Robert P. Ashley Jr.
Robert P. Ashley Jr. | |
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Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency | |
In office October 3, 2017 – August 6,2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Vincent R. Stewart |
Succeeded by | Scott D. Berrier |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
Alma mater | Appalachian State University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1984–present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | United States Army Intelligence Center 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Airborne) 206th Military Intelligence Battalion |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
Robert Paul Ashley Jr. (born 1960) is an active-duty lieutenant general in the United States Army who currently serves as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army G-2.[1] He received a commission through ROTC as a 1984 graduate of Appalachian State University.[2]
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
- Master of Science degree in Strategic Intelligence Management, National Intelligence University, Bethesda, Maryland.
- Master of Science degree in Strategic Studies, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
Military career
Operational deployments
- Intelligence Analyst, Allied Land Forces Southern Europe, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Izmir, Turkey
- Secretary to the Joint Military Commission, Stabilization Force, Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Commander, Office of Military Support, Washington, D.C., Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Commander, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade(Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, International Security Assistance Force and Director of Intelligence, United States Forces-Afghanistan
Dates of Rank
Rank | Date |
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Second lieutenant | May 23, 1984 |
First lieutenant | November 23, 1985 |
Captain | May 1, 1988 |
Major | May 1, 1995 |
Lieutenant colonel | June 1, 1999 |
Colonel | May 1, 2004 |
Brigadier general | June 21, 2010 |
Major general | January 3, 2013 |
Lieutenant general | March 2, 2016 |
Awards and decorations
Army Distinguished Service Medal | |
Defense Superior Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster | |
Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters | |
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters | |
Joint Service Commendation Medal | |
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation | |
Army Superior Unit Award with oak leaf cluster | |
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star | |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | |
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with four service stars | |
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars | |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
Korea Defense Service Medal | |
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal | |
Army Service Ribbon | |
Army Overseas Service Ribbon | |
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia |
References
- ^ "Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., USA > Defense Intelligence Agency > Article View". www.dia.mil.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984". Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984. April 19, 2017.
External links
- Media related to Robert P. Ashley, Jr. at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1960 births
- Living people
- United States Army soldiers
- United States Army generals
- Appalachian State University alumni
- American army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- American army personnel of the Iraq War
- People of the Defense Intelligence Agency
- Directors of the Defense Intelligence Agency
- Directors of intelligence agencies
- Military intelligence