er, 61st Engineer Brigade, Dallas; com- mandant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 36th Infantry Division, Austin, Texas, and Sarajevo, Bosnia; G5, Head- quarters and Headquarters Company, 49th Armored Division, Dallas; and Ex- ecutive Officer, 3/49 Armored Division, Dallas. Decorations include the Bronze Star Medal and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. He earned a bachelor of science at the University of Texas at Arlington and a master of science degree, U.S. Army War College.
BRIG. GEN. RUFUS SMITH Commander, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Brig. Gen. 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 Of- ficer Candidate
School program. He has held leadership positions at the platoon, battery, battalion and brigade levels, including command of an air defense battery, a forward support 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 retention manager, G1 and G3/J357 for the Ohio National Guard. Smith com- mands the newest and largest brigade in Ohio. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in personnel management and indus- trial relations from Marietta College, a master's degree in administration from Central Michigan University and another in strategic studies from the Army War College.
BRIG. GEN. STEPHEN TWITTY Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Communications
International Security Assistance Force- Afghanistan
In March 2012, Brig. Gen. Stephen
Twitty left his position as deputy commanding gen- eral for operations at Fort Bliss for an assignment at the International Se- curity Assistance Force in Afghani-
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stan. He has deployed three times to Iraq; once as commander of the 3rd Battalion of the15th Infantry; as a commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, and a third as the chief of staff of 3rd Army. Twitty earned the Silver Star for valor. Other assignments include serving as joint chiefs intern in the Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy, strategic analyst and speechwriter for the deputy chief of staff for Opera- tions and Plans, and aide-de-camp to Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He is a 1985 distinguished military graduate with a bachelor’s degree in criminal law from South Carolina State University, a master's degree in public administration from Central Michigan University and another in national security strategy from National Defense University.
BRIG. GEN. NADJA WEST Deputy Chief of Staff for Support, United States Army Medical Command
Brig. Gen. Nadja West was assigned as the deputy chief of staff for support, United States Army Medical Command in June 2012. Prior, she served as the com- manding general, Europe Regional Medical Com- mand/Command Surgeon United
States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; and commander, Womack Army Medical Center. Her other key as- signments include director of Operations, J-3, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region Medical, Bethesda, Md.; com- mander, United States Army, Medical Department Activity; and chief, Depart- ment of Medicine and Dermatology Service, 18th Medical Command, 121st General Hospital, Eighth United States Army, Korea.
BRIG. GEN. DARRYL WILLIAMS Deputy Commanding General (Support), 2d Infantry Division
Eighth United States , Republic of Korea Brig. Gen. Darryl Williams served
as commanding general of the Warrior Transi- tion Command from May 2010 through to July 2012. He was also assistant surgeon general
for Warrior Care and Transition. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant of field artillery on graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in 1983. Upon com- pletion of the Field Artillery Officer Ad- vance Course, he served as an assistant operations officer for the XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery and battery commander for the 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment at Ft. Bragg, NC, during which he deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After re- deploying, he earned a master's in leader- ship development through the Dwight D. Eisenhower Program at the U.S. Military Academy, and served as the I-2 Company tactical officer, U.S. Corps of Cadets. He completed Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies earning a master's of military art and science degree. After serving as an Army aide to the President of the United States from 1998-2000, he was selected to command the 3rd Battal- ion, 16th Field Artillery. Next, he served as the Fourth Regimental tactical officer at West Point, NY. He earned a master's in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and was assigned as the chief of exercises, G3 in Heidelberg, Germany. Williams then commanded the 1st Armored Division Artillery and after two years deployed to Iraq as the fires and effects coordinator. He has also served as deputy director for Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, G-3/5/7.
BRIG. GEN. MICHAEL WILLIAMSON Joint Program Executive Officer for the Joint Tactical Radio System
Brig. Gen. Michael Williamson assumed his duties as joint program executive officer in March 2011. His acquisition experience began as a senior military software analyst at NATO's military headquarters. He then served as associate direc-
tor, Battle Command Battle Lab. After attending Command and General Staff College, he served as the chief of infor- mation technology, acquisition career management, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Ac- quisition Logistics and Technology. He was then selected as a congressional fel- low and served as a legislative assistant to a member of congress. After complet- ing the fellowship, he served as product
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