN SHIELD, Kuwait Jun 17 - May 18 Colonel
Plans Officer, 1169th Engineer Group, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq Jul 06 - Sep 07 Major
Intelligence Officer, Joint Task Force Caribbean Castle, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic Mar 99 - Aug 99 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
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 (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and "M" Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Alabama Distinguished Service Medal
National Emergency Medal (with 9/11 Clasp)
Faithful Service Medal - Alabama (with 4 Bronze St. Andrews Crosses)
Combat Action Badge
Recruiting and Retention Identification Badge (Basic)

 

 

As of: 9 Jul 25

 

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