National Guard
Brigadier General JERRY E. BAIRD, JR
  
Director, Central Command, Forward – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
United States Central Command
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, AA
Since: April 2025
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Mars Hill University - BS - Business Administration
North Carolina State University, MEd - Instructional Design, Training and Development

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
Military Police Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Air War College (AWC)
Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME-II

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 5 Aug 95
1LT 4 Aug 97
CPT 25 Jan 01
MAJ 3 Mar 06
LTC 1 Jan 12
COL 24 May 18
BG 1 Nov 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Apr 25 Present Director, Central Command, Forward – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United States Central Command, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, AA
Oct 24 Apr 25 Deputy Director, Civilian Protection Center of Excellence (CP COE), Arlington, Virginia
Nov 23 Sep 24 Deputy Commanding General, 82nd Airborne Division (FORWARD), Operation EUROPEAN ASSURE, DETER and REINFORCE, Jasoinka, Poland
Nov 23 Nov 23 Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard , Arlington, Virginia
Oct 20 Nov 23 Commander, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 19 Oct 20 Director of Joint Staff (Chief), North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
Jun 19 Nov 19 Branch Chief Safety, National Training Center Rotation, North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sep 17 Jun 19 Director, Human Resource Office, North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
May 17 Sep 17 Director Military Support J3/7, Joint Staff, North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 16 May 17 Counterdrug Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
Apr 16 Dec 16 State Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
Apr 14 Apr 16 Provost Marshal, National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, District of Columbia; also serving as, Deputy J34, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Jan 12 Apr 14 Commander, 105th Military Police Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina
Jan 12 Apr 14 State Training Officer, North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
Jun 10 Jan 12 Deputy Commander, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Raleigh, North Carolina
Jun 07 Jun 10 Brigade Training Officer, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 05 Jun 07 Officer Strength Management Chief, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sep 02 Oct 05 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 105th Military Police Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Bucca, Iraq
Dec 00 Sep 02 Petroleum Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 730th Quartermaster Support Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina
Nov 00 Dec 00 Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 30th Engineer Brigade, Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 98 Nov 00 Detachment 1 875th Engineer Company, 505th Engineer Battalion, Lexington, North Carolina
Sep 96 Nov 98 Platoon Leader and Detachment Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters Support Company (-), 505th Engineer Battalion, Mooresville, North Carolina

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Commanding General, 82nd Airborne Division (FORWARD), Operation EUROPEAN ASSURE, DETER and REINFORCE, Jasoinka, Poland Nov 23 - Sep 24 Brigadier General
Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 105th Military Police Battalion, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Bucca, Iraq Aug 04 - Oct 05 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
North Carolina Commendation Medal
North Carolina Achievement Medal
North Carolina State Active Duty Award (with Numeral 2)
North Carolina Service Award (with Gold Hornet Nest)
Combat Action Badge
Parachutist Badge
Army Basic Space Badge
Air Assault Badge
16th Military Police Brigade Combat Service ID Badge
18 Military Police Brigade Combat Service ID Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Adjunct professor for Western Carolina University since 2017. Providing undergraduate level instruction in courses such as the Introduction to Emergency Management and Legal Considerations, History of Terrorism, Introduction to Homeland Security, and The Study of Riots, Civil Unrest and Crowd Control.

 

 

As of: 13 Aug 25

 

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