Major General Daniel E. Long Jr. assumed the duties of Adjutant General of Virginia on July 14, 2010. As the Adjutant General of Virginia, General Long was responsible for the combat readiness of units, and the administration and training of more than 8,600 Virginia Army and Air National Guard personnel.

General Long's previous assignments include Commander, Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), Fort Monroe, Virginia. The unit responds to catastrophic Chemical, Biological and Nuclear attacks in the Northern Command area of responsibility. Principal Assistant to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, responsible for formulating, and coordinating plans and support to the southwest border security mission. He also served as the senior military officer assigned to the Joint Iraq/Afghanistan Study Group and commanded Task Force Care/Katrina in Louisiana. He was the Deputy Director then Director of the Project and Contracting Office in Iraq from September 2004 to September 2005 and managed an $18.4 billion dollar reconstruction program. . He commanded the 29th Infantry Division (Light) from August 2002 to August 2004.

EDUCATION:

1991 Liberty University, Bachelor of Science (Magna Cum Laude), General Studies, Lynchburg, Virginia
1994 United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1967 - September 1970, Platoon Leader, Company D, 276th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fredericksburg, Virginia
2. September 1970 - November 73, Executive Officer, Company D, 276th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fredericksburg, Virginia
3. November 1973 - April 1974, Commander, Company D, 276th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fredericksburg, Virginia
4. April 1974 - February 1977, S2, 276th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Richmond, Virginia.
5. February 1977 - September 1977, S1, 276th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Richmond, Virginia
6. September 1977 - November 1978, S4, 276th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Richmond, Virginia
7. November 1978 - September 1979, S3, 276th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Richmond, Virginia
8. September 1979 - April 1983, Executive Officer, Company D, 276th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Richmond, Virginia
9. April 1983 - August 1985, S3, 176th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Richmond, Virginia
10. August 1985 - April 1990, Commander, 229th Engineer Battalion, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Fredericksburg, Virginia
11. April 1990 - Mar 1993, Executive Officer, 2nd brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light), A.P. Hill, Virginia
12. Mar 1993 - April 1995, Liaison Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, Virginia Army National Guard, Richmond, Virginia
13. April 1995 - September 1996, Commander, 2d Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia
14. October 1996 - November 1997, Chief of Staff, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
15. December 1997 - April 1998, Senior Tactical Advisor, Headquarters State Area Command, Attached to 29th Infantry Division (Light), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
16. April 1998 - September 2001, Assistant Division Commander - Maneuver, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
17. September 2001 - April 2002, Deputy Commander Stabilization Force (SFOR-10) Multi-National Division North (MND-N) Bosnia
18. April 2002 - August 2002, Assistant Division Commander - Maneuver, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
19. August 2002 - September 2004, Commander, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Virginia Army National Guard, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
20. September 2004 - March 2005, Deputy Director, Project and Contracting Office, Baghdad, Iraq, Department of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia.
21. March 2005 - September 2005, Director, Project and Contracting Office, Baghdad, Iraq, Department of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
22. September 2005 - December 2005, Commander, Task Force Command Katrina, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Department of Defense, Pentagon, District of Columbia
23. December 2005 - August 2006, Senior Military Officer/Economic Development and Infrastructure Lead, Iraq/Afghanistan Working Group, Department of Defense and Department of State, Arlington, Virginia
24. August 2006 - July 2007, Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau on Infrastructure Development/Southwest Border, Arlington, Virginia
25. July 2007 - July 2010, Commander, Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), Northern Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia
26. July 2010 - May 2014, The Adjutant General, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf)
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 Silver Hourglass Device and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
NATO Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Expert Infantryman Badge
Air Assault Badge
Ranger Tab

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Order of St. Maurice
Silver Order of the de Fleury Medal
Governor's National Service Medal
Massachusetts Meritorious Service Medal
Virginia National Guard Commendation Medal
Virginia Service Ribbon (9th Award)
Virginia Emergency Service Ribbon (3rd Award)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 26 September 1967
First Lieutenant ARNG 25 September 1970
Captain ARNG 14 December 1973
Major ARNG 10 January 1979
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 1 March 1986
Colonel ARNG 26 April 1993
Brigadier General (LINE) 21 May 1998
Major General (LINE) 19 November 2002