National Guard
Brigadier General WILLIAM E. TEMPLE, V
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Joint Force Headquarters
St. Augustine, FL
Since: July 2023
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Central Florida - BS - Criminal Justice
Strayer University - MBA - Project Management
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Aviation Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 1 Jun 96
1LT 9 Apr 98
CPT 1 May 00
MAJ 31 Jan 06
LTC 16 Jun 11
COL 25 May 17
BG 26 Jul 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jul 23 Present Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida; dual-hatted, Mar 25 - Present, Deputy Commanding General - Army National Guard, United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Jul 23 Feb 25 Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida; dual-hatted, Aug 24 - Feb 25, Deputy Director, Multinational Security Support Interagency Working Group Haiti, Joint Staff, J-5, Pentagon, Virginia
Aug 21 Nov 21 Commander, 50th Regional Support Group, Operation ATLANTIC RESOLVE, Powdiz, Poland
Sep 19 Jan 21 Commander, 930th Digital Liaison Brigade, Detachment, Homestead, Florida
Sep 18 Sep 19 Deputy Director Chief’s Action Group, Office of the Chief National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, District of Columbia
Mar 16 Sep 18 Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Plans, and Training G3/5/7, Joint Force Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida
Sep 15 Mar 16 Operations & Training Officer & Army Aviation Support Facility Commander, Joint Force Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida
Nov 13 Sep 15 Army Aviation Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida
Oct 12 Nov 13 Aviation Systems Branch Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida
Jul 12 Oct 12 Aviation Operations Training & Standardization Branch Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida
Sep 10 Jul 12 Commander, 2-111th Airfield Operations Battalion, Starke, Florida
Sep 07 Sep 10 Air Traffic Control Officer/Executive Officer, 2-111th Airfield Operations Battalion, Starke, Florida and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Udari Army Airfield, Kuwait
Jan 07 Sep 07 Air Traffic Control Officer/Executive Officer, 11th Aviation Detachment, Starke, Florida
Nov 05 Jan 07 Aviation Safety Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida
Nov 04 Nov 05 Commander, E Company, 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion, Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 03 Nov 04 Commander, 1/642nd Aviation Intermediate Maintenance, Jacksonville, Florida
Jul 03 Dec 03 Special Staff, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7-101st Aviation, Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Mosul, Iraq
Apr 03 Jul 03 Deputy Brigade Commander, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Nov 02 Apr 03 Flight Platoon Leader, C/7-101st Aviation, Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Khandahar, Afghanistan
Oct 02 Nov 02 Executive Officer, A/7-101st Aviation, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Jan 01 Oct 02 Commander, C/2-13th Infantry, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Jun 00 Jan 01 Student Aviation Captain’s Career Course, B/1145th Aviation, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Jul 99 Jun 00 Platoon Leader, F/159th Aviation, Giebelstadt, Germany and Operation JOINT GUARDIAN, Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia
Oct 98 Jul 99 Assistant Logistics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5-158th Aviation, Giebelstadt, Germany and Operation ALLIED FORCE, Tirana, Albania
Jun 97 Oct 98 Flight Section Leader, A/5-159th Aviation, Giebelstadt, Germany and Operation JOINT GUARD, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jun 96 Jun 97 Student Aviation Officer Basic Course, A/13th Aviation, Fort Rucker, Alabama

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Director Chief’s Action Group, Office of the Chief National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, District of Columbia Sep 18 - Sep 19 Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 50th Regional Support Group, Operation ATLANTIC RESOLVE, Powdiz, Poland Aug 21 - Nov 21 Colonel
Air Traffic Control Officer/Executive Officer, 2-111th Airfield Operations Battalion, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Udari Army Airfield, Kuwait Jun 09 - May 10 Major
Special Staff, HHC/7-101st Aviation, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Mosul, Iraq Jul 03 - Sep 03 Captain
Flight Platoon Leader, C/7-101st Aviation, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Khandahar, Afghanistan Jan 03 - Mar 03 Captain
Platoon Leader, F/159th Aviation, Operation JOINT GUARDIAN, Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia Jan 00 - Mar 00 First Lieutenant
Assistant Logistics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5-158th Aviation, Operation ALLIED FORCE, Tirana, Albania Apr 99 - Jun 99 First Lieutenant
Detachment Commander, A/5-159th Aviation, Operation JOINT GUARD, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Apr 98 - May 98 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with V Device and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Kosovo Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
NCO Professional Development Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Florida Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Florida 20-Year Service Ribbon
Florida Service Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Florida State Active Duty Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Master Combat Infantryman Badge
Senior Army Aviator
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Driver and Mechanic Badge
The Army Staff ID Badge

 

 

As of: 20 Nov 25

 

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