National Guard
Brigadier General COLBY B. WYATT
  
Director, Joint Staff - (OK)
Joint Force Headquarters
Oklahoma City, OK
Since: August 2022
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Northwestern State University, BS - Law
United States Air War College, MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Combined Arms and Services Staff School
Infantry Captain’s Career Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Air War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 11 Aug 96
1LT 3 Dec 98
CPT 6 May 03
MAJ 2 Mar 09
LTC 20 Jul 15
COL 26 Sep 19
BG 30 Nov 22

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Aug 22 Present Director, Joint Staff - (OK), Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Aug 22 Present Director of the Joint Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters Oklahoma City, OK
Aug 19 Jul 22 Commander, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Norman, Oklahoma
May 18 Aug 19 Executive Officer, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Norman, Oklahoma
Jun 17 May 18 Student, United States Air War College, Montgomery, Alabama
Jan 17 Jun 17 Commander, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma and OPERATION ATLANTIC RESOLVE, Yavoriv, Ukraine
Jul 15 Jan 17 Commander, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jul 13 Jul 15 S3, 1st Squadron 180th Cavalry, Durant, Oklahoma
Jul 12 Jul 13 Civil Affairs Officer, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 12 Jul 12 Assistant S3, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Norman, Oklahoma
Jun 11 Mar 12 Assistant S3 / Commander’s Unit Assessment Tool Coordinator, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Norman, Oklahoma and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, FOB Gamberi, Afghanistan
Jul 09 Jun 11 S3, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 08 Jul 09 Plans Officer, 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oct 08 Dec 08 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 08 Oct 08 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Bucca, Iraq
Jul 07 Jan 08 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
May 06 Jul 07 Officer Strength Manager, Oklahoma Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 05 May 06 S4, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jul 03 Mar 05 Commander, Company B 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Alva, Oklahoma
Jan 03 Jul 03 Commander, Company B 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Alva, Oklahoma and OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH / OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, (FWD), Kuwait/Iraq
Aug 02 Jan 03 Commander, Company B 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Alva, Oklahoma
Sep 00 Aug 02 Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Apr 00 Sep 00 Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jul 97 Apr 00 Rifle Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Cherokee, Oklahoma
Mar 97 Jul 97 Student, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Oct 96 Mar 97 Rifle Platoon Leader / Detachment Commander, Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Cherokee, Oklahoma
Aug 96 Oct 96 Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Ponca City, Oklahoma

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma and OPERATION ATLANTIC RESOLVE, Yavoriv, Ukraine Jan 17 - Jun 17 Lieutenant Colonel
Assistant S3 / Commander’s Unit Assessment Tool Coordinator, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Norman, Oklahoma and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, FOB Gamberi, Afghanistan Jun 11 - Mar 12 Major
Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Stillwater, Oklahoma and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Bucca, Iraq Jan 08 - Oct 08 Captain
Commander, Company B 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, Alva, Oklahoma and OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH / OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, (FWD), Kuwait/Iraq Jan 03 - Jul 03 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Superior Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Campaign Stars)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with Numeral 2)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass Device, “M” Device and Numeral 2)
NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
NATO Medal
Oklahoma Alfred P. Murrah Building Service Medal
Oklahoma State Active Duty Medal
Oklahoma Long Service Medal (30 Years)
Oklahoma Good Conduct Ribbon (with Numeral 5)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Ranger Tab
Pathfinder Badge
Air Assault Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
1. Administrative Officer, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
2. Self-employed pilot, Cherokee Air Services LLC, Cherokee, Oklahoma


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Member, American Legion, Cherokee, Oklahoma
Member, VFW Blackwing Post, Alva, Oklahoma
Board Member, Cherokee Airport Board, Cherokee, Oklahoma
Member, NGAUS
Life Member of 45th Infantry Division and 179th Infantry Regiment Associations
Life Member, Military Order of the Purple Heart
Member Order of Saint Maurice

 

 

As of: 23 Aug 24

 

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