National Guard
Brigadier General ROBERT J. PAYNE
  
Director, Joint Staff
Joint Force Headquarters
Jefferson City, MO
Since: November 2023
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Missouri University of Science & Technology - BS - Civil Engineering
Webster University - MS - Environmental Management
National Defense University, National War College - MS - National Security Strategy

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Chemical Officer Basic Course
Chemical Officer Captain’s Career Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
National War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 17 May 97
1LT 30 Nov 98
CPT 1 Dec 00
MAJ 13 Feb 06
LTC 1 Dec 12
COL 23 May 19
BG 1 Nov 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Nov 23 Present Director, Joint Staff , Joint Force Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri
Sep 21 Aug 23 Deputy Adjutant General/Director of the Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri
Aug 19 Sep 21 Joint Director of Military Support, Joint Force Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri
Nov 18 Aug 19 Deputy Commander, 35th Military Police Brigade, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Apr 18 Nov 18 Deputy Commander, 70th Troop Command, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Jul 17 Apr 18 Executive Officer, 70th Troop Command, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Jul 16 Jul 17 Student, National War College, Washington, District of Columbia
Jan 14 Jul 16 Commander, 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Jefferson City, Missouri
Jun 12 Jan 14 Training Division Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri
Aug 10 Jun 12 Training Facility Staff Officer, Army National Guard Training Division, Arlington, Virginia
Mar 09 Aug 10 Deputy State Training Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri
Apr 08 Mar 09 Chief of Operations, 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Kansas City, Missouri, and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
Apr 05 Apr 08 Deputy Commander, 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Oct 04 Apr 05 Operations Officer, 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Oct 01 Oct 04 Survey Team Leader, 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
May 00 Oct 01 Commander, 112th Chemical Reconnaissance Detachment, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington
Jun 99 May 00 Commander, 112th Chemical Reconnaissance Detachment, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Aug 98 Jun 99 Service Detachment Commander, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Dec 97 Aug 98 Chemical Officer, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Joint Director of Military Support, Joint Force Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri Aug 19 - Sep 21 Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Chief of Operations, 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo Jun 08 - Mar 09 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Kosovo Campaign Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge

 

 

As of: 9 Jul 25

 

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