# Timothy P. Williams

Timothy Paschal Williams is a retired United States Army major general, and a former Adjutant General of Virginia. As adjutant general, he commanded the Virginia Army National Guard, Virginia Air National Guard, and the Virginia Defense Force. Williams is the co-author of, Let’s Go! The History of the 29th Infantry Division 1917–2001.

## Education

A native of Richmond, Virginia, in 1985 he received his bachelor's degree in Management Science from Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business in Blacksburg, Virginia and earned a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University in 1989. A graduate of the US Army War College, Williams earned a Masters in Strategic Studies in 2006 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

## Military career
### ROTC and U.S. Army Service

Williams was commissioned as a Field Artillery 2nd Lieutenant upon graduation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1985. He was a member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and the Regimental Band, the Highty-Tighties. He served on active duty in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas. While in the regiment, he served as a fire support team chief, battery fire direction officer, squadron fire support officer and regimental nuclear targeting officer until 1990.

### Virginia National Guard

Upon leaving active service he joined the Virginia Army National Guard. He commanded at the field artillery battery and battalion level before transferring to the Quartermaster Corps. Williams commanded the Virginia Beach-based 329th Regional Support Group for four years.

### Return to Civilian Life

He was a Department of the Army civilian for over a decade, serving in his last assignment as Director of Training Support and Doctrine, G-3, Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia.

### Reactivation for the Global War on Terror to Present Day

Mobilized in 2003, he supported Operation Noble Eagle where he worked with security operations for US Air Force installations in the mid-Atlantic states.
He deployed in 2007 to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom where he supported theater level logistics transformation.
His most recent military assignment prior to becoming Adjutant General was as J-8 Director of Resource Management on the Virginia National Guard Joint Staff.
On June 2, 2014, he was sworn in as the new Adjutant General of Virginia by Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson and was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General at the Virginia Joint Force Headquarters in Sandston, Virginia.
Promoted to Major General on June 29, 2016, Williams is responsible for the combat readiness of units, and the administration and training of more than 8,600 Virginia Army and Air National Guard personnel.
He is due to retire in July 2023; James W. Ring having succeeded him as Adjutant General of Virginia on June 2, 2023.

## Awards and decorations

* Parachutist Badge
* Air Assault Badge
* Legion of Merit
* Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
* Army Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters
* Army Achievement Medal with five oak leaf clusters
* Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
* National Defense Service Medal
* Iraqi Campaign Medal
* Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
* Armed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze Hourglass device and 2 Mobilization devices
* Army Service Ribbon
* Virginia Service Ribbon (5th Award)
* Virginia Emergency Service Ribbon

## Dates of promotion

* Second Lieutenant USA - 7 June 1985
* First Lieutenant USA - 2 November 1986
* Captain ARNG - 14 November 1990
* Major ARNG - 22 September 1994
* Lieutenant Colonel ARNG - 14 January 2000
* Colonel ARNG - 9 July 2004
* Brigadier General ARNG - June 2, 2014
* Major General ARNG - June 29, 2016