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# Brigadier General Kirk E. VanPelt (Retired)

## VanPelt

BRIGADIER GENERAL KIRK E. VAN PELT 
**Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Arkansas National Guard**

Brigadier General Kirk E. Van Pelt was Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Arkansas National Guard, and the Commander, Joint Force Headquarters. His primary responsibilities were command and control of the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Camp Robinson Maneuver Training Center, the 233rd Regional Training Institute and the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center.

General Van Pelt was commissioned in 1985 through the Officer Candidate Program at the Arkansas Regional Training Institute. His mobilization experience includes infantry battalion command in Baghdad, Iraq from 2004 to 2005 and garrison command of Camp Taji, Iraq in 2008. General Van Pelt's key assignments include Commander, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry; Commander, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry; Commander, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team; and G3, Arkansas Army National Guard. 
EDUCATION:
2008 Excelsior College, Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts, Albany, New York2011 United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, by correspondence2014 United States Northern Command, Dual Status Commander Qualification Program, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. July 1985 - January 1986, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company A, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Arkadelphia, Arkansas2. January 1986 - May 1986, Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia3. May 1986 - October 1988, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company A, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Arkadelphia, Arkansas4. October 1988 - October 1989, Mortar Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Prescott, Arkansas5. October 1989 - July 1992, Company Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Mena, Arkansas6. August 1992 - September 1994, Officer Candidate School Instructor, Arkansas Regional Training Institute, North Little Rock, Arkansas7. September 1994 - January 1995, Officer Candidate School Senior Training, Advising and Counseling Officer, Arkansas Regional Training Institute, North Little Rock, Arkansas8. January 1995 - July 1996, Officer Candidate School Senior Instructor, Arkansas Regional Training Institute, North Little Rock, Arkansas9. August 1996 - September 1997, Brigade Plans Officer, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Little Rock, Arkansas10. October 1997 - January 1999, Battalion Operations Officer, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Warren, Arkansas11. January 1999 - July 2000, Battalion Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Warren, Arkansas12. August 2000 - January 2001, Brigade Information Officer, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Little Rock, Arkansas13. January 2001 - June 2001, Chief of Logistics, Camp Robinson Installation Support Unit, North Little Rock, Arkansas14. July 2001 - August 2002, Brigade Operations Officer, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Little Rock, Arkansas15. August 2002 - October 2003, Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Searcy, Arkansas16. October 2003 - April 2005, Battalion Commander, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Warren, Arkansas17. April 2005 - June 2005, Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, Searcy, Arkansas18. June 2005 - July 2006, Brigade Executive Officer, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Little Rock, Arkansas19. August 2006 - May 2009, Brigade Deputy Commander, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Little Rock, Arkansas20. May 2009 - May 2012, Brigade Commander, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Little Rock, Arkansas21. May 2012 - October 2013, G3, Arkansas Army National Guard, North Little Rock, Arkansas22. October 2013 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Arkansas National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, North Little Rock, Arkansas
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)Army Achievement MedalArmy Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)Iraqi Campaign Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Service Star)Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalHumanitarian Service MedalArmed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)Army Service RibbonArmy Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)Joint Meritorious Unit AwardCombat Infantry BadgeExpert Infantry BadgeAir Assault BadgeBasic Aviation Badge
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:
Vice-President of Arkansas Industrial Computing Inc. in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Arkansas Industrial Computing Inc. is a systems integration company that specializes in programming, networking and data collection services.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
National Guard Association of the United StatesNational Guard Association of ArkansasNational Infantry AssociationAmerican Legion
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 29 July 1985First Lieutenant 28 July 1988Captain 7 September 1990Major 23 January 1995Lieutenant Colonel 14 March 2001Colonel 26 September 2006Brigadier General 2 October 2013

(Current as of May 2014)

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