National Guard
Brigadier General CHRISTOPHER T. PATTERSON
  
Assistant Chief of Staff, J-4 (Wartime)
United States Forces Korea
Seoul, Republic of Korea, AA
Since: September 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
The University of Tennessee - Martin - BS - Political Science
Grantham University - MBA - Project Management
United States Army War College - MS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Transportation 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 6 Aug 95
1LT 26 Aug 97
CPT 12 Jun 02
MAJ 12 Dec 08
LTC 29 Apr 14
COL 1 Oct 20
BG 1 Sep 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Sep 24 Present Assistant Chief of Staff, J-4 (Wartime), United States Forces Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, AA
Oct 20 Aug 24 Commander, 230th Sustainment Brigade, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Apr 18 Sep 20 Deputy Commander, 230th Sustainment Brigade, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 15 Mar 18 Commander, 176th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Johnson City, Tennessee
May 14 Nov 15 Support Operations Officer, 230th Sustainment Brigade, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jul 13 Apr 14 Transportation Officer, 230th Sustainment Brigade, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Aug 12 Jul 13 Assistant Operations Officer, 230th Sustainment Brigade, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 10 Aug 12 Support Operations Officer, 176th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Johnson City, Tennessee
Dec 08 Dec 09 Operations Officer, 130th Support Center (Corps RAOC), Oneida, Tennessee
Jul 05 Dec 08 Logistics Officer, 176th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Johnson City, Tennessee and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Buehring, Kuwait
Jun 02 Jun 05 Commander, 730th Quartermaster Supply Company, Johnson City, Tennessee and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Nov 01 May 02 Platoon Leader, 730th Quartermaster Supply Company, Johnson City, Tennessee
Nov 98 Nov 01 Platoon Leader/ Detachment Commander, Detachment 1, 1174th Transportation Company, Newbern, Tennessee
Aug 95 Oct 98 Platoon Leader, 1174th Transportation Company, Dresden, Tennessee

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Logistics Officer, 176th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Buehring, Kuwait Jul 07 - Apr 08 Captain
Commander, 730th Quartermaster Supply Company, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq Feb 03 - Jul 03 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with Campaign Star)
Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terror Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Tennessee Army National Guard War Service Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Tennessee Army National Guard Service Ribbon (with Bronze Veteran’s Star and 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Tennessee Army National Guard Volunteer Ribbon
Tennessee National Guard Outstanding Unit Performance Commendation
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
Mississippi Magnolia Medal
Mississippi Emergency Service Medal

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Sharp Business Systems - National Manager of Unified Communications Solutions Responsible for product and program management from design, marketing, training and selling of commercial class business Unified Communications solutions throughout the United States. Supervises a staff of three program managers and responsible for the sales and support of over $1.3 million in revenue per year and a margin of 60%. Position requires some travel within the United States to customer locations and branch office locations.


 

 

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