National Guard
Brigadier General MARK E. KALIN
  
Commander, Land Component Command
Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
Since: June 2022
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Westfield State University - BS - Biology
Massachusetts Maritime Academy - MS - Emergency Management
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS)
Syracuse University, National Security Studies Management Course (NSMC)
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Course
Reserve Component National Security Course
Advanced Joint Professional Military Education
Defense Strategy Course
Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard University
United States Army War College
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
CJCS Level IV Antiterrorism Executive Seminar
Army Strategic Education Program - Advanced (ASEP-A)
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 29 Jun 98
1LT 14 Jul 00
CPT 20 Mar 03
MAJ 16 Jan 08
LTC 20 Sep 13
COL 23 May 19
BG 30 Nov 22

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jun 22 Present Commander, Land Component Command, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts; dual-hatted, Jun 23 - Present, Deputy Commanding General, Division East, First United States Army, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Aug 21 May 22 Commander, Headquarters, 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Natick, Massachusetts
Dec 20 Jul 21 Commander, Headquarters, 51st Troop Command, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Jun 19 Dec 20 Chief, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Dec 18 May 19 Director, Domestic Operations Branch, Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Sep 16 Nov 18 Commander, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Melrose, Massachusetts
Jun 15 Sep 16 Chief, Training Division, Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Jun 14 May 15 Chief, Plans and Operations Division, Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Feb 13 May 14 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 79th Troop Command, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Jun 12 Jan 13 S4, Headquarters, 79th Troop Command, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Sep 11 Jun 12 Assistant S2, Headquarters, 79th Troop Command, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Jul 11 Sep 11 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Worcester, Massachusetts
Oct 10 Jul 11 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Kabul, Afghanistan
May 09 Oct 10 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Worcester, Massachusetts
Sep 08 Apr 09 Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Squadron, 182nd Cavalry Regiment, Melrose, Massachusetts
Oct 07 Aug 08 Deputy Commander, 1st Civil Support Team (WMD), Wellesley, Massachusetts
Dec 04 Oct 07 Operations Officer, 1st Civil Support Team (WMD), Wellesley, Massachusetts
Sep 03 Dec 04 Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, Greenfield, Massachusetts
Sep 02 Sep 03 Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, Pittsfield, Massachusetts and Operation Noble Eagle, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania
Mar 02 Sep 02 Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, Agawam, Massachusetts
Sep 01 Mar 02 Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jul 00 Sep 01 Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, Agawam, Massachusetts
Jun 98 Jun 00 Rifle Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Dual Status Commander, Joint Task Force Massachusetts, Joint Task Force Civil Support, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts Feb 22 - Mar 22 Colonel
Executive Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Kabul, Afghanistan Oct 10 - Jul 11 Major
Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, Pittsfield, Massachusetts and Operation Noble Eagle, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania Sep 02 - Sep 03 Captain
Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina Sep 01 - Mar 02 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hour Glass, M device, and Arabic Numeral 2)
NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Arabic Numeral 3)
NATO Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Meritorious Unit Commendation
German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
USA Excellence in Competition Badge, Bronze, Pistol
USA Excellence in Competition Badge, Bronze, Rifle

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Serves as the State Quartermaster for the Military Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Responsible for the care and custody of all National Guard armories, readiness centers, land, and installations held for military purposes and all other military property of the Commonwealth except property that, by law, is expressly entrusted to the keeping of others. The State Quartermaster shall be the adviser to the Military Division on all technical matters involved in the construction, alteration, and repair of all structures and installations intended for the use of the armed forces of the Commonwealth. Collaborates with the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security within the Commonwealth on National Guard facilities and property management. Collaborates with the National Guard Bureau and Construction and Facility Management Office to leverage federal and state funding for the betterment of all facilities. Clerk of the Armory Commission and Associate Commissioner of the Special Military Reservation Commission.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Member of the National Guard Association of the United States
Member of the National Guard Association of Massachusetts
Life Member of the National Infantry Association
Life Member of the US Army War College Foundation
Member of the Nichols College Graduate and Professional Studies Advisory Council
President of the Western Massachusetts Interscholastic Wrestling Officials Association

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Order of Saint Maurice, Centurion, National Infantry Association
Massachusetts Military Academy, Hall of Fame Inductee

 

 

As of: 10 Jun 24

 

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