Brigadier General Andrew Bates [USA]

DCOS - Operations NATO MNC-Northeast

Education:

• 2013-2020 Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville (Kentucky, USA)
• 2010-2011 Master of Military Art and Science at the School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
• 2000-2006 Master of Public Administration at the University of Louisville
• 1987-1990 Bachelor of Arts in History and Social Studies at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Military career:

• 2024 - Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Multinational Corps Northeast, Szczecin, Poland
• 2023-2024 – Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Kentucky National Guard
• 2022-2023 – Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Kentucky National Guard
• 2021-2022 – Commander, 38th Division Artillery, Louisville, Kentucky
• 2020-2022 – Commander, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
• 2018-2020 – Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Kentucky National Guard, Frankfort, Kentucky
• 2017-2018 – Plans Branch Chief, Kentucky National Guard, Frankfort Kentucky
• 2015-2017 – Commander, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion (Paladin), Lexington, Kentucky
• 2014-2015 – Plans Division Chief, Kentucky National Guard, Frankfort, Kentucky
• 2013-2014 – Operations Officer, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
• 2013-2013 – Executive Officer, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
• 2011-2013 – Deputy Commander of Kentucky Agriculture Development Team, Kandahar, Afghanistan
• 2010-2011 – Effect Officer, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
• 2009-2010 – Assistant Operations Officer, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
• 2008-2009 – Executive Officer, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky
• 2007-2008 – Fire Support Officer, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, Frankfort, Kentucky
• 2006-2007 – Intelligence Officer, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky
• 2004-2006 – Contracting Officer, 603rd Engineer Battalion, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
• 2003-2004 – Liaison Officer, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Lexington, Kentucky
• 2001-2003 – Commander, B Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Carlisle, Kentucky
• 2000-2001 – Commander, Service Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Carlisle, Kentucky
• 1999-2000 – Logistics Officer, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Lexington, Kentucky
• 1998-1999 – Executive Officer, B Battery, 2-138th Field Artillery Battalion, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
• 1997-1998 – Executive Officer, C Battery, 3-319th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Liberty, North Carolina
• 1996-1997 – Fire Direction Officer, C Battery, 3-319th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, North Carolina
• 1995-1996 – Reconnaissance and Survey Officer, 3-319th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, North Carolina
• 1995-1995 – Fire Support Officer, 3-319th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, North Carolina
• 1994-1995 – Student, Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
• 1994-1994 – Candidate, Officer Candidate School, Fort Moore, Georgia
• 1993-1994 – Direct Support Wheeled Vehicle Repairer, 226th Maintenance Company, 19th Maintenance Battalion, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
• 1991-1993 – Direct Support Wheeled Vehicle Repairer, B Company, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, Ansbach, Germany

Decorations:

• Legion of Merit
• Bronze Star
• Meritorious Service Medal (x2)
• Army Commendation Medal (x7)
• Army Achievement Medal (x8)
• Good Conduct Medal
• Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (x5)
• Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Medal (x2)
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal (x3)
• Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal
• Global War on Terror Service Medal
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal
• Iraq Campaign Medal
• Korea Defense Service Medal
• Kentucky State Active Duty Ribbon
• Kentucky Commendation Ribbon
• Kentucky Merit Ribbon
  

Service in contingents and EU:

• Embedded Trainer/Mentor in Task Force Phoenix, Kandahar, Afghanistan (2003-2004)
• Contracting Officer Representative in Camp New York and Ali As Saleem, Kuwait (2004-2005)
• Deputy Commander, Kentucky Agricultural Development Team in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2012)
  

Promotions: 

• Brigadier General (2024)
• Colonel (2018)
• Lieutenant Colonel (2012)
• Major (2007) Captain (1999)
• 1st Lieutenant (1996)
• 2nd Lieutenant (1994)
• Sergeant (1994)
• Specialist (1991)