Timothy J . Kadavy Timothy J . Kadavy is a United States Army Major General . His previous assignments include Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard and Deputy Director of the Army National Guard . As of 2013 he is assigned as Commander of Combined Joint Inter Agency Task Force - Afghanistan ( CJIATF - A ) , part of the NATO International Security Assistance Force mission in that country . Early life . Timothy James Kadavy was born in Omaha , Nebraska He graduated from Omaha ' s Millard South High School in 1982 and enlisted in the Nebraska Army National Guard . He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Armor from the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Nebraska in 1984 , and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1987 . Start of military career . Kadavy began his officer career as a Platoon Leader in the Nebraska Army National Guard ’ s Troop A , 1st Squadron , 167th Cavalry Regiment . His subsequent assignments through May , 1994 included : Executive Officer of Troop B , 1 - 167th Cavalry ; Liaison Officer , Headquarters , 1 - 167th Cavalry ; Assistant Operations and Training Officer ( S3 Air ) , Headquarters , 1 - 167th Cavalry ; and Commander , Troop B , 1 - 167th Cavalry , and Personnel Staff Officer ( S1 ) , 1 - 167th Cavalry . Later military career . From May , 1994 to August , 2001 Kadavy carried out staff assignments at Fifth United States Army ; United States Army Forces Command ; and the Army National Guard staff at the National Guard Bureau . From September , 2001 through September , 2003 he was Commander of 1st Squadron , 167th Cavalry , including deployment to Bosnia - Herzegovina for Operation Joint Forge . From September , 2003 to June , 2004 Kadavy was a student in the United States Army War College ’ s Fellowship Program at the Drug Enforcement Administration . From July , 2004 to March , 2006 he served as Chief of Plans , Readiness and Mobilization for the Army National Guard . Kadavy served in Iraq from April to September , 2006 as Chief of the Reserve Component Division for Multi - National Corps – Iraq . From September , 2006 to October , 2007 Kadavy was assigned as Operations and Training Officer ( G3 ) for the Army National Guard . Career as a general officer . In November , 2007 Kadavy was selected for appointment as The Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard , succeeding Roger P . Lempke , and received a state promotion to Brigadier General . He was federally recognized as a Brigadier General in January , 2009 . Kadavy was named Deputy Director of the Army National Guard in August , 2009 . He was promoted to Major General in December , 2010 . In January , 2013 Kadavy was announced as the next Commander of Combined Joint Inter Agency Task Force - Afghanistan ( CJIATF - A ) . He was replaced as Deputy Director of the Army National Guard on an interim basis by Brigadier General Walter E . Fountain , and began his new duties in April , 2013 . In May , 2013 , Major General Judd H . Lyons , Kadavy ’ s successor as Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard in 2009 , was announced as the next Deputy Director of the Army National Guard . He assumed those duties in July , 2013 . Education . In addition to his degree from the University of Nebraska and completion of the War College Fellowship , Kadavy holds a Master of Arts degree in Procurement and Acquisition Management from Webster University . Kadavy is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses , and the United States Army Command and General Staff College . In addition , he has completed : National Security Leadership Program , Syracuse University ; CAPSTONE , National Defense University , Fort McNair ; National Security Strategy Seminar , George Washington University ; and Army Strategic Leadership Development Program - Intermediate , University of North Carolina . Awards and decorations . Kadavy ’ s federal awards include :