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and squadron levels while serving in assignments at the battalion, squadron, and state area command as well as joint force headquarters level. General Harris’s recent assignments include chief of staff , deputy chief of staff for personnel, and commander, Task Force Lancer, Kosovo.
MAJ. GEN. TIMOTHY M. MCKEITHEN Deputy Director of the Army National Guard, Washington, DC
Maj. Gen. Timothy McKeithen assumed duties as the deputy director, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, on September 4, 2015. He guides development and implementation of programs and policies aff ecting the Army National Guard—a force of 350,000 citizen soldiers in 50 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia. Prior to that, Gen. McKeithen was Assistant Chief of Staff , G4, U. S. Army Central, Third Army,
C4 Combined Joint Task Force Land Components Command and CJ4 Combined Joint Task Force– Operation Inherent Resolve. He implemented sustainment policies, concept plans, and complete operation plans for deployment, redeployment, staging, and movement for 200,000 United States, coalition, and civilian forces. He also maintains readiness of equipment valued at $100 billion and $14 billion in contracts and coordinates with Department of State, Joint Chiefs of Staff , the Defense Logistics Agency Army Staff , and commands that enable integration of materiel fi elding, logistics, sustainment, acquisition, and technology in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. Gen. McKeithen received his commission from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, where he was named a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1985. Gen. McKeithen most recently served as Director of Logistics, J-4, Headquarters, North American Aerospace Defense Command.
MAJ. GEN. (RET.) ERROL R. SCHWARTZ Commanding General, Militia of the District of Columbia National Guard Maj. Gen. Errol Schwartz is commanding general of the Militia of the District of Columbia National Guard. He is responsible for operational readiness and command and control of the District of Columbia Army and Air National Guard units, with an authorized strength
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of 2,700 soldiers and airmen. Gen. Schwartz assumed duties as Commanding General, District of Columbia, in 2008. His military career started when he enlisted in the District of Columbia Army National Guard in 1976. He was commissioned in 1979 and appointed as a platoon leader in the 104th Maintenance Company. He served in many leadership positions as a staff offi cer and commander. Some of his previous assignments include Battalion Commander, 372nd Military Police Battalion; Deputy Director of Information Management; Director of Logistics; Commander, 74th Troop Command; and Deputy Commanding General, District of Columbia National Guard.
MAJ. GEN. ROBERT L. SHANNON, JR. Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard
Maj. Gen. Robert Shannon assists the adjutant general in providing oversight and supervision of headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard, staff and command of the 2,900 Georgia Air National Guard members serving in two fl ying wings, six geographically separated units, and a Combat Readiness Training Center. Additionally, he oversees the Georgia Air National Guard’s
Strategic Planning and Initiatives. He previously served as Director, Joint Staff for Joint Forces, Headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard. Gen. Shannon is a member of the steering committee for the Air National Guard’s Strategic Planning System. He is a charter member of the Joint Diversity Executive Council and serves as chair for the Special Emphasis Program. Shannon was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Offi cers’ Training Program in 1981. He was on active duty for seven years before transferring to the Georgia Air National Guard. Gen. Shannon is a Master Air Battle Manager. He has participated in numerous deployments while on active duty and in the Georgia Air National Guard to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Italy, England, Iceland, Canada, Japan, the Philippines, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Denmark, Norway, Germany, and Scotland.
Maj. Gen. A.C. Roper is the recipient of numerous community awards. In his civilian capacity, he is the Chief of the Birmingham Police Department.
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