National Guard
Brigadier General ANDREW W. COLLINS
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Maryland Joint Force Headquarters
Baltimore, MD
Since: December 2023
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Carson Newman College - BA - English
Franklin University - MBA - Library & Information Science
United States Army War College - MA - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry 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 12 May 00
1LT 27 Nov 01
CPT 1 Oct 03
MAJ 27 Feb 08
LTC 25 Jul 12
COL 24 Jul 17
BG 16 Dec 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 23 Present Assistant Adjutant General, Maryland Joint Force Headquarters, Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 21 Dec 23 Commander, 58th Troop Command, Adelphi, Maryland
Mar 21 Nov 21 Commander, 70th Regiment, Gunpowder, Maryland
Feb 19 Feb 21 Chief of Staff - Army, Maryland Joint Forces Headquarters, Baltimore, Maryland
May 18 Feb 19 Chief of Operations (G3), Maryland Joint Force Headquarters, Reisterstown, Maryland
May 16 May 18 Deputy Chief of Operations (G3), Maryland Joint Force Headquarters, Reisterstown, Maryland
Aug 15 May 16 Executive Officer, 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, Towson, Maryland
Oct 14 Jul 15 Executive Officer, 58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Towson, Maryland
Jan 14 Sep 14 Training Division Chief - Army, Maryland Joint Force Headquarters, Reisterstown, Maryland
Feb 12 Jan 14 Commander, 115th Military Police Battalion, Salisbury, Maryland and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Kandahar City, Afghanistan
May 11 Jan 12 Deputy Inspector General, Maryland Joint Force Headquarters, Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 08 Apr 11 Deputy Commander, 32nd Civil Support Team, Fort Meade, Maryland
Sep 06 Apr 08 Operations Officer, 115th Military Police Battalion, Salisbury, Maryland
Feb 06 Aug 06 Commander, Company A, 1204th Aviation Support Battalion, Easton, Maryland
Jul 04 Feb 06 Senior Platoon Trainer, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia
Jul 03 Jul 04 Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Aug 02 Jul 03 Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Dec 01 Aug 02 Executive Officer, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
May 00 Dec 01 Platoon Leader, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 115th Military Police Battalion, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Kandahar City, Afghanistan Oct 12 - Sep 13 Lieutenant Colonel
Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq Oct 03 - Jan 04 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Presidential Unit Citation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal (Non-Article 5)
Maryland Commendation Medal
Maryland Outstanding Unit Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Maryland Emergency Services Ribbon (with Numeral 6)
Maryland Service Ribbon (with 2 Bronze Botonees)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Senior Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab

 

 

As of: 18 Jun 25

 

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