to 2003, Brig. Gen. Smith commanded the 83rd Chemical Battalion, whose soldiers participated in operations around the Pentagon, and in Kuwait, Afghani- stan, Qatar, and Jordan. In addition, he commanded the 3rd Chemical Brigade and was the commandant of the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School.
BRIGADIER GENERAL RUFUS SMITH Commander, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade,
Brigadier
General Rufus Smith began his military career in 1978, when he enlisted in the Army as an active duty soldier. He transferred into the Ohio Army National Guard in 1982, and one year later received his commission through the Officer Candidate School program. He has held leadership posi- tions at the platoon, battery, battalion, and brigade levels, including command of an air defense battery, a forward sup- port battalion, a corps support group, and Air Defense Artillery Brigade. He has also held staff and administrative positions, including inspector general, military support officer, recruiting and re- tention manager, G1, and G3/J357 for the Ohio National Guard. Brig. Gen. Smith commands the newest and largest brigade in Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Personnel Management and In- dustrial Relations from Marietta College, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.
BRIGADIER GENERAL STEPHEN TWITTY Deputy Commanding General, 1st Armored Division
Brigadier
General Stephen Twitty is a 1985 Distinguished Mil- itary Graduate. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Law
from South Carolina State University, a
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Master’s degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Master’s degree in National Security Strategy from National Defense Uni- versity. Brig. Gen. Twitty’s assignments include serving as Joint Chiefs Intern in the Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy, strategic analyst and speech- writer for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, and Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He has deployed three times to Iraq, including once as Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 15th Infantry, a second deployment as Commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, and a third as the Chief of Staff of 3rd Army. Brig. Gen. Twitty earned the Silver Star for valor.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL DENNIS VIA Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command
Lieutenant
General Den- nis Via gradu- ated from Virginia State University in 1980 and received his commission as a Second Lieuten- ant in the Signal
Corps. He earned a Master’s degree from Boston University and is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College as well as the Army War College. Lieutenant General Via assumed duties as Deputy Commanding General of the Army Materiel Command in May 2011. Lt. Gen. Via also serves as Executive Director for Conventional Ammunition. Prior, he served as director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer (C4) Systems, J-6, The Joint Staff, Wash- ington, D.C. He was a principal advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on all C4 systems matters within the Department of Defense.
MAJOR GENERAL JOE M. WELLS Director, J2/6, Intelligence and Communication, National Guard Bureau
Major General Joe M. Wells’ prin- cipal duty is to advise the chief of the National Guard Bureau on intelligence and communication issues as they relate to security and readiness. Wells was com- missioned in 1982 into the Georgia Army
National Guard. Prior to receiving his commission, he served as an enlisted member for the 1st/30th, 3rd Infantry Divi- sion (Europe) and the 159th Mili- tary Intelligence Company, Dobbins, Air Reserve Base, Georgia. He earned Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration from both Bre- nau College and Georgia State Universi- ty. Additionally, he holds a Master of Arts in Strategic Intelligence from American Military University and a Master of Sci- ence in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.
BRIGADIER GENERAL NADJA Y. WEST, MD Commander, Europe Regional Medical Command
Brigadier
General West is a graduate of the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. She attended George Washington Univer- sity School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., where she earned her Doctorate of Medicine Degree. Brigadier General West is also a graduate of the National War College. Brigadier General West commanded McDonald Army Com- munity Hospital at Fort Eustis, Virginia and Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, prior to her current command. Other assignments include Chief, Dermatology Service, Heidelberg Army Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Division Surgeon, 1st Armored Division in Bad Kreuznach, Germany; Deputy Task Force Surgeon, deploying to Macedonia and Kosovo and Deputy Commander, Integration at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD where she became the first Army Officer to join the leadership team at the Medi- cal Center. Brigadier General West is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Academy of Family Practice.
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