Top Black Offi cers in the U.S. Military
BRIG. GEN. DONNA MARTIN Commandant, United States Army Military Police School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Brigadier General Donna Martin has served as the Commandant of the United States Army Military Police School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, since July 14, 2017. Prior to that, she was the Deputy Commanding General for Operations, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, and Chief of Investigation, HQDA Inspector General Agency. She has commanded twice at the brigade
level, leading the 202nd Military Police Group (CID) followed immediately by the Rear Detachment, 18th Military Police Brigade. Other positions include Platoon Leader, 66th Military Police Company; Commander, Fort Belvoir Military Police Company; Executive Offi cer, 102d Military Police Detachment (CID); Executive Offi cer, 3d Military Police Battalion; Branch Chief, U.S. Pacifi c Command J34 Anti- terrorism/Force Protection Directorate; Commander of the 385th Military Police Battalion; and Inspector General, 3d Infantry Division. BG Martin graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1988. She is also a graduate of the U.S. Army War College.
BRIG. GEN. JONATHAN MCCOLUMN Chief of Sustainment, U.S. Army Central Command, Shaw Air Force Base, SC
Brig. Gen. Jonathan McColumn serves as the Chief of Sustainment, U.S. Army Central Command. In addition, he serves as the Senior Proponent Advisor (SPA) for Acquisition, U.S. Army Reserve. Recognized
as a distinguished military student and recipient of the General George C. Marshall Award, he graduated and was commissioned from Georgia Military College as a Second Lieutenant. Upon completing Georgia College and State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, he entered the U.S. Army. During his 31 years of service, he has served in multiple positions as a logistician and in the Acquisition Corps (Contracting). BG McColumn’s military education includes the Quartermaster Offi cer Basic Course, Combined Logistics Offi cer Advanced Course, Combined Arms Services and Staff School, Logistics Executive Development Course, the Army
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War College, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Aff airs - Senior Manager Course in National Security, Senior Acquisition Management Course, and Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology. He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), Level III Certifi ed in Contracting/Procurement, and Level I Certifi ed in Program Management. He has completed master degrees in business administration, education and strategic studies. In addition, he attended the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
BRIG. GEN. GREGORY D. MASON Assistant Adjutant General–Army, Missouri National Guard
Brig. Gen. Gregory D. Mason was assigned as the Assistant Adjutant General–Army, Joint Force Headquarters, Jeff erson City, MO, in February 2011. As the assistant adjutant general, his duties include assisting the adjutant general in the formulation, development and implementation of all programs and policies in the Missouri Army National Guard. He was commissioned a
second lieutenant through the Kansas Army National Guard Offi cer Candidate School in June 1987. He has held command leadership positions at the company, battalion, and brigade levels. Brig. Gen. Mason served as the senior intelligence offi cer for the 35th Engineer Brigade during Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2007–2008. The brigade conducted combat engineer operations throughout the central Iraq area of operations, including Baghdad. He received a master’s degree in strategic studies in 2007 from the Army War College.
BRIG. GEN. BARBARA LYNNE OWENS Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Brig. Gen. Barbara Lynne Owens is a 30-year veteran of the Army Reserve. As deputy commanding general of the largest human resources organization in the world, she ensures Human Resources Command provides the spectrum of human resources services to soldiers, veterans, retirees, and Army families. The command manages
soldier schooling, promotions, awards, records, transfers, appointments, benefi ts, and casualty aff airs—one agency managing soldiers’ entire careers from the day they enter basic training until retirement
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