Top Black Offi cers in the U.S. Military
BRIG. GEN. MICHAEL E. LANGLEY Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff
Brig. Gen. Michael Langley is currently serving as Assistant Deputy Commandant, Programs and Resources (Programs). He previously served as Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff . Prior to that, he was Senior Adviser, 215th Corps, Regional Command (Southwest), Afghanistan. While deployed to Afghanistan from November 2008 to August 2009,
Brig. Gen. Langley received a Bronze Star medal for meritorious service in combat operations while serving as the senior mentor to the commanding general of the 201st Corps. He was the offi cer in charge for the Special Operations Training Group for III Marine Expeditionary Force. He also served as Commander, Regional Corps Advisery Command– Central, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. “Langley created a comprehensive mentoring program that transformed the 201st Corps into war fi ghting that successfully executes counterinsurgency operations,” states the citation. Langley, a Fort Worth, TX, native, was also described as “an exemplary leader, a role model” and praised for “establishing personnel standards in the critical areas of accountability and preparation for combat,” which are hallmarks of his leadership.
BRIG. GEN. CRAIG TIMBERLAKE Director, Manpower Management Division
Brig. Gen. Craig Timberlake enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1977 and was promoted to staff sergeant in January 1982. Two years later, he was commissioned through the Enlisted Commissioning Program in August 1984. He was promoted to brigadier general in January 2011. Timberlake’s assignments in the operating forces include platoon commander and company executive offi cer, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines; company
commander, operations offi cer, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines; regimental operations offi cer, 1st Marines; and inspector and instructor, 23rd Marines. His other assignments in the supporting establishment include platoon commander and company commander. Headquarters and staff assignments include action offi cer, Manpower Equal Opportunity Branch, and plans offi cer and deputy, J-54, U.S. Pacifi c Command.
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Timberlake’s military education includes Amphibious Warfare School, Command and Staff College, and the Naval War College. He has also earned master’s degrees in military studies and in national security and strategic studies.
BRIG. GEN. TERRY WILLIAMS Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting Region Brig. Gen. Terry Williams was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1986 after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of California in Los Angeles. Brig. Gen. Williams has served throughout Marine Air–Ground Task Force, with command and staff assignments from platoon/company commander at 3rd Combat Engineer
Battalion to series commander and battalion adjutant, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot. He has also served as an engineer offi cer and as an offi cer in various areas, such as ground operations, operations, and logistics. From June 2013 to June 2014 he served as director of public aff airs. In March 2014 Headquarters Marine Corps Public Aff airs and Combat Camera, Offi ce of U.S. Marine Corps Communication, were both consolidated under the Directorate, Offi ce of U.S. Marine Corps Communication. He assumed duties as the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting Region in June 2014.
The military organization we know today as the National Guard came into existence with a direct declaration on Dec. 13, 1636, when the Massachusetts General Court in Salem established that all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60 were required to join the militia.
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